43 h. ago Human Rights Advocate Condemns Police Brutality and Arbitrary Arrests of Opposition Figures in Liberia

By Amos Harris A prominent human rights and civil society advocate, Jefferson B. Knight, has issued a strong condemnation of the Liberia National Police (LNP) following a series of violent incidents and what he describes as politically motivated arrests targeting opposition leaders. Knight publicly decried a “disturbing escalation of violence, arbitrary arrests, and brutality” carried […] The post Human Rights Advocate Condemns Police Brutality and Arbitrary Arrests of Opposition Figures in Liberia appeared first on Global News Network Liberia.

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56 h. ago Liberia: CDC Youth League Urges UN Investigation into Police Brutality Against Chairman Kowo

Monrovia – The National Youth League of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change has called on the United Nations to investigate what it describes as the unlawful arrest and brutal treatment of the party’s National Chairman, Cllr. Janga Augustus Kowo, by officers of the Liberia National Police.  By Selma Lomax selma.lomax@frontpageafricaonline.com   The incident occurred on Saturday, June 7 [...] The post Liberia: CDC Youth League Urges UN Investigation into Police Brutality Against Chairman Kowo appeared first on FrontPageAfrica.

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56 h. ago Liberia: Unity Party Protesters Say Bong Superintendent Norris is ‘Selling Out’ to Opposition

GBARNGA  – Dozens of young members of the ruling Unity Party in Bong County took to the streets on Monday, calling for the immediate removal of Superintendent Loleyah Hawa Norris. By Selma Lomax selma.lomax@frontpageafricaonline.com The youth accused her of gross misconduct, political betrayal, and deliberate empowerment of opposition figures in the county, which they say is threatening [...] The post Liberia: Unity Party Protesters Say Bong Superintendent Norris is ‘Selling Out’ to Opposition appeared first on FrontPageAfrica.

Politics

3 d. ago CDC Youth League Declares Police and President Boakai ‘Enemies of the State,’ Calls for Mass Action

The Revolutionary National Youth League of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has vehemently condemned what it terms the arbitrary arrest, politically motivated charges, and illegal incarceration of its chairman, Janga Kowo. The league also denounced the detention of former Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa and other opposition leaders by President Joseph Nyumah Boakai, labelling […] The post CDC Youth League Declares Police and President Boakai ‘Enemies of the State,’ Calls for Mass Action appeared first on Global News Network Liberia.

Politics

3 d. ago Liberia: Senator Chea Questions Fairness of Lawmakers’ Trial

MONROVIA – Senator Augustine S. Chea, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, Claims and Petition, has raised concerns about the impartiality and fairness surrounding the ongoing legal proceedings against former House Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa and four other lawmakers charged in connection with the December 18, 2024, fire at the Capitol [...] The post Liberia: Senator Chea Questions Fairness of Lawmakers’ Trial appeared first on FrontPageAfrica.

Society

1 week ago Liberian Human Rights Activist Quaye Accuses Government of Enabling Migrant

Monrovia – Stanley Delano Quaye, a Liberian human rights advocate and writer based in Ottawa, Canada, has accused the Government of Liberia of turning a blind eye to widespread illegal migration and deforestation allegedly driven by Burkinabè nationals crossing into Liberia from Côte d’Ivoire. By Webster Clayeh websterclayeh@frontpageafricaonline.com In a statement and communication to the European Union [...] The post Liberian Human Rights Activist Quaye Accuses Government of Enabling Migrant-Led Deforestation and Land Conflict appeared first on FrontPageAfrica.

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2 w. ago Liberia campaign for a bid as a  Non – Permanent members  on the UN Security Council: A charade or a waste of taxpayer money.

By Mohammed M. Bamba, Jr The United Nations Security Council is one of the six main organs of the UN structure. Its primary responsibilities are to maintain international peace and security, investigate disputes, apply sanctions, authorize the use of force, establish peacekeeping missions, address human rights issues, and refer situations to the International Criminal Court […] The post Liberia campaign for a bid as a  Non – Permanent members  on the UN Security Council: A charade or a waste of taxpayer money. appeared first on Global News Network Liberia.

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