Monrovia – At least nine human rights organizations have called on the Government of Liberia to ensure that human rights defenders in Liberia are protected from harassment and threats by individuals within the Government security services. They include the Center for Justice and Accountability, Centre for Civil and Political Rights, Civil Society Human Rights Advocacy Platform, Civitas Maxima, Human Rights Watch, Independent Human Rights Investigators, Advocates for Human Rights and the Global Justice and Research Project as well as Aaron Weah, a researcher. Also in the statement, the groups stated that credible threats have also been made against Adama Dempster, secretary general of the Civil Society Human Rights Advocacy Platform of Liberia, in connection to his human rights work and advocacy for a war crimes court. The Government of Liberia has an obligation to protect human rights defenders, the groups said. The groups also reminded the Government of Liberia of the United Nations Human Rights Committee’s Concluding Observations, issued in 2018.

Source: Front Page Africa August 06, 2020 05:15 UTC