Liberia: National Human Rights Commission Wants State Security Apparatus Be Held Liable for Violation of Rights during State of EmergencyINCHR Acting Commissioner Rev. Bartholomew B. Colley (ATTY) in the center, along with staffs at the press conferenceMonrovia – The Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR) has sounded the clarion that state security personnel should be held liable for any rights violations during this 21-day State of Emergency. Among those beaten by state security was the wife of Mr. Theophilus S. Seeton, a Liberian journalist. The Government’s declaration of the state of emergency (SOE) (public health emergency) should uphold the principle of legality and rule of law INCHR Acting Commissioner Rev. “The Government’s declaration of the state of emergency (SOE) (public health emergency) should uphold the principle of legality and rule of law,” INCHR Acting Commissioner said.

Source: Front Page Africa April 12, 2020 14:15 UTC