A group whose goal is to protect and promote the rights of women in Southeastern Liberia was formed recently at a regional women’s conference held recently in Greenville, Sinoe County. The 35 women delegates came from host Sinoe, as well as Maryland, Grand Kru, and Rivercess counties. “We, the delegates attending this conference, commit ourselves to act collectively to foster women’s rights in the region, recognizing that effective implementation of the land rights laws, especially the provision on women’s rights, will be crucial in ensuring protection for women’s rights to use, management and ownership of land,” the resolution read. The Land Rights Act was praised across the world for recognizing women’s ownership of land when it was passed into law last year. The project should have ended in 2018 but was extended for an additional one year after the enactment of the new land law.

Source: Daily Observer December 27, 2019 07:41 UTC