Under the Rape Law of Liberia, perpetrators have no access to parole while serving their time in prison. The Liberian Senate amended the amended version of the Rape Law, which was recently brought to the attention of the Senate by Sinoe County Senator J. Milton Teahjay. According to a press release published on October 4, 2017, the Liberian Senate, consisting of all men, during its 60th day sitting of the 6th session, voted to amend the Rape Law. “The judiciary committee noted from the comparison of the original Rape Law and the proposed amendment that the punishment provided in the original Rape Law appears to be excessive and therefore unconstitutional,” it stated. In the opinion of the judiciary committee, the punishment for rape as provided in the Rape Law is excessive and therefore unconstitutional.

Source: Daily Observer November 01, 2017 11:26 UTC