We are concerned by reported instances of election-related violence, use of language that could amount to hate speech, and attacks on journalists in Liberia ahead of the general election on 10...
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New UN Human Rights Office to open in Liberia in early 2018
MONROVIA (4 August 2017) - UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Andrew Gilmour on Friday concluded a three-day visit to Liberia. The main purpose of the visit was to establish a UN Human...
Addressing Impunity for Rape in Liberia
UN report urges Liberia to act on rape MONROVIA / GENEVA (14 October 2016) - A UN report released today documents the high incidence of rape in Liberia as well as the widespread impunity enjoyed by...
An Assessment of Human Rights Issues Emanating from Traditional Practices in Liberia
1. Executive summary This report was prepared by the Human Rights and Protection Section (HRPS) of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and is released jointly with the Office of the United...
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UN Human Rights Chief says Taylor verdict "immensely significant"
GENEVA (26 April 2012) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay welcomed Thursday’s judgement by the Special Court for Sierra Leone in the Charles Taylor case, and said the guilty...
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Protecting forcibly displaced women from discrimination and violence
Women and girls who are refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced, returnees, stateless or at risk of becoming stateless are frequent victims of sexual violence and multiple forms of...
Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights submits emergency report on Liberia to Commission on Human Rights
HR/CN/1051 GENEVA, 8 August (UN Information Service) -- Bertrand Ramcharan, the Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights, today submitted an emergency report to the Commission on Human Rights on...
High Commissioner for Human Rights profoundly concerned over consequences of continuing armed conflict in Liberia
The following statement was issued today by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Sergio Vieira de Mello: The High Commissioner for Human Rights expresses profound concern at the...
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Standards for the Protection of Internally Displaced Children: The Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
Conference on War-Affected Children in West Africa Accra, Ghana 27-28 April 2000 Workshop 3A -- Implementing Norms and Standards for War-Affected Children : At National, Regional and International...