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Human rights in Liberia became a focus of international attention when the country's president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, was named one of the three female co-winners of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, all of whom were cited "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work".
The Liberian TRC's mandate was to "promote national peace, security, unity and reconciliation" by investigating more than 20 years of civil conflict in the country and to report on gross human rights violations that occurred in Liberia between January 1979 and 14 October 2003.
It was established after the 1980 Liberian coup d'état wherein Samuel Doe seized power on 12 April 1980. [1] The Council, with Doe as its chairman, promised a complete overhaul of Liberia's society, economy, and political system and the replacement of the corruption of previous regimes with respect for the rights of the Liberian people. [2]
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After the wars ended, the opening ceremony of the peace negotiations was held on June 4, 2003 in Ghana, Liberia. [12] A significant issue during these negotiations for peace is that there were none addressing the sexual violence crimes suffered by both women and children, land rights or even a discussion to include women's rights to education ...
United Nations Security Council resolution 1478, adopted unanimously on 6 May 2003, after recalling resolutions 1132 (1997), 1171 (1998), 1306 (2000), 1343 (2001), 1385 (2001), 1395 (2002), 1400 (2002), 1408 (2002), 1458 (2003), 1467 (2003) and others on the situation in Liberia, the Council extended sanctions against the Liberian government for an additional period of twelve months until 7 ...
The New Citizens Movement has employed religious messages in its opposition to LGBTQ rights, but it has emphasized issues specific to postwar Liberia. Since-debunked reports emerged in the Liberian press in 2012 alleging that a nonexistent California-based organization had bribed lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage. [3]
In 2016, Satta was named the most influential teenager Award in Liberia for her advocacy and stands on national issues. In 2015 during the Ebola crisis in Liberia, Satta initiated a radio program called "Kids and U" on Radio Joy Africa 97.5 MHz in Kakata City, Margibi County to promote the rights of children and to give children the space to ...