Day: June 30, 2024

GJPHRAN Calls for Immediate Government Action to Support LNRCS in Assisting Flood Victims

IPNEWS: The Global Justice Peace & Human Rights Advocacy Network, INC. (GJPHRAN) is urgently calling on the Boakai government of Liberia to provide immediate assistance to the Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS) in their efforts to support victims of recent natural disasters caused by heavy rainfalls. The flooding has left many citizens with nowhere …

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PERSPECTIVE: A PREGNANT PEACE: LIBERIA IN THE ABSENCE OF THE TRC

By: Cllr. Jonathan T. Massaquoi Introduction It has been nearly 20 years since the absence of hostilities and end to active combat in the Liberian theatre of operations. Two successive democratic governments have been inaugurated amidst three successful general and presidential elections. Yet, Liberia’s peace is still considered fragile by many. This paper argues that …

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Liberia: From Notorious Killing to Gospel Ministers

— Will Butt Naked, PYJ, Other War Criminals Go Free? IPNEWS: In the weeks before he found Jesus, the evangelist formerly known as General Butt Naked reckons he was sacrificing four or five children a day. Murder had long come naturally to him. He was only 11 when the elders who had steeped him in …

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Liberia: NPHIL Director-General Resigns

IPNEWS: Jane MaCauley, the Director-General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), has resigned from her position with immediate effect. In her letter of resignation addressed to President Joseph Boakai, McCauley recounted her achievements under her four-year leadership, including recognition from the Africa Center for Disease Control and a robust COVID-19 response. However, …

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