By Augustine Octavius,augustineoctavius@gmail.com
The Office of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights based in Geneva, Switzerland has given Liberia up to October 3, 2019 as the date for the report on the implementation of the recommendations of the TRC, including the setting up of the War Crimes Court.
Making the disclosure, the Secretary General of Civil Society Human Rights Advocacy Platform, Adama Dempster, said that Liberia is supposed to report on its update on human rights on health, education, the rights of prisoners and the protection of human rights defenders.
Mr. Dempster spoke at the end of a one-day technical meeting in Monrovia on the universal periodic review shadow report drafting session organized by the Civil Society Human Rights Platform with funding from the Serving Humanity for Empowerment and Development through the European Union in Paynesville.
According to Mr. Dempster, the UN Human Rights Commission on Human Rights also wants the reports on the rights of women, children and the disabled.
He added that the meeting was intended to draft the universal periodic report on the maintenance of the respect for human rights in Liberia.
Mr. Dempster pointed out that failure on the part of Liberia to report on the human rights situation has the propensity of some international partners withholding
Also speaking, the Program Manager of the Serving Humanity for Empowerment and Development, Godo Kolubah, said his organization is working with the Civil Society Human Rights Platform in order for Liberia to meet all international standards on the respect for human rights.
According to Mr. Kolubah, his organization is also working with the platform in order to provide the opportunity for Liberia to declare actions taken in improving human rights in the country
He explained that Independent National Commission on Human Rights in collaboration with partners , has also embarked on discussion aimed at compiling Liberia’s report
For his part, the Human Rights Officer at the Liberia Office of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, David Dolo, assured the human rights community of his institution’s fullest cooperation aimed at enhancing its duty in the country
The meeting brought together representatives from the government, local and international nongovernmental organizations including the Ministry of Justice, the FinnChurchAids, the National Traditional Council of Liberia, the United Methodist Church Human Rights Monitor, among
The meeting was funded by the European Union , the Center for Political Rights, and the FinnChurchAid