Liberian rights advocates urge abolition of death penalty

Liberian civil-society groups are urging lawmakers to abolish capital punishment and are organizing advocacy to track legislators’ positions.

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FrontPageAfrica reports that Naymote Partners for Democratic Development and Liberia’s Civil Society Human Rights Advocacy Platform are working together on legislative monitoring and advocacy. The groups argue that abolition would strengthen human-rights protections.

The report describes a continuing campaign and legislative engagement; it does not report that the death penalty has been abolished.