Table of Contents
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Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1
Methodology and Consultation Process ....................................................................................... 3
1.2
Background of the Country: Social Political Situation and the Human Rights Implications ......... 4
Normative and Institutional Frameworks for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights ....... 6
2.1
Constitutional Framework ............................................................................................................ 6
2.2
State Authorities and Human Rights ............................................................................................. 7
3. Human Rights Situation on the Ground and Responses to Human Rights Situation on the Ground:
Achievements & Best Practices..................................................................................................................... 9
4.
3.1
Civil and Political Rights ................................................................................................................ 9
3.2
Economic Social and Cultural Rights ........................................................................................... 13
3.3
Women ........................................................................................................................................ 16
3.4
Children ....................................................................................................................................... 19
3.5
Persons with Disabilities ............................................................................................................. 22
Responses to the Human Rights Situation on the Ground: ................................................................ 22
4.1
Challenges and Constraints ......................................................................................................... 22
4.2
Further Initiatives ........................................................................................................................ 23
4.3
Key National Priorities................................................................................................................. 23
4.4
Liberia’s Expectations for the Country in Terms of International Assistance ............................. 24
ANNEX ‐ The major Regional and International Human Rights Instruments (Signed, Ratified or Acceded
to by the Republic of Liberia) ...................................................................................................................... 26
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