Liberia: Rights Activist Highlights Crisis in Governance

What was intended as a ceremonial occasion to induct the newly elected leadership of Liberia’s female legal community took an unexpected and divisive turn, as rights activist Jeremiah S. Swen delivered a scathing political broadside against Liberia’s democratic institutions.

Speaking at an event hosted by the Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia (AFELL) held at Temple of Justice, in Monrovia, Swen, Founder of the Alliance for Transitional Justice-Liberia, (ATJL) used the moment to condemn what…