Liberia is Hurting

Liberia is Hurting

International Perspectives

Local Perspectives

“Among the countries with the worst public office corruption, Liberia ranks high, 142 out of 180 countries” (Transparency International; 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index). This is very SAD!  

Liberia is currently ranked as the 113th Severe Hunger Country out of the 121 countries that were accessed in 2022 (Global Hunger Index, 2023).

Liberia is currently ranked 178th out of the 191 countries on the United Nations Human Development Index (UNDP, 2022).

Liberia is currently ranked as the 33rd Fragile State or Failed State out of a list of 179 countries on the Fund for Peace’s Fragile States Index (Fund for Peace, 2022).

Liberia ranks as the 8th poorest nation in the world (International Monetary Fund, 2020). 

The U.S. Department of State Human Rights Reports (2022) reveals that serious human rights abuses, including but not limited to:

  • “unlawful or arbitrary killings, including extrajudicial killings
  • cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by the government
  • harsh and life-threatening prison conditions
  • arbitrary arrest or detention
  • serious problems with the independence of the judiciary
  • serious restrictions on freedom of expression and media, including violence and threats of violence against journalists
  • serious government corruption
  • lack of investigation and accountability for gender-based violence, including child, early, and forced marriage…”.

“[G]rowing list of whistleblowers under the Weah government… has passed away, [including] Gift Lama, Albert Peters, Emmanuel Barten Nyeswua, George F. Fanbutu, Melvin Earley, and Matthew Innis…others have fled the country or gone into hiding, [including] Alex Williams, Sensee Morris, Edwin Kla Martins, and Barcus Carr; [while] others have experienced retaliation and lost their jobs…for reporting alleged corruption” (Newspaper Report: New Republic Liberia, April 13, 2023). 

“Liberians…are getting poorer…with nearly half of the people living in extreme poverty – meaning they live on less than $1.90 per day. Roughly 2.3 million of Liberia’s five million people are unable to meet their basic needs” (Newspaper Report: New Republic Liberia, Dec 7, 2022).

Now that you know our country’s problems both from the international and national perspectives, we now have a golden chance and a unique opportunity RIGHT NOW to elect someone of Impeccable Integrity, an Astute Human Rights Advocate, who is Principled minded.

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