Liberia, July 19 -- Acting Chairperson of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR), Cllr. Mohammed El-dust Fahnbulleh, has responded to criticism from civil society organizations over the suspension of former INCHR Chairperson Cllr. Dempster Brown.

In a statement issued Sunday morning, July 19, 2026, Cllr. Fahnbulleh insisted that President Joseph Nyuma Boakai acted within the bounds of the Constitution and urging rights groups to remain impartial.

The statement, which was in response to a July 17 declaration by members of the civil society community, Cllr. Fahnbulleh welcomed the role civil society organizations play in promoting democracy, accountability and human rights but cautioned them against what he described...