Liberia, Aug. 6 -- Human rights defenders in Liberia are facing increasing threats ranging from intimidation, online harassment and gender-based violence to physical attacks, while a long-awaited national protection policy remains stalled, participants at the ENSURE Project Policy Dialogue have warned.

By Patience M. Jones

The dialogue, organized by Kvinna till Kvinna in partnership with Nunlai Research and Consulting at the Cape Hotel in Mamba Point, Monrovia on Wednesday, August 5, brought together government officials, civil society organizations, human rights defenders, researchers, diplomats and international development partners to review new evidence on the

shrinking civic space in Liberia and chart a path toward stronger protec...