Liberia, July 20 -- The National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL), along with its membership-based Human Rights Coalitions, has gravely criticized President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's decision to suspend the Chairperson of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR), Cllr. Dempster Brown, stating that the move as unconstitutional and is in violation of the INCHR Act of 2005.

In a statement issued on July Thursday, July 16, 2026, the Council expressed "sharp alarm" over the President's decision, arguing that the indefinite suspension undermines the independence of Liberia's national human rights institution and breaches both the Constitution and statutory provisions governing the Commission.

The Council contends that ...