Monrovia, May 15 -- The growing wave of online bullying, public shaming, and cyber harassment targeting women in Liberia has sparked serious concern among women's rights advocates and civil society organizations across the country.

By Patience M. Jones, patience,.jones@frontpageafricaonline.com

Recent social media attacks and defamatory Facebook posts directed at Assistant Minister for Public Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Saywah Nana Gbaa, as well as the intense online criticism faced by Moriah Yeakula, have drawn widespread condemnation from activists who believe such actions undermine the dignity and humanity of women.

The Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL), in a recent statement, strongly condemned the increa...