{"id":5030,"date":"2021-12-10T09:03:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T09:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-urges-world-leader-to-protect-the-fight-against-corruption-and-human-rights"},"modified":"2021-12-10T09:36:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T09:36:47","slug":"pres-weah-urges-world-leader-to-protect-the-fight-against-corruption-and-human-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/pres-weah-urges-world-leader-to-protect-the-fight-against-corruption-and-human-rights","title":{"rendered":"Pres. Weah Urges World Leader to Protect the Fight against Corruption and Human Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>In a speech to world leaders, President George M. Weah has called for the strengthening of democracy and \u201cprotecting against\u201d. The fight against corruption, he said, and the promotion of freedom and human rights, are crucial to the maintenance of democracy.<\/p>\n<p>The Liberian leader was speaking at the ongoing Summit on Democracy being hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden. The gathering brings together world leaders, civil society and the private sector in a virtual setting to deliberate on the challenges facing democratic instutions and ponder on what can be done to strengthen the foundations of democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this regard, my government commits to fighting corruption at the highest leavel; we will seek legislative approval to amend the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission Act to grant that institution direct prosecutorial powers\u201d, President Weah said. He also announced the creation of dedicated court for the \u201cprosecution and conviction\u201d of public officials and other individuals and institutons engaged in corrupt practices and financial offenses.<\/p>\n<p>He also used the occasion to enumerate some of the progress being made on empowering women and achieving gender equality. \u201cTo ensure the protection of women, girls and other vulnerable citizens from rape and other forms of sexual and gender base violence, I declared rape a national emergy in 2019 and set up a national steering committee that formulated the national action plan on women, peace and security.<\/p>\n<p>The President told the gathering that his administration has initiated talks with traditional leaders to end all forms of harmful tradional practices, including Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). He said he will \u201cshortly\u201d be forwarding an anti-FGM bill for passage to National legislature.<\/p>\n<p>Liberia was invited to the two-day summit because of the country\u2019s \u201cconsistent commitment to non-violent, free and fair elections\u201d, U.S. Ambassador Michael Mccarthy said last month. President Weah reaffirmed this position, stating that as the country prepares for the upcoming general and presidential elections, \u201cthe time is now to assure the citizenry of government\u2019s commitment to freeness, fairness, transparency and accountability in elections funding, budgeting and processes\u201d. He said the participation of more women in the electorial process will be a \u201ctop priority\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\">Liberia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Liberia. In a speech to world leaders, President George M. Weah has called for the strengthening of democracy and \u201cprotecting against\u201d. The fight against corruption, he said, and the promotion of freedom and human rights, are crucial to the maintenance of democracy. 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