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Liberia's presidential election likely headed for a run-off in closest race since end of civil war
Read full article: Liberia's presidential election likely headed for a run-off in closest race since end of civil warLiberia’s presidential election appears headed for a run-off, with the top candidates neck and neck and the votes nearly fully counted.
Stampede at religious ceremony in Liberia kills 29 people
Read full article: Stampede at religious ceremony in Liberia kills 29 peopleOfficials in Liberia say that at least 29 people in Liberia, including 11 children and a pregnant woman, have died in a stampede of worshippers at a Christian ceremony in a densely populated area of the capital, Monrovia.
COVID-19 can't crush human rights, UN gathering declares
Read full article: COVID-19 can't crush human rights, UN gathering declares(Manuel Elias/UN Photo via AP)JOHANNESBURG – In a diminished spotlight because of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading human rights defenders on Friday urged people in these fractured times to connect through politics — and vote, too. People must push back even in this socially distanced world, speakers said. U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet warned of a “crisis of governance” and a marginalization of voices that she said will only deepen grievances and harm all of society. “We are witnessing an erosion of public trust in institutions and traditional politics,” said Eamon Gilmore, the European Union’s special representative for human rights. As the global toll closed in on 1 million deaths, the U.K.’s minister for human rights, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, reminded listeners: “It’s only over when it’s over for all of us.”