Showing posts with label Liberia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Liberia. Show all posts

Saturday, June 15, 2024

Liberia: Next Steps Toward Accountability for War and Economic Crimes or The Growing Problem of Human Rights Fraud by Michael Rubin

Recommendable! About dubious advocacy and special interests!

"... There are three major types of human rights fraud.
The first, and most common, involves corruption of methodology. Too many groups allow subjective embrace and amplification of certain evidence in pursuit of an ideological agenda. ...
The second stream of human rights fraud involves outright falsehood. In July 2017, for example, Human Rights Watch released a report alleging that Rwandan police had murdered a number of petty criminals. The Rwandan government subsequently produced those individuals very much alive. ...
The third stream of human rights fraud involves pay to play and falsification for profit. In 2009, Sarah Leah Whitson, at the time director of Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa division, held a fundraiser in Saudi Arabia in which she and Hassan Elmasry, a member of the organization’s International Board of Directors, suggested a quid pro quo. Human Rights Watch would go easy on Saudi abuses if Saudi businessmen donated to support Human Rights Watch expenses."

Liberia: Next Steps Toward Accountability for War and Economic Crimes | American Enterprise Institute - AEI

Sunday, November 26, 2023

What Joseph Boakai's presidential win means for Liberia

Recommendable! Another peaceful and successful election in Liberia! Despite a very narrow win by the opponent, the losing president conceded defeat and allows for a peaceful transition of power!

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

The Complex History of Africa's Iron Lady: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Recommendable! Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa, i.e. Liberia.

Especially the first several minutes where the early history of Liberia is covered. Freed slaves from the U.S. would oppress the indigenous population and consider themselves as superior!

Feminists criticized President Sirleaf, because Ellen considered feminism to be an extremism! I side with Ellen on this! :-)