Liberian execution?

Child at Well Baby Clinic, Buchanan, Liberia.
September 13, 2006

There's great confusion about this possible public execution penalty issue - Liberia supposedly abolished the death penalty in August 2005 but then, in December, passed a rape law that prescribed the death penalty. This was then altered to life imprisonment but the lack of commitment to the abolition is very disconcerting.

Various sources are giving various 'facts' so first of all we have to find out if there really is a plan to execute.

We (MSF-Holland) and I have contacted our HQ with varying levels of success. We've communicated with Amnesty International but have had no response yet.

Thanks to those readers who have sent in advice.

I hope to post good news here soon.