Liberia: Liberia Must Pass Land Rights Bill or Risk Jeopardising Peace, Campaigners Warn

Jul 14, 2016 | Ruth Maclean, Guardian
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Liberia could be plunged back into conflict if a historic land rights bill is not passed by August, civil society groups have warned. The country’s legislature received a bill protecting community land rights in 2014 but has since been silent on the subject. There are concerns that the bill will not be passed under the current government, or that it will be watered down so much that it fails to protect Liberians living in rural areas.