MONROVIA, LIBERIA-Twenty-one West African Frontline Grassroots Defenders and Activists are in Liberia undergoing intensive data collection training to document reprisal attacks against defenders in the region.

The training is being organized by Green Advocates International and the Mano River Union Civil Society Natural Resources Rights Governance Platform.

Green Advocate Founder Alfred Brownell said:” The workshop is aimed at equipping data collectors from the sixteen West African countries to document violations, and contribute to the promotion of the protection of defenders in the region.”

Mr. Brownell said:” Knowledge gained from the training will be used to effectively monitor, document, and address the acute under-reporting of abuses against frontline defenders in indigenous communities.”

The training is being supported by the International Land Coalition and Global Witness to deepen the understanding of data collectors on human rights protocols and methodologies.

By: Emmanuel Kollie