MONROVIA, LIBERIA-Human rights advocates and developmental partners are pushing for the complete abolition of the death penalty in Liberia.

In commemoration of the International Day Against the Death Penalty, the Civil Society Human Rights Advocacy Platform of Liberia officially launched the second phase of the Abolition of the Death Penalty.

At the event held at the Corina Hotel in Sinkor, Monrovia, the National Secretary General of the Civil Society Human Rights Advocacy platform of Liberia, Adama Demster, gave an overview of the project.

In recent years, the Government of Liberia has taken significant steps toward abolishing capital punishment.

In 2022, the Liberian Senate passed a bill to remove the death penalty from the national law, though the legislation still awaits full approval from the House of Representatives.

International partners, including the European Union (EU), the United Nations, and human rights organizations, are encouraging Liberia to fulfill its commitment to abolish the death penalty.

The Charge’s affairs of the British Embassy, Simon Tooth, has called on the Government of Liberia to pass into law the Abolition of the Death Penalty.

If the House of Representatives approves the pending bill, Liberia will officially become a death penalty–free nation, aligning with many African countries that have already taken this historic step.