[Liberia\Rape]
Al Jazeera: “The government will also establish a so-called “national security task force” on sexual and gender-based violence.”
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Liberian President George Weah has declared rape a national emergency and ordered new measures to tackle the problem after a recent spike of cases in the West African state.
The move comes after thousands of Liberians protested against rising incidents of rape in the capital Monrovia last month in a bid to draw attention to the country’s alarming rate of sexual assault.
Late on Friday, Weah said he would install a special prosecutor for rape in Liberia, as well as set up a national sex offender registry, a statement from his office said.
The government will also establish a so-called “national security task force” on sexual and gender-based violence.
The high rates of rape in Liberia have been a long-standing concern.
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