US EditionLiberian Women Are Leading the Charge Against the Country's Drug Crisis
GREATER MONROVIA, MONTSERRADO, AUG 7 – Women and legal groups demand a national emergency declaration and tougher penalties amid widespread youth drug abuse affecting one in five, with over 800 drug dens in the capital, officials said.
- Thousands of Liberians, led by women's groups, protested on Thursday in Monrovia demanding the government declare the drug crisis a national emergency and enforce stricter penalties.
- The protest followed rising drug addiction affecting one in five youths and more than 800 drug hubs known as 'drugs dens' operating in the capital city.
- Demonstrators, including activists and victims’ relatives like Joanna Jah, marched with banners, presented a petition calling for a special drug court and minimum 20-year jail terms for serious offenses.
- The petitioners emphasized that their demands focus on fairness and safety rather than retaliation, and they cautioned that neither status nor connections will prevent drug offenders from facing legal consequences.
- The protest highlighted weak enforcement and pervasive corruption, prompting calls for a prioritized national anti-drug strategy and stronger legal deterrents against trafficking.
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Liberia: Thousands Protest Liberia's Drug Crisis, Demand National Emergency and Tougher Laws
MONROVIA - Clad in black and chanting "No more zombies" and "We tired with Kush," thousands of Liberians flooded the streets of Monrovia Thursday in one of the most impassioned citizen-led protests in recent memory, demanding that the government declare Liberia's spiraling drug crisis a national pandemic.
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