Liberia- 1st- Human rights defenders and whistle-blowers

CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND
1.2. Objectives of the NAPBHR
The Objectives of this NAPBHR are:

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v. To protect environmental and human rights defenders.

CHAPTER THREE: SITUATONAL ANALYSIS
3.3. Access to Remedy

Access to remedy within the context of the NAPBHR is aligned with Liberia National Development Plan.

The following include the policy actions that the Government of Liberia intends to undertake:

a) Duty to Protect

vi. Enforce Whistleblower Protection to protect whistleblowers from any form of victimization or retaliation and encourage employees of both public and private sectors to report cases of human rights abuses and violations without fear of losing their jobs.

3.4. Environment and Natural Resources

The following policy action shall be undertaken to address human rights issues related to the environment.

a) Under the State Duty to Protect the Environment, the government commits to the following:

ix. The government shall champion the importance and guarantee the legitimacy of the work of human rights defenders including community members who speak out against corporate environmental harm and human rights violations.

c) Access to Remedy

v. Respond to any attacks on human rights defenders with prompt, transparent and independent investigations, processes of accountability, and the full provision of remedies.

vi. Provide remedies for all human rights defenders who suffer individual abuse at the hands of state or non-state actors. vii. Refrain from issuing official and unofficial statements stigmatizing human rights defenders, civil society groups, or protestors.