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CHAPTER THREE: POLICY ACTION 3.2. Labor Rights The following policy actions shall be undertaken to address labor-related abuses and violations. b) Corporate Responsibility to Respect Labour Rights v. Businesses operating in Liberia shall be obligated to annually report on their human rights compliance. The National Working Group on Business and Human Rights shall work closely…

CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND1.2. Objectives of the NAPBHRThe Objectives of this NAPBHR are: […]v. To protect environmental and human rights defenders. CHAPTER THREE: SITUATONAL ANALYSIS3.3. 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…

CHAPTER 2: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 2.3. Thematic Focus of the NAPBHR 2.3.3 Access to Remedy The government aids victims of sexual offenses, including those of business and human rights violations, with provision of lawyers, medical and psychosocial support, safe homes for short stays and sometimes relocation. However, there are still challenges that affect the full realization…

CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND 1.2 Objectives of the NAPBHR […]ii. To guide businesses on the measures they should undertake to meet their responsibility to respect human rights in their operations. iii. To promote human rights due diligence by businesses as a viable measure of preventing businesses’ adverse impacts on people. CHAPTER THREE: POLICY ACTIONS 3.3. Access…

CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND1.2. Objectives of the NAPBHR The objectives of the NAPBHR are: vi. To offer clear remedial pathways for business-related gender abuses. CHAPTER TWO: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 2.1. Introduction The various stakeholders’ consultations and research conducted between 2019 and 2023 revealed that various human rights violations and abuses occurred across the Liberian business sectors –…

The Liberia NAP does not make explicit reference to the garment, textile and footwear sector.

CHAPTER TWO: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 2.3. Thematic Focus of the NAPBHR 2.3.2. Labour Rights […] The Liberian workforce faces enormous challenges. Labor rights, such as providing workers, outside of public service, the right to freely form or join independent unions, bargain collectively, and conduct legal strikes or engage in “go-slow”; are guaranteed under the decent Work…

CHAPTER TWO: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS2.3.2 Labor Rights […] Forced child labor occurs in Liberia. In line with the traditional “ward” system, rural families often entrust their children to live with relatives, acquaintances, or even strangers in the cities, with the understanding that these children would be educated in the process. In some instances, these children are…

CHAPTER TWO: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS2.1. Introduction […] The various stakeholders’ consultations and research conducted between 2019 and 2023 revealed that various human rights violations and abuses occurred across the Liberian business sectors –  including industrial and artisanal mining, retail and services, manufacturing, fishery, and agribusiness.. These abuses happen irrespective of the size or niche of business…

CHAPTER THREE: POLICY ACTIONS 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: […] viii. Government shall domesticate resettlement package that align with the AfDB and IFC principles…

CHAPTER THREE: POLICY ACTIONS3.3. 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: […] c) Access to Remedy […] xii. Encourage Strategic/Innovative Litigation; not just locally where these businesses are carried…

CHAPTER TWO: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS2.1. Introduction[…] The various stakeholders’ consultations and research conducted between 2019 and 2023 revealed that various human rights violations and abuses occurred across the Liberian business sectors – including industrial and artisanal mining… r etail and services, manufacturing, fishery, and agribusiness. These abuses happen irrespective of the size or niche of business…

The Liberia NAP does not make explicit reference export credit.

CHAPTER TWO: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS2.1 Introduction […] The various stakeholders’ consultations and research conducted between 2019 and 2023 revealed that various human rights violations and abuses occured across the Liberian business sectors – including industrial and artisanal mining, retail and services, manufacturing, fishery, and agribusiness. These abuses happen irrespective of the size or niche of business…

CHAPTER TWO: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS: 3. Communities deprived of access to sacred lands and water. 2.3.3. Access to Remedy The Environmental Protection and Management Law is a legal framework to address environmental abuses. However, multiple reports of environmental pollution in concession communities are yet to be addressed. One such example is the water pollution incident in…

CHAPTER TWO: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS:2.3.4. EnvironmentThe NAPBHR consultations identified the following concerns related to environmental protection: […] 10: Lack of renewable energy strategies in addressing long-term provision of clean energy.

The Liberia NAP does not explicitly mention development finance institutions.

The Liberia NAP does not make explicit reference to data protection & privacy.

CHAPTER TWO: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 2.3.3 Access to Remedy […] Rural and urban indigents are encumbered with crippling court fees including illegal arrest and incarceration. Again, the formal system, including the courts and the Liberian National Police, while having made significant progress since the end of the war in 2003, nevertheless struggles to establish its legitimacy…

CHAPTER THREE: POLICY ACTIONS3.1. Land and Natural Resources To address the human rights concerns related to land and natural resources, the government of Liberia intends to do the following: a) The State’s Duty to Protect the right to land and natural resources. […] v. Improve robust legislative oversights as well as its social contract side…