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liberia
about liberia
official name:Republic of Liberia
capital: Monrovia
head of state: President Moses Blah, he was sworn in on Tuesday, August 12, 2003
state: multi party
population: 3,2 million
independence: from Britain in 1847
languages: English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages
religion: indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
currency: Liberian dollar (LRD)
media: NAlegal wise
status of homosexuality: illegal
age of consent: 16
laws covering homosexual activity: Section 14.74, ‘VOLUNTARY SODOMY’ of the Penal Law provides that a person who engages in deviate sexual intercourse under circumstances not stated in Section 14.72 or 14.73 has committed a first degree misdemeanour.
Accordingly, Gays (homosexuals/lesbians) are individuals (males/females) who engage in deviate sexual intercourse with their sex mates or members of the opposite sex. Gay, being synonymous or close to Sodomy, is defined by the Penal Law of Liberia, as a deviate sexual activity and is therefore considered an offence under Liberian laws. (source: The Status of Gays in The Republic of Liberia/ILGA)
background information and government attitudes: "From our study, the Liberian society frowns on or rejects such acts for the mere fact that such acts are immoral, unchristian, uncultural and unhealthy.
While it is true that there are Gays in Liberia, such people operate underground. They are believed to be residing in concession areas and cities. Members of the Gay society carry on their activities under the thick curtain of darkness, in secret, for fear that if it becomes public knowledge, they could be arrested, prosecuted, ostracized, ex-communicated and ridiculed by their non-gay friends, families and society at large." (source: The Status of Gays in The Republic of Liberia/ILGA)communication
mainline telephones: 6,000 (1997)
cellular telephones: NA
internet country code: .lr
internet service providers: 1 (2000)
internet users: 300 (2000)links and contacts
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bank executive accused
of sexual harassment by his junior employees
June
10, 2005: An Executive of a local bank (name withheld) has been accused of sexual
harassment by three male employees of the bank. More...
elect
leadership with quality track records
February 22, 2005: An aspirant for
one of the senatorial seats of Montserrado County, Clemenceau B. Urey, has cautioned
students of the African Methodist Episcopal University (AMEU) on Camp Johnson
Road and Liberian youths in general to elect a responsible leadership with quality
track records in the forthcoming 2005 Presidential and General Elections. More...
no
nation for gays
July
26, 2004: Today is National Day in Liberia. The war torn West African country
is engaged in a process of reconstruction and resettlement but same-sex issues
are not yet on the agenda and perhaps need to be. More…
the status of gays in the republic of liberia
2001: This paper was
prepared by Legal Aid Incorporated, a human rights organisation in Liberia. The
negative tone is of course not endorsed by ILGA, but it gives an insight into
attitudes in Liberia, even within such an organisation. The article was supplied
as part of the Swedish Foreign Office/RFSL survey in October 1997. More...
what
corruption? let's blame the homos
September
11, 2001: Accusations of corruption fly in Liberia, so to deflect attention the
government says we must address deviancy.
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