By Thomas Jaye, Monrovia The President’s recent nomination of seven candidate commissioners to Liberia’s Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR) is a step forward for human rights and accountability, the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) said last week.

By Mambu James Kpargoi,Monrovia  The head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (IFRC) Regional Office based in Abuja arrived in Liberia Tuesday as guest of the Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS).

By Laura Young, Minneapolis   The Liberian Women’s Roundtable, a group of women leaders from across the Twin Cities, is calling on Liberian parents to get involved in their children’s school success.  During the month of September, as schools around the state open again, the group hopes to raise awareness about the needs of Liberian youth and parents.

By Alpha Sesay,The Hague Two prosecution witnesses, who were called to testify about allegations that Charles Taylor gave rough diamonds to supermodel Naomi Campbell during a visit to South Africa in 1997, have today contradicted the account given by the supermodel in her testimony last week before the Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague.

Executive Mansion, Monrovia  President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf hosted a one-day Women’s Leadership Retreat in Paynesville on Saturday, and challenged Liberian women to assume leadership roles at all levels. The President said she would support the principle of women competing with men and taking up elected positions at various levels, including leadership roles in political parties in the country.

By Alpha Sesay, The Hague Supermodel Naomi Campbell testified yesterday  before the Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague about allegations that she received a gift of blood diamonds from former Liberian President Charles Taylor while they were both present in South Africa in 1997.

By Mambu James Kpargoi,Monrovia Photo Carr, 63, has always been scared of malaria. She lives in an endemic zone in Bernard Farm Community, Paynesville, outside Monrovia, one of five communities where the Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS) is distributing insecticide-treated mosquito nets.

By Njonjo Mue, Nairobi   The passage of Kenya’s new constitution in the August 4 referendum is a significant moment in the country’s history and offers hope for a more democratic, just, peaceful, secure and stable Kenyan society, the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) said.