–Says Rights Advocacy Platform
Since the United States Embassy near Monrovia raised concern over the election of Nimba County Senator Prince Y. Johnson as Chairman of the Committee on Defense, Intelligence and Veteran Affairs, public condemnation has increased with more calls to reconsider the decision.
One of such groups adding but not capitalizing on the U.S. Embassyâs reservations and expression is the Civil Society Human Rights Advocacy Platform, a conglomeration of civil society organizations advocating for human rights and justice with the high wish to see war crimes perpetrators prosecuted.
A statement issued by the group over the weekend indicates that besides concerns by the U.S. Embassy, the act by the Senate to elect a Senator Prince Johnson who has a war record breaches the United Nations Human Rights Protocols.