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By Joseph Tumbey
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The Liberia Children Forum, formerly Children Parliament, has threatened to sue the Government of Liberia to her international partners/U. S Government for refusing to support them under President Weah Regime.
During their interactions with the press over the weekend, the Speaker of the Forum Mr. Joel U.K Gray said, the Government has failed to take responsibility by supporting the first and legitimate child lead institution in the Country, “Children’s Parliament” but rather abused children by reducing them as beggars in order to implement their overall responsibility and their wellbeing.
Joel said,the government has become very irresponsible in taking over the affairs of her own Children Parliament and accused the Justice Ministry of being mostly in conflict with the law and the protection of the Children across the Country.
He maintains that the Government of Liberia has deliberately refused to implement laws but is demanding parents to take responsibility for their children while she can’t lead the violation of child rights, but wants citizens to go by what’s constitutional.
“Today at the Ministry of Gender Children and Social protection which is the mother ministry for all Liberia Children have a ” Non persistent support unit” which is responsible to hold onto parents/guardian whose failed to take parental responsibilities of his child and demand him to implies his role, we appreciate their workings in the unit through the Government, but our attention have been drawn to the Government of Liberia who claims that she protect and promote children inline with Article (2) of the 2011 children’s law of Liberia” the Liberia Children Parliament Speaker explained.
Going further, Mr. Gray said that the 2011 Children law of Liberia which provides the Gender Ministry the responsibility to providing safe home for Children who have being victimized has become a toothless bulldog as over 80% of them are homeless.
Meanwhile, Joel characterized the Justice Ministry of Liberia as highly irresponsible even though they are one of ministries responsible for children but are mostly in conflict with the Law and protection of their welfare.
“As we all aware that Liberia signed the 1989 United Nations convention on the right of the Child, the African charter on the rights and welfare of a child 1990 but enforce 1999 among many others Children Protocols including the Children’s Law of Liberia 2011 which gives the right to all Liberian children to enlightened Government on critical National issues affecting their wellBeing ,but we are yet to feel the euphoria”, Mr. Joel U.K Gray Jr. asserted.
They are however calling on the Speaker of the 54th National Legislature Dr. Bofal Chambers with his colleagues to Increase the budget of the Ministry of Justice twice to ensure fight against drugs among Children/Youth across the Country.
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