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Adama K. Dempster

@adamadempster

2023 Peace & Justice Awardee, 2024 US IVLP Fellow, Human Rights and Justice Campaigner, Ambassador @rightsmetrics - Human Rights Measurement Initiative

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calendar_today21-03-2019 19:10:06

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We welcome a renew support from the British Embassy in Monrovia to increase civil society advocacy and awareness on the promotion of universal human rights standards in Liberia. The Abolition of death penalty in Liberia is key among other issues under this support.

We welcome a renew support from the British Embassy in Monrovia to increase civil society advocacy and awareness on the promotion of universal human rights standards in Liberia.   The Abolition of death penalty in Liberia is key among other issues under this support.
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Happening now @2024DublinPlatform for human rights defenders, UN High Commissioner for Human rights Volker Türk commits the UN support for human rights defenders and their work globally. Front Line Defenders

Happening now @2024DublinPlatform for human rights defenders,   UN  High Commissioner  for Human rights Volker Türk commits the UN support for human rights defenders and their work globally. <a href="/FrontLineHRD/">Front Line Defenders</a>
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High level interaction with leading human rights defenders and leaders from around the World. I had the opportunity to crossed path with Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of human rights. #DublinPlatform2024

High level interaction with leading human rights defenders and leaders from around the World. I had the opportunity to crossed path with Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of human rights. #DublinPlatform2024
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#Liberia. Yesterday the campaign to abolish the death penalty in Liberia was launched, with support from the #BritishEmbassyMonrovia to the Civil Society Human Rights Advocacy Platform of Liberia under project titled: Abolishing the Death Penalty in Liberia.

#Liberia. Yesterday the campaign to abolish the death penalty in Liberia was launched, with support from the #BritishEmbassyMonrovia to the Civil Society Human Rights Advocacy Platform of Liberia under project titled: Abolishing the Death Penalty in Liberia.
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"Justice can be done while maintaining the right to life" - British Ambassador Neil Bradley CSOs, Ministry of Justice, political leaders, UN, diplomats, Liberia Bar Council + human rights leaders joined @UKInLiberia to launch a project to abolish the death penalty in 🇱🇷

"Justice can be done while maintaining the right to life" - British Ambassador <a href="/Neil_Bradley_UK/">Neil Bradley</a>

CSOs, Ministry of Justice, political leaders, UN, diplomats,  Liberia Bar Council + human rights leaders joined @UKInLiberia to launch a project to abolish the death penalty in 🇱🇷
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"Responding to a crime, no matter how heinous, by committing another crime should never be the solution" - Ambassador Neil Bradley 🇬🇧 👇Read more press coverage of the CSO-led project to abolish the death penalty here👇 📰shorturl.at/D5gzO📰 #UKAid proud to support

"Responding to a crime, no matter how heinous, by committing another crime should never be the solution"  - Ambassador <a href="/Neil_Bradley_UK/">Neil Bradley</a> 🇬🇧

👇Read more press coverage of the CSO-led project to abolish the death penalty here👇

📰shorturl.at/D5gzO📰

#UKAid proud to support
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Thanks to the Platform and UKinLiberia 🇬🇧🇱🇷 for hosting this event. Support for the abolition of the death penalty is a key focus for 🇮🇪’s human rights advocacy work. #Liberia needs to move from the de facto moratorium currently in place to full abolition #humanrights

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Congratulations to Jallah Barbu, appointed by President Boakai to be Executive Director of the Office of the War and Economic Crimes Court in Liberia. We commend the Liberian Government on their consultative selection process for this appointment. My office looks forward to

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"Justice can be done while maintaining the right to life." This week saw the next stage of the CSO-led campaign to abolish the death penalty in Liberia. People shared evidence, debated different views + raised awareness of this important Human Rights issue.

"Justice can be done while maintaining the right to life." 

This week saw the next stage of the CSO-led campaign to abolish the death penalty in Liberia. 

People shared evidence, debated different views + raised awareness of this important Human Rights issue.
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We see his death as a blow to many victims who were awaiting to see the senator to face justice given his role in the civil war,” human rights activist and campaigner for a special war crimes court Adama Dempster told the BBC. bbc.com/news/articles/…

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Adama Dempster, a Liberian human rights advocate, expressed regrets that Johnson was unable to testify before the proposed tribunal before he died. “It’s sad and has a deep meaning for an accountability process,” he said. apnews.com/article/liberi…

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Congratulations to the people of the Gambia- ECOWAS Approves Special Tribunal to Prosecute Crimes Committed Under Yahya Jammeh gambiaj.com/ecowas-approve…

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“Liberia’s quest to bring closure for victims of civil war atrocities, and ensure their access to justice, remains a major priority. We call for government and international support to ensure the establishment of the court.” - Adama K. Dempster hrw.org/news/2025/04/2… #Liberia

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Today, we are stepping away from professional role to celebrate another milestone in life… happy amazing birthday to me in this month of Gold, May 5,2025.

Today, we are stepping away from professional role to celebrate another milestone in life… happy amazing birthday to me in this month of Gold,  May 5,2025.
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Liberian activist Adama Dempster,. "Not going as far as the creation of court and not prosecuting the perpetrators of these crimes would place Liberia in a vulnerable position. Liberia: course contre la montre pour juger les criminels de guerre rfi.my/Bd6G.X via RFI