Latest items for Liberia
Nov. 9, 2025, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Liberia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Based on the current Liberian laws, abortion is only allowed under a limited set of conditions, including to save the life of a woman and to preserve physical or mental health, and when the pregnancy results from rape or incest or other felonious intercourse, and when the pregnancy has fetal impairment. However, two doctors must certify that a woman/girl meets these conditions before a pregnancy can be terminated, and only a doctor can perform the procedure" (para 6, 12).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Based on the current Liberian laws, abortion is only allowed under a limited set of conditions, including to save the life of a woman and to preserve physical or mental health, and when the pregnancy results from rape or incest or other felonious intercourse, and when the pregnancy has fetal impairment. However, two doctors must certify that a woman/girl meets these conditions before a pregnancy can be terminated, and only a doctor can perform the procedure" (para 6, 12).
Nov. 9, 2025, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: Liberia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Access to safe abortion is legally restricted in Liberia, forcing women to resolve unintended pregnancies through unsafe methods, leading to severe illnesses and deaths. Liberia’s Government has committed to addressing abortion-related maternal mortalities by availing comprehensive post-abortion care" (para 1). "Under the Liberian Penal Code (1978), abortion is highly restricted. Section 16.3 of the Penal Code provides justifiable grounds for abortion as follows: to save the life of the woman; to preserve the physical or mental health of the woman; for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest or other felonious intercourse; or fetal impairment" (para 5).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Access to safe abortion is legally restricted in Liberia, forcing women to resolve unintended pregnancies through unsafe methods, leading to severe illnesses and deaths. Liberia’s Government has committed to addressing abortion-related maternal mortalities by availing comprehensive post-abortion care" (para 1). "Under the Liberian Penal Code (1978), abortion is highly restricted. Section 16.3 of the Penal Code provides justifiable grounds for abortion as follows: to save the life of the woman; to preserve the physical or mental health of the woman; for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest or other felonious intercourse; or fetal impairment" (para 5).
Nov. 9, 2025, 6:21 p.m.
Countries: Liberia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Liberia’s current Public Health Law—originally passed in 1950 and last revised in 1976—does not reflect modern health realities and leaves significant gaps in reproductive healthcare access. 'The law must move beyond criminalization to ensure access, dignity, and equality. [Libya] cannot continue operating under a legal framework that fails to protect the rights and lives of women and girls'" (para 7).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Liberia’s current Public Health Law—originally passed in 1950 and last revised in 1976—does not reflect modern health realities and leaves significant gaps in reproductive healthcare access. 'The law must move beyond criminalization to ensure access, dignity, and equality. [Libya] cannot continue operating under a legal framework that fails to protect the rights and lives of women and girls'" (para 7).
Nov. 3, 2025, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Liberia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Lesotho's laws permit abortion to preserve the physical/mental health of the mother. Abortion permitted in cases of fetal diagnosis, incest, and rape.
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Lesotho's laws permit abortion to preserve the physical/mental health of the mother. Abortion permitted in cases of fetal diagnosis, incest, and rape.
Oct. 29, 2025, 10:12 a.m.
Countries: Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Permit abortion in certain cases, for example, if the woman’s life is at risk, and / or in cases of foetal abnormality or rape include" (Para 21).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Permit abortion in certain cases, for example, if the woman’s life is at risk, and / or in cases of foetal abnormality or rape include" (Para 21).
Oct. 24, 2025, 11:36 p.m.
Countries: Liberia
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"“In Liberia, (kickball) is our tradition,” said [Perryline Jimmie, a popular Liberian kickball player], who noted many girls start playing kickball from an early age. “This is why you see women playing kickball in Liberia.”“When you’re a girl growing up in Liberia, you will play kickball,” [Emmanuel Whea, president of Liberia's National Kickball League] said. Kickball is played in other parts of the world, including in the United States, where it is a common elementary school game for girls and boys. But only in Liberia is there a women-only professional league" (para. 7-9). Kickball in Liberia is uniquely a women's sport, due to the fact that men are not included...more
Variables: SRACE-PRACTICE-1
"“In Liberia, (kickball) is our tradition,” said [Perryline Jimmie, a popular Liberian kickball player], who noted many girls start playing kickball from an early age. “This is why you see women playing kickball in Liberia.”“When you’re a girl growing up in Liberia, you will play kickball,” [Emmanuel Whea, president of Liberia's National Kickball League] said. Kickball is played in other parts of the world, including in the United States, where it is a common elementary school game for girls and boys. But only in Liberia is there a women-only professional league" (para. 7-9). Kickball in Liberia is uniquely a women's sport, due to the fact that men are not included...more
Oct. 24, 2025, 11:36 p.m.
Countries: Liberia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The National Kickball League was created in 1994 to bring people together as Liberia was reeling from a civil war. The league was set up “to bring the ladies together and use them (as part of) the reconciliation process of Liberia,” Whea said. “We had just left the civil war, and everybody had just scattered ... So kickball was one of those sports used to bring Liberians together so they could have the time to hear the peace messages" (para. 10-11).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The National Kickball League was created in 1994 to bring people together as Liberia was reeling from a civil war. The league was set up “to bring the ladies together and use them (as part of) the reconciliation process of Liberia,” Whea said. “We had just left the civil war, and everybody had just scattered ... So kickball was one of those sports used to bring Liberians together so they could have the time to hear the peace messages" (para. 10-11).
Oct. 24, 2025, 11:36 p.m.
Countries: Liberia
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"The National Kickball League was created in 1994 to bring people together as Liberia was reeling from a civil war. The league was set up “to bring the ladies together and use them (as part of) the reconciliation process of Liberia,” Whea said. “We had just left the civil war, and everybody had just scattered ... So kickball was one of those sports used to bring Liberians together so they could have the time to hear the peace messages"" (para. 10-11).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"The National Kickball League was created in 1994 to bring people together as Liberia was reeling from a civil war. The league was set up “to bring the ladies together and use them (as part of) the reconciliation process of Liberia,” Whea said. “We had just left the civil war, and everybody had just scattered ... So kickball was one of those sports used to bring Liberians together so they could have the time to hear the peace messages"" (para. 10-11).
Oct. 24, 2025, 11:36 p.m.
Countries: Liberia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The league encourages women but they really don’t want to be coaches, Whea said. “Their husbands might have a problem with them working full-time (and) for some, their relationship will not allow it,” she said" (para. 15-16).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The league encourages women but they really don’t want to be coaches, Whea said. “Their husbands might have a problem with them working full-time (and) for some, their relationship will not allow it,” she said" (para. 15-16).
Oct. 24, 2025, 11:36 p.m.
Countries: Liberia
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
""The league encourages women but they really don’t want to be coaches, Whea said. “Their husbands might have a problem with them working full-time (and) for some, their relationship will not allow it,” she said" (para. 15-16).
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
""The league encourages women but they really don’t want to be coaches, Whea said. “Their husbands might have a problem with them working full-time (and) for some, their relationship will not allow it,” she said" (para. 15-16).
Oct. 24, 2025, 11:36 p.m.
Countries: Liberia
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-3
"In Liberia, many sports, including soccer, are male-dominated. Despite kickball being a sport played by women, the league is led by men, from the coaches to the referees and league officials (para. 14).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-3
"In Liberia, many sports, including soccer, are male-dominated. Despite kickball being a sport played by women, the league is led by men, from the coaches to the referees and league officials (para. 14).
Sept. 4, 2025, 12:23 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Cote D'Ivoire, Germany, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Taiwan
Variables: AFE-SCALE-1
1
Variables: AFE-SCALE-1
1
June 24, 2025, 9:07 a.m.
Countries: Liberia
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
The gender parity index (GPI) for gross secondary school enrollment (i.e. the ratio of gross enrollment of girls to gross enrollment of boys at the secondary level) is .949. This number was found by using the World Bank's data for secondary school gross enrollment for girls and boys. As of 2020, the gross enrollment rate for females is 37% while the gross enrollment rate for males is 39%. (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
The gender parity index (GPI) for gross secondary school enrollment (i.e. the ratio of gross enrollment of girls to gross enrollment of boys at the secondary level) is .949. This number was found by using the World Bank's data for secondary school gross enrollment for girls and boys. As of 2020, the gross enrollment rate for females is 37% while the gross enrollment rate for males is 39%. (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Bhutan, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Indonesia, Laos, Liberia, Lithuania, Maldives, Mexico, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, South Korea, Tunisia, United States
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
3
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
3
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Niger, Sierra Leone
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Illegal under civil law, allowed under customary law" (para 18).
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Illegal under civil law, allowed under customary law" (para 18).
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Benin, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Cote D'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Niger, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Syria, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
13.0
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
13.0
July 3, 2024, 3:04 p.m.
Countries: Liberia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"Prostitution is the exchange of sex for money; it is very common in Liberia. The act takes place openly on street corners in Monrovia and many other cities in Liberia. Mostly involved are teenage and adolescent girls between the ages 20 and 30. During the night hours, they can be seen posted at entertainment centers attracting and calling the attention of men who come to transact with them" (para 1). "Women involved in prostitution normally are not respected in their community; many persons look down upon them and consider them foolish. So most of them would rather leave their communities and go to a distant place where they are not...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"Prostitution is the exchange of sex for money; it is very common in Liberia. The act takes place openly on street corners in Monrovia and many other cities in Liberia. Mostly involved are teenage and adolescent girls between the ages 20 and 30. During the night hours, they can be seen posted at entertainment centers attracting and calling the attention of men who come to transact with them" (para 1). "Women involved in prostitution normally are not respected in their community; many persons look down upon them and consider them foolish. So most of them would rather leave their communities and go to a distant place where they are not...more
July 3, 2024, 3:04 p.m.
Countries: Liberia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Prostitution is not a legal act in Liberia; the government has tried and is still trying to curtail the act but all efforts seem fruitless as the act continues to be on the rise. The police periodically patrol and raid places that play host to prostitution, but offenders regroup in other areas and most times, after a while, return to the very place they were run out of from" (para 5).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Prostitution is not a legal act in Liberia; the government has tried and is still trying to curtail the act but all efforts seem fruitless as the act continues to be on the rise. The police periodically patrol and raid places that play host to prostitution, but offenders regroup in other areas and most times, after a while, return to the very place they were run out of from" (para 5).
May 23, 2024, 10:09 p.m.
Countries: Liberia
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"The 2021 Revised Act to Ban Trafficking in Persons Within the Republic of Liberia criminalized all forms of sex and labor trafficking and prescribed minimum sentences of 20 years imprisonment, which were sufficiently stringent and, with respect to sex trafficking, commensurate with those prescribed for other serious crimes, such as kidnapping. The Revised Act to Ban Trafficking in Persons Within the Republic of Liberia amended the 2005 Act to Ban Trafficking in Persons and brought Liberia’s trafficking laws in line with international law." (3).
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"The 2021 Revised Act to Ban Trafficking in Persons Within the Republic of Liberia criminalized all forms of sex and labor trafficking and prescribed minimum sentences of 20 years imprisonment, which were sufficiently stringent and, with respect to sex trafficking, commensurate with those prescribed for other serious crimes, such as kidnapping. The Revised Act to Ban Trafficking in Persons Within the Republic of Liberia amended the 2005 Act to Ban Trafficking in Persons and brought Liberia’s trafficking laws in line with international law." (3).
May 9, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Liberia
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex itself is illegal in Liberia - "A person has committed prostitution, an infraction, if he or she: (a) Is a resident in a house of prostitution, or engages in sexual activity therein or otherwise as a business; or (b) Solicits another person with the purpose of being hired to engage in sexual activity." Is buying sex criminalised? Buying sex is also illegal in Liberia - a person has committed an infraction if he or she hires a 'prostitute' to engage in sexual activity with him or her, or if he or she enters or remains in a 'house of prostitution' for the purpose or...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex itself is illegal in Liberia - "A person has committed prostitution, an infraction, if he or she: (a) Is a resident in a house of prostitution, or engages in sexual activity therein or otherwise as a business; or (b) Solicits another person with the purpose of being hired to engage in sexual activity." Is buying sex criminalised? Buying sex is also illegal in Liberia - a person has committed an infraction if he or she hires a 'prostitute' to engage in sexual activity with him or her, or if he or she enters or remains in a 'house of prostitution' for the purpose or...more
April 12, 2024, 5:27 p.m.
Countries: Liberia
Variables: CLCC-LAW-1
"[Liberia] continues to prevent women from passing their citizenship to their children on an equal basis as men, if the child were born abroad" (para 6).
Variables: CLCC-LAW-1
"[Liberia] continues to prevent women from passing their citizenship to their children on an equal basis as men, if the child were born abroad" (para 6).
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
2.0more
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
2.0more
March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Liberia
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Liberia ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Liberia ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Liberia
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Liberia who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 43 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Liberia who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 43 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
4
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
4
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Liberia
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
652
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
652
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Bahamas, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, New Zealand, North Korea, Peru, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
0
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
0
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Denmark, Estonia, Gambia, Guinea, Iceland, India, Liberia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Togo
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
2
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
2
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
3
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
3
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Liberia
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Liberia was 652 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Liberia was 652 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).