New human rights Commissioners submitted to senate

Written by Julius Kanubah

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has submitted to the Senate for confirmation seven nominees of the Independent National Human Rights Commission.

They include Cllr. Punchu Leonard Bernard, Chairperson, Cllr. Dempster Brown and Thomas Abu Bureh, Commissioners.

Others are Boakai Dukuly, Ms. Macdilla Howard, Ms. Ruby Johnson-Morris and James D. Torh.

In a letter to the Senate, President Sirleaf asked the body to confirm her nominees.

Our reporter says this is the second time the President is submitting nominees of the Independent National Human Rights Commission for confirmation.

In January this year, the Senate rejected all of the President’s nominees on the Independent National Human Rights Commission without providing any reason.

Under the TRC Act, the Independent National Human Rights Commission is to ensure the implementation of the controversial TRC report.

The TRC report among others recommends prosecution and public office ban of perpetrators and financiers of Liberia’s brutal civil war including President Sirleaf.