Freedom through Association: Assessing the Contributions of

The LNPWA acted as the prototype for other female staff associations in SSIs in Liberia, such as the Ministry of National Security, and the LNP itself is still seen as the most progressive in terms of gender equity, with female police officers leading the Liberian peace effort and serving as a unifying force for the security sector. [...] 30 The Government of Liberia has signed, ratified, and committed to implementing several key international, regional, and national conventions and policies concerning gender equality and human rights, including the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women; the Convention on the Rights of the Child; the Convention on Civil and Political Rights; the Convention on the Rights of P. [...] This confusion illustrates the lack of focus and direction of the organization and is one of the many challenges the LNPWA must overcome should it wish to rebuild. [...] The Advisors to the Executive act as heads of the Ways and Means Committee, the Mobilization Committee, and the Social Committee. [...] In 2008, the former President of the LNPWA and Deputy Inspector General of Administration of the LNP were removed from service by the President of Liberia under allegations of corruption; since then, the new LNPWA executive has not been able to garner much support for the organization, nor has the executive shown commitment to the association.