the Government of Liberia presented its responses to recommendations...

the Government of Liberia presented its responses to recommendations, stating, “The Republic of Liberia acknowledges its international obligations under the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty. Ergo, the Government and the people of Liberia are having consultations, with a view to repealing the Death Penalty Law, which have started in the form of raising awareness and sensitization. It is clear withal, that even though the Death Penalty Law was enacted at a time that high armed robbery rates deemed such deterrent measure necessary, the Supreme Court has up till now not affirmed any death penalty sentence and has shown disinclination to enforce death penalties in recent cases by commuting capital punishment into life imprisonment. Furthermore, the current administration, headed by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has not signed any warrant to carry out the execution of a death sentence.”