{"id":4679,"date":"2011-07-11T13:59:35","date_gmt":"2011-07-11T13:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.africlub.net\/awdf\/?p=1959"},"modified":"2015-08-13T08:48:28","modified_gmt":"2015-08-13T08:48:28","slug":"liberian-jury-delivers-guilty-verdict-on-ruth-berry-peals-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/liberian-jury-delivers-guilty-verdict-on-ruth-berry-peals-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberian jury delivers &#8220;guilty&#8221; verdict on Ruth Berry Peal&#8217;s case"},"content":{"rendered":"<span lang=\"en\">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Contact: Mary Ciugu, (254) 20 271-9832\/913<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">July 11, 2011\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<wbr \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\"><a href=\"mailto:equalitynownairobi@equalitynow.org\" target=\"_blank\">equalitynownairobi@<wbr \/>equalitynow.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0<strong>LIBERIAN JURY DELIVERS \u201cGUILTY\u201d VERDICT ON RUTH BERRY PEAL\u2019S CASE <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">On 8 July 2011, the case of Ruth Berry Peal, who was forcedly genitally mutilated, rested after one month of hearings. The jury retired to deliberate on the arguments presented by the state prosecutor and the defense lawyers and returned with a verdict of \u201cGuilty\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 The judge announced that he will deliver the sentence in five days but before adjourning made references to the Liberian Constitution and article 4(1) of the African Protocol on the Rights of Women which provides for \u201c<em>Every woman shall be entitled to respect for her life and the integrity and security of her person. All forms of exploitation, cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment and treatment shall be prohibited<\/em>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Equality Now and its Liberian partners, the Women of Liberia Peace Network (WOLPNET) and Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL), welcome the Jury\u2019s declaration and are eager to learn about the final judgment.\u00a0 Una Kumba Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of WOLPNET said, \u201cwomen look up to the Judiciary for justice and Liberia is obliged under article 8(a) of the Protocol on the Rights of Women to ensure <em>\u201c\u2026. effective access by women to judicial and legal services, including legal aid \u2026..\u201d; and so we are very pleased about the support the government provided Ruth Peal in exercising her right to seek justice<\/em>\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">On behalf of Ruth Berry Peal who was forcefully mutilated by two members of the Gola ethnic group, and to complement efforts of local partners to secure justice for her, Equality Now launched an international campaign calling for justice for Ruth and for Liberia to criminalize female genital mutilation (FGM) as is its obligation under Article 5 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, ratified in December 2007 (click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.equalitynow.org\/node\/781\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> to view the campaign). Faiza Mohamed, Equality Now Nairobi Office Director, stated, \u201cThe swiftness in which the Government acted to ensure Ruth has access to justice is exemplary; however it needs to demonstrate leadership in eliminating the practice, including enacting legislation to protect girls and women from this human rights violation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Upon persistent advocacy from local organizations and Equality Now to ensure that Ruth Berry Peal obtained justice, her case was moved to a neutral location away from the influence of the Gola community that upholds the harmful traditional practice of FGM. The case started in Monrovia last month and concluded on 8 July 2011. The two accused women were both found guilty and await their fate in a judgment that is expected to be delivered this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Liberia has a very high prevalence rate of FGM. A staggering 58 percent of women and girls have been subjected to FGM, as they are initiated into the <em>Sande<\/em> society. Equality Now and its partners continue to urge the government of Liberia to take expeditious action to protect girls and women from female genital mutilation, and, to this end, call on the Liberian government to stop issuing permits to the FGM practitioners, to initiate the process towards enactment of a law criminalizing FGM and to invest in public education against the practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">For more information on this campaign visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.equalitynow.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.equalitynow.org<\/a><\/span>\n\n<p>POUR DIFFUSION IMM\u00c9DIATE<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Mary Ciugu, (254) 271-9832 20\/913<\/p>\n<p>11 juillet 2011<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:equalitynownairobi@equalitynow.org\" target=\"_blank\">equalitynownairobi@<wbr \/>equalitynow.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0JURY DU LIBERIA DECLARE\u00a0\u00abCOUPABLE\u00bb VERDICT SUR LE CAS DE RUTH BERRY PEAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Le 8 Juillet 2011, le cas de Ruth Berry Peal, qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 forc\u00e9e des mutilations sexuelles, a repos\u00e9 apr\u00e8s un mois d&#8217;audiences. Le jury s&#8217;est retir\u00e9 pour d\u00e9lib\u00e9rer sur les arguments pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s par le procureur de la R\u00e9publique et les avocats de la d\u00e9fense et revint avec un verdict \u00abcoupable\u00bb. Le juge a annonc\u00e9 qu&#8217;il livrera la phrase en cinq jours, mais avant d&#8217;ajourner les r\u00e9f\u00e9rences faites \u00e0 la Constitution et \u00e0 l&#8217;article 4 (1) du Protocole africain sur les droits de la femme qui d\u00e9clare: \u00abToute femme lib\u00e9rienne a droit au respect de sa vie, l&#8217;int\u00e9grit\u00e9 et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de sa personne. Toutes formes d&#8217;exploitation, les peines et traitements cruels, inhumains ou d\u00e9gradants sont interdites. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Egalit\u00e9 Maintenant et ses partenaires lib\u00e9riens, Women of Liberia Peace Network (WOLPNET) et l&#8217;ONG Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL), se f\u00e9licitent de la d\u00e9claration du jury et sont d\u00e9sireuses d&#8217;apprendre sur le jugement final. Una Kumba Thompson, chef de la direction de WOLPNET dit, &#8220;les femmes se tournent vers la magistrature pour la justice et le Lib\u00e9ria est tenu en vertu de l&#8217;article 8 (a) du Protocole sur les droits des femmes afin de garantir\u00ab &#8230;. l&#8217;acc\u00e8s effectif des femmes aux services judiciaires et juridiques, y compris l&#8217;aide juridique &#8230; .. &#8220;; et nous sommes tr\u00e8s heureuses de l&#8217;appui que le gouvernement a fourni \u00e0 Ruth Peal dans l&#8217;exercice de son droit de demander la justice &#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Au nom de Ruth Berry Peal qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 mutil\u00e9e avec force par deux membres de l&#8217;ethnie Gola, et \u00e0 compl\u00e9ter les efforts des partenaires locaux d&#8217;obtenir justice pour elle, Egalit\u00e9 Maintenant a lanc\u00e9 une campagne internationale appelant \u00e0 la justice pour Ruth et pour le Lib\u00e9ria \u00e0 criminaliser les mutilsations g\u00e9nitales f\u00e9minines F\u00e9minines (MGF) comme son obligation en vertu de l&#8217;article 5 du Protocole \u00e0 la Charte africaine des droits de l&#8217;homme et des peuples relatif aux droits des femmes en Afrique, ratifi\u00e9 en D\u00e9cembre 2007 et humaines (cliquer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.equalitynow.org\/node\/781\" target=\"_blank\">ici<\/a> pour voir la campagne). Faiza Mohamed, directeur du Bureau de\u00a0 Nairobi d&#8217;Egalit\u00e9 Maintenant\u00a0, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9: \u00abLa rapidit\u00e9 dans lequel le gouvernement a agi pour assurer Ruth a acc\u00e8s \u00e0 la justice est exemplaire; mais il doit faire preuve de leadership dans l&#8217;\u00e9limination de la pratique, notamment en adoptant des lois pour prot\u00e9ger les filles et les femmes de cette violation des droits de l&#8217;homme \u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sur le plaidoyer persistant des organisations locales et Egalit\u00e9 Maintenant pour assurer que Ruth Berry Peal a obtenu la justice, elle\u00a0a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9plac\u00e9e dans un endroit neutre loin de l&#8217;influence de la communaut\u00e9 Gola qui respecte les pratiques traditionnelles n\u00e9fastes des MGF. L&#8217;affaire a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 Monrovia le mois dernier et s&#8217;est conclu le 8 Juillet 2011. Les deux femmes accus\u00e9es ont toutes deux \u00e9t\u00e9 reconnues coupables et attendent leur sort dans un jugement qui devrait \u00eatre livr\u00e9 cette semaine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Le Liberia a un taux tr\u00e8s \u00e9lev\u00e9 de pr\u00e9valence des MGF. Il est stup\u00e9fiant que\u00a058%\u00a0des femmes et des jeunes filles ont \u00e9t\u00e9 victimes de MGF, car elles\u00a0sont initi\u00e9es \u00e0 la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Sande. Egalit\u00e9 Maintenant et ses partenaires continuent d&#8217;exhorter le gouvernement du Lib\u00e9ria \u00e0 prendre rapidement des mesures pour prot\u00e9ger les femmes et les filles contre les mutilations g\u00e9nitales f\u00e9minines, et, \u00e0 cette fin, appeler le gouvernement lib\u00e9rien \u00e0 cesser de d\u00e9livrer des permis aux praticiens de MGF, pour lancer le processus vers la promulgation d&#8217;une loi p\u00e9nalisant les MGF et \u00e0 investir dans l&#8217;\u00e9ducation publique contre la pratique.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pour plus d&#8217;informations sur cette campagne, visitez <a href=\"http:\/\/www.equalitynow.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.equalitynow.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POUR DIFFUSION IMM\u00c9DIATE Contact: Mary Ciugu, (254) 271-9832 20\/913 11 juillet 2011 equalitynownairobi@equalitynow.org \u00a0JURY DU LIBERIA DECLARE\u00a0\u00abCOUPABLE\u00bb VERDICT SUR LE CAS DE RUTH BERRY PEAL Le 8 Juillet 2011, le cas de Ruth Berry Peal, qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 forc\u00e9e des mutilations sexuelles, a repos\u00e9 apr\u00e8s un mois d&#8217;audiences. 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