
The Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia (AFELL) has held a training workshop for judges and magistrates in various courtrooms aimed at curtailing the prevalence of domestic violence to provide adequate justice for victims of abuse.
AFELL one day workshop seeked to have judges, magistrates, and other Judicial workers acquainted with the Domestic Violence Act and its full Implementation across every sector of the Liberian Society.
In an opening remark at the training workshop that took place on Friday, October 6, 2023, in Monrovia, AFELL’s president, Philomena Williams, said domestic Violence is prevalent in Liberia and the survivors live daily with the abuse because of lack of justice, predicated on the fact that the courts relied on rarely make application of the law for relief to the survivors, while perpetrators believe it is the norm.
Atty. Williams asserted that the training is focused on building the capacity of judges and magistrates on dispensing justice when it comes to the Domestic Violence Act, with more sensitivity to the dynamics of abuse or violence.
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