Leaders of Solidarity & Trust for a New Day (STAND), the ‘We The People Movement’ and allied groups have formally notified Justice Minister Oswald Tweh of plans for a nationwide nonviolent protest on December 17 under the banner “Lead or Leave — Enough Is Enough.”
In a letter dated October 6, 2025, sent to the Ministry of Justice, STAND chairman Mulbah Morlu recalled the July 17 demonstration as a lawful, disciplined exercise of citizens’ constitutional right to assemble.
The organizers say the December action will be staged simultaneously across all counties, with the principal assembly to take place on the public grounds between the Capitol Building and the Executive Mansion — a site they describe as constitutionally protected and historically used for civic petitions.
The letter summarizes a 13-point petition attributed to participants, calling for respect for the rule of law, an end to corruption and impunity, protections for human rights and freedom of movement, stronger responses to drug abuse and gender-based violence, and socioeconomic reforms to address poverty and hunger.
Organizers said the protest was prompted in part by findings in the U.S. Department of State’s 2024 Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Liberia, which they cited as documenting police abuses, including extrajudicial killings, torture and arbitrary detentions.
They also alleged selective enforcement of the law, naming public figures they say have evaded accountability — accusations presented in the letter as examples of entrenched impunity. The letter frames the protest as a peaceful but sustained civic response should the government fail to act on the petition’s demands.
The organizers stressed their commitment to nonviolence, noting that the scale and duration of the December 17 action will depend on the government’s response. “Should the President heed the people’s voice and address their legitimate demands, the protest will end,” the letter says.
“But should he once again choose contempt and silence, the protest will continue peacefully but resolutely until every lawful demand is met.”
