02/06/2026
PUBLIC MEMO
CDC-COP NOTIFIES TOM LANTOS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ABOUT GREGORY COLEMAN HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN LIBERIA
Fellow Liberians, on May 26, 2026, CDC-Council of Patriots (CDC-COP) through its contact patriot in the United States of America formally notified the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the United States Congress concerning the alarming human rights violations, police brutality, democratic repression, unlawful killings, torture, and abuse of state authority under the leadership of Liberia National Police Inspector General Gregory O.W. Coleman.
The communication was officially submitted to the Commission's Co-Chairs, Congressman James P. McGovern, Democratic Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, and Congressman Christopher H. Smith, Republican Co-Chair of the Commission. Both lawmakers are internationally recognized for their longstanding advocacy for human rights, democracy, and the protection of civil liberties around the world.
In its communication, CDC-COP detailed what it described as an alarming deterioration of democratic freedoms and human rights protections in Liberia. The report highlighted unlawful arrests of its National Chairman Foday N. Massaquoi and 19 others militants of the Student Unification Party, suppression of peaceful protests, torture of activists, deaths in police custody, the Kinjor killings massacre, and the recent shooting of a motorcyclist by a police officer on the Japan Freeway.
The organization further informed the United States of America Congress that constitutional rights guaranteed under Articles 11, 15, and 17 of the Liberian Constitution are being undermined through intimidation, excessive use of force, arbitrary detention, and restrictions on citizens exercising their democratic freedoms.
CDC-COP specifically requested that Congressman James P. McGovern and Congressman Christopher H. Smith use the authority of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission to examine the widespread police brutality and democratic repression in Liberia and to encourage international accountability mechanisms where appropriate.
SCARING MESSAGE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF LIBERIA AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY ESTABLISHMENT
The formal notification of Congressman James P. McGovern and Congressman Christopher H. Smith represents a major international escalation of concerns surrounding the continued human rights abuses in Liberia. The issues raised are no longer confined to national debate but have now been brought before one of the most respected bipartisan human rights bodies within the United States Congress. The Unity Party regime and all security officers allowing themselves to be used to shoot and kill innocent citizens should understand that international human rights oversight often begins with reports and petitions but can develop into congressional hearings, official investigations, diplomatic engagement, sanctions recommendations, visa restrictions, financial penalties, and heightened international monitoring.
CDC-COP maintains that every reported act of police brutality, every allegation of torture, every unlawful arrest of peaceful demonstrators, every unexplained death in custody, and every violation of constitutional rights will continue to be documented and presented before international institutions until accountability is achieved. The attention of Congressman McGovern and Congressman Smith sends a powerful signal that the world is watching developments in Liberia. Their involvement places allegations of police misconduct and democratic repression under the spotlight of the international human rights community.
Liberia now stands at a critical moment. Continued reports of violence, intimidation, and violations of civil liberties risk damaging the country's democratic reputation, weakening investor confidence, affecting international partnerships, and attracting increased scrutiny from foreign governments and human rights organizations.
CDC-COP therefore urges the Government of Liberia, Inspector General Gregory Coleman, and all state security institutions to immediately uphold constitutional democracy, respect freedom of expression, protect peaceful assembly, and ensure accountability for any violations of human rights because people will definitely account for their actions very soon.
The Liberian people deserve justice. The Liberian people deserve dignity. The Liberian people deserve freedom. And Congressman James P. McGovern and Congressman Christopher H. Smith have now been formally called upon to help ensure that those principles are protected in Liberia.