Monrovia, Oct. 17 -- A civil society group, the "Human Rights Advocacy Platform" has categorically condemned all forms of violence and called on the Government of Liberia to take immediate responsibility to set up an independent body to quickly investigate all incidents of protests in recent time.

According to the group's press statement, the attention of the Government must be drawn to growing human rights issues relating to protest under the current administration.

In their observation, the group said it appears that protests have become the fastest medium through wish immediate redress to the growing demands by citizens within different sectors of the Liberian society can be assured and addressed.

The press statement issued Wednesda...