MONROVIA, Feb. 7 -- Representative Moima Briggs Mensah (District #6, Bong County) has once again stressed the importance of regulating sex work in Liberia.

By: G. Watson Richards, Contributing Writer

Rep. Briggs-Mensah, a staunch advocate for women's rights, chairs the House Committee on Gender, Children, and Social Protection. According to her, standardizing sex work could help prevent the exploitation of young women and girls in Liberia.

"We need to establish regulations for sex work. This will deter men from exploiting our young girls, aged 12, 13, and beyond," said Rep. Mensah during the induction ceremony of the Women's NGOs of Liberia Secretariat Board of Directors.

Rep. Briggs-Mensah, who also leads the Women Legislative Caucus...