The Independent National Commission on Human Rights

The establishment of the INCHR came out of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed in Accra on the 18th of August 2003 that stressed the need to address the wanton disregard and disrespect for human rights which in part led to and characterized the Liberian civil war. In addition, the INCHR was set up in line with the Paris Principles of 1993. Although established in 2005, the Commission was not functional until 2010 when the first Board of Commissioners was appointed by the President of Liberia. Key Functions