Scores of women dressed in black marched through Monrovia on Monday to demand justice for the wife of prominent Liberian economist Samuel Jackson, Toni Jackson and to call for stronger action against gender-based violence in Liberia.
The women said Jackson’s death is not just one family’s tragedy, but part of a bigger problem facing women across Liberia. They said too many women are beaten, ignored, or told to stay silent until the abuse turns deadly.
In this collaboration with Okay FM, Joyclyn Wea reports.

This story was a collaboration with New Narratives as part of the “Investigating Liberia” project. Funding was provided by a private donor and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. The funders had no say in the content.