Liberia: Liberian leader breaks rape taboo

Liberia's new president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, came to power on a huge surge of support from women voters, hopeful that a woman leader would right some of the wrongs done to them during 14 years of civil war. One of her first pledges was to do something about the scourge of rape, using new legislation that came into force the day after her inauguration. A BBC report quotes her: "We will enforce without fear of favour the laws against rape recently passed by the national transitional legislation."