The Rescue Alternatives Liberia (RAL) then Prisoners Assistance Program (PAP) is a national human rights and anti-torture advocacy, pro-democracy and rehabilitation NGO in Liberia. RAL is dedicated to providing alternatives to protecting human rights, promoting and defending democracy and rescuing victims of torture, among others.

Since the establishment of PAP now RAL, it has succeeded in advocating the improvement in the country’s prison system, released hundreds of prolonged detainees from further detention and saving lives through its victims rehabilitation program. RAL also advocated for the ratification of several international human rights conventions by the government of Liberia including the UN Convention against Torture (UNCAT) and its Optional protocol (OPCAT) , International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) , First Optional Protocol to ICCPR , the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) , First Optional Protocol to ICESCR, and Rome Statue to the ICC