Hundreds of victims and survivors of Liberia’s civil wars, joined by justice advocates, protested Thursday outside the government office overseeing the establis…
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Liberia: More Than 23 Years After Civil Wars, Survivors Begin Receiving Reparations Through Civil Society Initiative
JOHN F. KENNEDY HOSPITAL, Monrovia— For 36 years, Rufus Kartee has lived with a bullet wound he says he suffered at the hands of troops of the Armed Forces of L…
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Liberia: U.S. Embassy Officials Visit Leading War Crimes Investigators in Show of Support, Investigators Say
Two officials from the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia visited the Global Justice and Research Project, Liberia’s leading war crimes investigation group, two weeks aft…
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Liberia: Witness Protection Agency Seeks to Build Trust as Push for War Crimes Court Gathers Momentum, but Funding and Capacity Remain Key Challenges
· Liberia’s Witness Protection Agency is stepping up operations as the country pushes to establish war and economic crimes and anti-corruption courts.
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As Liberia Pushes for War Crimes Court, Witness Protection Agency Seeks Safe Houses, Stronger Safeguards for Victims and Witnesses in US$20 Million Plan
Liberia’s Witness Protection Agency is proposing a five-year, US$20.54 million plan to build a nationwide system for protecting victims, witnesses and whistlebl…
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Liberia: Women Have Not Had Central Role in War Crimes Court Preparations; A New Project Wants to Change That
More than two decades after Liberian women helped played a decisive role in bringing the country’s civil wars to an end, they have been far less visible in the…
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Liberia: Swedish Ambassador Pledges Continued Support for Post-War Justice, Sexual and Reproductive Rights Among Other Priorities After Embassy Closure
Sweden’s ambassador to Liberia has used an exclusive interview with Frontpage Africa/New Narratives marking the end of the country’s sixteen years of direct bil…
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Liberia: Expert Warns of Security Risks if Legislature Fails to Approve War Crimes Court Before U.N. Security Council Presidency
Aaron Weah, the leading historian and transitional justice expert, has warned of security risks if the country fails to approve legislation establishing a War a…
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Liberia: War Crimes Court Office Chief Urges Boakai to Recall Lawmakers for Special Session to Pass Court Bill Before U.N. General Assembly This Month
PAYNESVILLE CITY, Montserrado County—Jallah Barbu, executive director of the Office for the Establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Court, has urged Presid…
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Liberia: They Were Found Guilty in Liberia’s Biggest Human Trafficking Trial But Noone Has Been Charged Over a Death in the Case. Now the Family Wants Justice
It was Liberia’s biggest human trafficking trial to date. At the end of 22 days of hearings in June and July, a jury took just 23 minutes to decide eleven …