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Liberia’s Army Formally Apologizes for War-Era Crimes as Lutheran Church Massacre Survivors Demand Legislators Pass Bill to Establish War Crimes Court

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Summary: Survivors of the 1990 massacre by Armed Forces of Liberia soldiers at Monrovia’s St. Peter's Lutheran Church used the...

Victims, Advocates Urge Chief Justice to Rescind Promotion of Lawyer Accused of Paying Bribes to Protect Traffickers Convicted in Country’s Largest Human Trafficking Case

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Summary:           Victims and anti-trafficking advocates are urging Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay Sr. to rescind this month’s appointment of Bestman...

Victims, Advocates Urge Chief Justice to Rescind Promotion of Lawyer Accused of Paying Bribes to Protect Traffickers Convicted in Country’s Largest Human Trafficking Case

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Summary:           Victims and anti-trafficking advocates are urging Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay Sr. to rescind this month’s appointment of Bestman...

Liberia: Court Hands Down Longest-Ever 50-Year Prison Terms in Liberia’s Largest Human Trafficking Case, Awards US$120,000 in Restitution to Victims

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Summary: A Liberian court awarded US$120,000 in restitution to victims and imposed the country's longest-ever human trafficking sentences, sentencing eight...

Liberia’s Largest Trafficking Trial Ends in Convictions for All Defendants

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Outcome seen as measure of justice system under international scrutiny for bribery allegations. Summary: A 12-member jury unanimously convicted the...

Breaking News: Liberia’s Largest Trafficking Trial Ends in Convictions for All Defendants

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Outcome seen as measure of justice system under international scrutiny for bribery allegations.
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Liberia: State Closes Case After Subpoenaed Witnesses Say Company Linked to Accused Traffickers Is Not Tax Compliant; Final Arguments and Ruling Set for Monday

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Summary:  Prosecutors rested after calling three subpoenaed government witnesses to challenge key claims made by the defense. Witnesses testified that Infinity...

Liberia: Ex-President Sirleaf Backs Specialized Anti-Corruption Court, Urges Boakai to Address “the Several Scandals That Plague the Society” 

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Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf endorsed the proposed Specialized National Anti-Corruption Court, urging President Joseph Boakai to address "the...

Liberia: Senior Police Investigator Denies Taking Defendants’ Property as Largest Trafficking Trial Reaches Closing Stages   

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Summary: · The judge rejected a defense request to disregard a jury inspection report on the alleged crime scene. · Prosecutors opened...

Liberia: Jurors, Defendants and Alleged Victims Visit Site at Center of Largest Human Trafficking Trial as Case Enters Crucial Phase

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Summary: ·  Jurors, defendants and alleged victims in Liberia’s biggest human trafficking trial visited the compound where all 57 victims said...

Liberia: Senate Begins Consultations on Competing War Crimes Court Bills; Advocates Hope Outstanding Issues Can Be Resolved Before Public Hearings

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Summary: Liberia's Senate Judiciary Committee has begun consultations on six competing bills to establish a war and economic crimes court...

‘I DID NOT TRAFFIC’: Defendant Says as Third Witness Corroborates Testimony That Vice President’s Security Inspected Alleged Trafficking Compound

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Summary: • A third defendant in Liberia's largest human trafficking trial corroborated testimony from two co-defendants that members of Vice...
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