War Crimes
Liberia: Expert Warns of Security Risks if Legislature Fails to Approve War Crimes Court Before U.N. Security Council Presidency
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Transitional justice expert Aaron Weah warns that failure to approve legislation establishing Liberia’s long-delayed War and Economic Crimes Court could create new security risks, particularly among a young generation...
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Liberia: Dhaliwal Presses Boakai to Recall Legislature for War Crimes, Anti-Corruption Bills
MONROVIA — With Liberia’s long-promised transitional justice agenda still awaiting decisive legislative action, advocate Mme. Marpu Dhaliwal is calling on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. to...
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Liberia: Civil Society Coalition Presses Boakai on War Crimes, Anti-Corruption Courts Ahead of UN Security Council Presidency
Monrovia — A coalition of Liberian civil society organizations has accused the Joseph Nyuma Boakai administration of dragging its feet on the establishment of Liberia’s...
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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
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War Crimes Court Cffice chief Jallah Barbu has urged President Joseph Boakai to recall lawmakers from their annual constituency break for a special session to act...
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Gongloe Calls for National Relief Fund for Victims of Liberia’s Brutal Civil Wars
Monrovia — Renowned human rights lawyer and former presidential candidate Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe has called for the establishment of a National War Victims Relief...
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Liberia: 23 Years Into Peace, Victims Celebrate Progress but Say Justice Remains Unfinished
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Liberia marks 23 years of peace with a week of remembrance and reflection, as survivors say justice, reconciliation and support for victims remain pressing...
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Liberia: Proposed War Crimes Court Has Some Surprising Allies: Warlords
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Some accused Liberian warlords are among the biggest proponents of Liberia’s War and Economic Crimes Court, saying they want their day in court and...
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Liberia: Senate Begins Consultations on Competing War Crimes Court Bills; Advocates Hope Outstanding Issues Can Be Resolved Before Public Hearings
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Liberia's Senate Judiciary Committee has begun consultations on six competing bills to establish a war and economic crimes court and a national anti-corruption court,...
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Liberia: Senate Advances War and Economic Crimes Court Push, Unveils Roadmap to Harmonize Competing Bills
Monrovia – The Liberian Senate has taken a significant step toward the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court, with its Judiciary Committee submitting...
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Liberia’s War Crimes Push Revives as Boakai Receives Draft Laws After Period of Doubt
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President Joseph Boakai received draft bills for Liberia’s proposed war crimes and anti-corruption courts just days after renewing the mandate of the office overseeing...
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Liberia: Peace Prize in Hand, Boakai Gives Legislature 90 Days to Make War Crimes Court Law
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President Boakai, returning from a US trip where he received a peace prize for his commitment to post-war justice, has made a bold public...