Liberia War Crimes

MONROVIA – With two years to go until the 2023 presidential elections, former Vice President Joseph Boakai is already facing intense pressure to clean up his image in order to have a shot at winning the standard-bearer mantle of the…
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MONROVIA – Nimba County Representative Larry P. Younquoi has descended on his kinsman, Senator Prince Y. Johnson, for his recent blanket and “sugar-coated” statement provided in relation to his resignation as Chairman of the Senate…
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Monrovia – As debate over the establishment of the War and economic crimes court heightens, the International Justice Group (IJG) and its partners, the Movement for Justice in Liberia (MOJUL) and the Global Initiative for Justice (GIJ)…
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Survivor Abu M. Ballo, 70 sits on a mass grave and reflects the July 12, 1990 Massacre in Barkedu BARKEDU, Lofa County – The convictions of Alieu Kosiah and Mohammed Jabateh for war crimes committed in Liberia sparked celebrations…
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Alieu Kosiah in court with defense lawyer Dimitri Gianoli Leslie Lumeh/New Narratives MONROVIA – Alieu Kosiah, sentenced last week to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed when he was a commander of the rebel group Ulimo during…
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Speaking at the presentation ceremony at the Capitol Building, Cllr. Gongloe told the lawmakers that it was time to muster the courage and put an end to the sad chapter in the history of Liberia. Capitol Hill, Monrovia – The call for…
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Capitol Hill, Monrovia – A high-ranking member of the Liberian Legislature, Deputy House Speaker, Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa has called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to lead the process in prosecuting those who committed war…
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MONROVIA – The Liberian Senate has advised President George Weah to set up a Transitional Justice Commission that would analyze and investigate the findings of the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) amid…
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MONROVIA – Witnesses at a US congressional hearing on the establishment of war and economic crimes court have recommended several measures to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission that would send a strong signal to the government of…
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MONROVIA – While several proposals calling for the establishment of war and economic crimes court have been dangling at the Capitol in Monrovia for years, Congress in Washington seem to be taking on the case of the hundreds of…
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