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Liberia War Crimes

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

Summary: 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,...

Liberia: Senate Advances War and Economic Crimes Court Push, Unveils Roadmap to Harmonize Competing Bills

Monrovia â€“ 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

Summary: President Joseph Boakai received draft bills for Liberia’s proposed war crimes and anti-corruption courts just days after renewing the...

Liberia: Peace Prize in Hand, Boakai Gives Legislature 90 Days to Make War Crimes Court Law

Summary: President Boakai, returning from a US trip where he received a peace prize for his commitment to post-war justice,...

Liberia: Belgian Court Orders War Crimes Trial for Martina Johnson, a Key Ally of Warlord-Turned President Charles Taylor, After Decade-Long Investigation

Summary: A Belgian appeals court ordered Martina Johnson, a senior commander in Charles Taylor’s rebel movement, to stand trial for...

Liberia: Leading War Crimes Investigator’s Office Attacked As Threats Against Witnesses, Investigators Escalate

Summary: Armed men broke into the offices of the Global Justice and Research Project, a war-crimes investigation group, in an incident...

As Liberia Debates War Crimes Court, Experts Urge Forced Marriage Be Treated as a Crime

Summary: International justice experts are urging Liberia to explicitly criminalize forced marriage – widespread during the wars - in the...

Liberia’s Chiefs Rally Behind War and Economic Crimes, Anti-Corruption Courts

Gbarnga, Bong County â€“ The National Council of Chiefs of Liberia has reaffirmed its strong support for the establishment of...