Liberia War Crimes

Senator Prince Y. Johnson has vowed to mobilize young people who will defend him should the court comes and wants to arrest him GANTA, Nimba County – If Nimba’s most famous son, Senator Prince Yormie Johnson, is to be believed, this is…
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Sandy Roberts, brother of Tecumsay Roberts MONROVIA – The lyrics of ‘Coming Home’ and ‘Ma Susu’ - albums by the late Tecumsay Roberts - live on in the minds of many Liberians. An icon of the music scene when he was killed in 1990 at age…
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Ganta, Nimba County - The heat of late morning sun here is overwhelming today.  Dorbor Kullie- moves his chair by the side of a building to benefit from its shade.  He uses his shirt to wipe his face but he continues to perspire…
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MONROVIA – An American court has ruled that Moses Thomas, the senior officer who allegedly ordered the Lutheran Church Massacre, will face trial in Philadelphia. A civil suit brought by the Center for Justice and Accountability on…
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Photo credit Nicolas Braguinsky / Civitas Maxima NETHERLANDS – From the 5th to the 12th of December, the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) - the oversight and legislative body of the International Criminal Court (ICC) - held its yearly…
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Pennsylvania, USA – A prominent Liberian journalist has described campaigners against the establishment of a war crimes court for Liberia as “rebels” trying to avoid justice. Report by Fatoumata Fofana, Contributor “Anyone…
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The poster of “Maher: Black Rain in Bomi” that is based on the 2002 Maher Massacre/Derick Snyder via New Narratives Monrovia - A 2016 Liberian movie based on the Maher Massacre in Bomi County recently screened at a London film…
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MONROVIA – The Mayor of Liberia’s capital, Jefferson T. Koijee, has questioned the silence of Justice Minister, Cllr. Frank Musa Dean, over the recent call for the establishment of war crimes court by former U.N. envoy Stephen Rapp. …
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Monrovia – It has been 28 years since the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Massacre. Survivors, most of whom only escaped death through the sacrifice of loved ones, have yet to see justice. Report by Mae Azango, New Narratives Justice…
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Monrovia – President George Manneh Weah will not give a definite stance on the establishment of war crimes court in Liberia but says Liberians would have to decide between development, reconciliation and war crimes court. “I think…
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