Liberia War Crimes

Liberia: Witness Protection Agency Seeks to Build Trust as Push for War Crimes Court Gathers Momentum, but Funding and Capacity Remain Key Challenges

Summary: ·  Liberia’s Witness Protection Agency is stepping up operations as the country pushes to establish war and economic crimes and anti-corruption courts.…

Liberia: Nimbaians Overwhelmingly Back War and Economic Crimes Court in a New Survey

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As Liberia Pushes for War Crimes Court, Witness Protection Agency Seeks Safe Houses, Stronger Safeguards for Victims and Witnesses in US$20 Million Plan

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Liberia: Women Have Not Had Central Role in  War Crimes Court Preparations; A New Project Wants to Change That 

Liberia: Leading War Crimes Group Relocates Senior Investigator After Death Threats Ahead of U.S. Trial

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Liberia: Expert Warns of Security Risks if Legislature Fails to Approve War Crimes Court Before U.N. Security Council Presidency

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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…

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…

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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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…