Liberia War Crimes

Philadelphia, Pa – The civil case brought by four anonymous survivors of the 1990 Lutheran Church massacre against Moses Thomas, the alleged commanding officer of the killings, is facing a series of challenges by Thomas and his lawyers.
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United Nation - Liberia missed a glowing opportunity this week to explain what steps are being taken to address its painful past of a brutal civil war which killed scores of Liberians and sent thousands into exile.
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United Nations – Mr. Lewis Brown, Liberia’s Permanent Representative at the UN has said Liberia welcomes and supports the Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) Agenda not only as a tool to ensure that children are protected and perpetrators…
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Geneva – The Liberian government should undertake fair and credible prosecutions of international crimes committed during its two civil wars, 76 Liberian, African, and international nongovernmental organizations said in a submission to…
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Monrovia - Richard Duo has been waiting eagerly over the last three weeks for the outcome of the Thomas Woewiyu trial.…
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PHILADELPHIA – A jury has found Jucontee Thomas Woewiyu, former number two in the National Patriotic Front of Liberia, guilty on 11 counts of criminal immigration fraud.
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PHILADELPHIA – For the first time ever, a former minister and spokesman of a Liberian rebel faction was found guilty for committing immigration fraud based on the denial of his senior role in the NPFL and his commission of war crimes.
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PHILADELPHIA- The defense team for Tom Woewiyu delivered a powerful closing statement at the end of his 3-week trial on 16 counts of criminal immigration fraud. Defense attorney Catherine Henry challenged the jury saying Liberia’s own “3…
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Monrovia – Charles Cooper, a Liberian national recently deported by the United States government for his alleged involvement in human rights abuses during the Liberian civil war, has claimed innocence. He noted his deportation was due…
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Big Joe Town, Grand Bassa County – It was one of one of the deadliest offenses of the Liberian civil war. In 1992, Operation Octopus, so named because it reached across…
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