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Liberia War Crimes

Woewiyu Children Take the Stand: “My Father is an Honest Man”

PHILADELPHIA - It was a sunny day in Philadelphia, but a cloud of uncertainty consumed the courtroom as the defense began their case. The...

Liberia: Prince Johnson ‘Sentenced My Mother to Death’ – Watta Allison’s Son Breaks Silence

Monrovia – A video footage from Liberia’s brutal civil war depicting the interrogation and torture of Mrs. Angeline Watta Allision, the wife of late...

‘Woewiyu Was Denied US Citizenship Because of His War Activities’ – Witness Tells Court

PHILADELPHIA –  Tom Woewiyu was denied US citizenship because of his involvement in the Liberian wars according to the senior US immigration official who...

Secret Recordings of $US2.3m Arms Deal Dominate Woewiyu Trial Day 10

PHILADELPHIA, Pa - It was a deal that would give Charles Taylor’s NPFL rebel group what they craved most: the power to bring down...

UN Human Rights Commission Hints at Support For War, Economic Crimes Court in Liberia

Monrovia – The Country Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights says the UN agency will give its position on the...

“Level Monrovia. We Will Rebuild It.” – 2005 Letter to Candidate Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Admitted in Woewiyu Trial

PHILADELPHIA, Pa – It was a highly inflammatory letter that threatened then-candidate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s presidential campaign and prompted her to sue the writer,...

Taylor’s Former Bodyguard Deported from the U.S. for Human Rights Violations

NEW YORK — A bodyguard of former President Charles Taylor and former member of the then Secret Security Service (SSS) has been deported from...

“Take Them Away” Witness Tells Jury Woewiyu Gave Order to Kill Brother

PHILADELPHIA, Pa – It was 28 years since she last saw him. At the time the witness was crying and begging Tom Woewiyu, known...