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Liberia: Belgian Court Orders War Crimes Trial for Martina Johnson, a Key Ally of Warlord-Turned President Charles Taylor, After Decade-Long Investigation
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A Belgian appeals court ordered Martina Johnson, a senior commander in Charles Taylor’s rebel movement, to stand trial for alleged atrocities committed during Liberia’s...
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Liberia: Leading War Crimes Investigator’s Office Attacked As Threats Against Witnesses, Investigators Escalate
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Armed men broke into the offices of the Global Justice and Research Project, a war-crimes investigation group, in an incident the organization said police are...
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As Liberia Debates War Crimes Court, Experts Urge Forced Marriage Be Treated as a Crime
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International justice experts are urging Liberia to explicitly criminalize forced marriage – widespread during the wars - in the statute of its proposed war...
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Liberia’s Chiefs Rally Behind War and Economic Crimes, Anti-Corruption Courts
Gbarnga, Bong County – The National Council of Chiefs of Liberia has reaffirmed its strong support for the establishment of the War and Economic Crimes...
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Liberia: Calls for Unity Rise as War Crimes Court Rift Deepens at Justice Conference
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The ongoing dispute between Liberia’s War Crimes Court Office and a civil society coalition dominated a transitional justice conference in Monrovia.
Officials and advocates called for collaboration, even as...
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Liberia: Boakai Renews Commitment To A Functional War and Economic Crimes Court’s Establishment
MONROVIA -- As he mounted the podium to deliver his third State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. reiterated his...
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Liberia: U.N. Begins Training Lawyers Ahead of War Crimes Court’s Establishment
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The U.N. has begun training Liberian lawyers in international law in preparation for the War and Economic Crimes Court.
The training aims to boost the capacity of...
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Liberia: Victim Fears Safety After U.S. Deportation of Accused Warlord, Calls for War Crimes Court
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A Liberian civil war survivor says the deportation of former LURD commander Mayama Sesay, also known as “Black Diamond,” has left him fearing for...