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Liberia War Crimes
Liberia: 76 Groups Seek Justice for War Crimes
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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Celebrations in Liberia and the US over Woewiyu’s Guilty Verdict
Monrovia - Richard Duo has been waiting eagerly over the last three weeks for the outcome of the Thomas Woewiyu trial.…
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Liberia: Former NPFL Leader Convicted on 11 Counts of Immigration Fraud in the U.S.
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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Thomas Woewiyu Found Guilty on 11 Counts in Philadelphia
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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Defense Claims TRC Report Exonerates Woewiyu, – Jury Out for Deliberation
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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Liberia: ‘They Wanted Me To Testify against Taylor’ – Deported Bodyguard of Former…
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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Liberia: ‘Octopus’ Survivors Welcome Woewiyu Trial
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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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 question lingering in the court observers’ minds was finally answered: The defendant, Thomas Woewiyu…
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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 Defense Minister Gray Dio Allison, is making the rounds on the social media circuits and…
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‘Woewiyu Was Denied US Citizenship Because of His War Activities’ – Witness Tells…
PHILADELPHIA – Tom Woewiyu was denied US citizenship because of his involvement in the Liberian wars according to the senior US immigration official who made the decision. The officer testified to the federal court in the last day of the…
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