Liberia War Crimes
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 Victims Relief Fund to provide medical, economic and...
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Liberia: 23 Years Into Peace, Victims Celebrate Progress but Say Justice Remains Unfinished
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Liberia marks 23 years of peace with a week of remembrance and reflection, as survivors say justice, reconciliation and support for victims remain pressing...
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Liberia: Proposed War Crimes Court Has Some Surprising Allies: Warlords
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Some accused Liberian warlords are among the biggest proponents of Liberia’s War and Economic Crimes Court, saying they want their day in court and...
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Liberia: Senate Advances War and Economic Crimes Court Push, Unveils Roadmap to Harmonize Competing Bills
Monrovia – The Liberian Senate has taken a significant step toward the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court, with its Judiciary Committee submitting...
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Liberia’s War Crimes Push Revives as Boakai Receives Draft Laws After Period of Doubt
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President Joseph Boakai received draft bills for Liberia’s proposed war crimes and anti-corruption courts just days after renewing the mandate of the office overseeing...
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Liberia: Peace Prize in Hand, Boakai Gives Legislature 90 Days to Make War Crimes Court Law
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President Boakai, returning from a US trip where he received a peace prize for his commitment to post-war justice, has made a bold public...
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Gambia Begins Paying Reparations to Victims of Jammeh-Era Crimes
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The Gambia begins paying reparations to more than 1,000 victims of Jammeh-era abuses, following a 237 million dalasi ($3.7 million) recommendation.
The country is also...
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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...