For the first time since the end of Liberia’s bloody civil wars, representatives of government, UN, civil society, and diplomatic missions discuss steps forward in accountability for wartime atrocities (Monrovia, Liberia) November 10, 2018 – Speaking t
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Conference on Justice in Monrovia: Officials, Activists to Meet Amid Push for War Crimes Court
- November 6, 2018
Liberia: Conference on Justice Officials, Activists to Meet Amid Push for War Crimes Court (Monrovia, November 6, 2018) – Liberian government officials, international representatives, and local and international activists will participate in a one-day
Capturing the life and legacy of Marie Colvin
- October 18, 2018
CNN: Christiane Amanpour talks to Rosamund Pike, who portrays journalist Marie Colvin in “A Private War,” and Lindsey Hilsum, who wrote a biography of Colvin’s life. >> Watch full video
US House Foreign Affairs Committee passes resolution supporting the implementation of recommendations from Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- October 4, 2018
US House Foreign Affairs Committee passes resolution supporting the implementation of recommendations from Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Washington DC, October 4, 2018 – The US House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed a resolu
Joint Letter to President Weah
- September 20, 2018
> Download Printable Version September 20, 2018 His Excellency George Weah President of the Republic of Liberia Re: Endorsing Accountability for Past Crimes at the UN General Assembly Dear President Weah: In
United Nations Human Rights Committee calls on Liberia to Prosecute Perpetrators of Civil War Atrocities
- August 8, 2018
United Nations Human Rights Committee calls on Liberia to Prosecute Perpetrators of Civil War Atrocities 8 August 2018 The United Nations Human Rights Committee (the Committee), a body of independent experts that monitors the implementation of the Inte
76 Groups Seek Justice for War Crimes
- July 5, 2018
76 Groups Seek Justice for War Crimes 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 s
Liberian War Crimes Crusader Wins Judith Lee Stronach Human Rights Award 3.8.18
- March 7, 2018
Liberian War Crimes Crusader Wins 2018 Judith Lee Stronach Human Rights Award
LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST SUSPECTED PHILADELPHIA-BASED COMMANDER OF LIBERIAN MASSACRE
- February 12, 2018
LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST SUSPECTED PHILADELPHIA-BASED COMMANDER OF LIBERIAN MASSACRE 28 years after 600 people were killed while under Red Cross protection, survivors of the infamous “Lutheran Church Massacre” seek justice in a Philadelphia court PHILADEL
20 Human Rights Groups Urge President Weah to Prosecute War Crimes
- January 19, 2018
** For Immediate Release ** 20 Human Rights Groups Urge President Weah to Prosecute War Crimes San Francisco, January 21, 2018 – Today twenty international, African and Liberia-based human rights organizations sent an open letter to incoming Liberian