George Boley, former leader of the Liberian Peace Council (LPC), was removed from the US on Saturday for his role in human rights abuses in the 1990s during the Liberian Civil War . An immigration judge ordered...
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The Liberian government must work to improve its generally poor prison conditions, according to an Amnesty International (AI) assessment released Wednesday. "Good Intentions Are Not Enough: The Struggle to Reform Liberia's Prisons" describes...
Liberia constitutional amendments rejected in national referendum
Liberia's National Election Commission (NEC) on Wednesday announced that all four proposed amendments to the Republic's constitution were voted down in last week's national referendum. One defeated proposal was to move back the national election...
The National Election Commission (NEC) of Liberia distributed defective paper ballots for Liberia's constitutional referendum Tuesday. Liberians were slated to vote today on four constitutional amendments, including a provision to change the election...
Liberia considering war crimes trials for civil war violations
Liberian Justice Minister Christiana Tah has said that a report issued by the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) will be reviewed by Liberian officials in order to determine if prosecutions for possible war crimes should...
Liberia considering war crimes trials for civil war violations
Liberian Justice Minister Christiana Tah has said that a report issued by the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) will be reviewed by Liberian officials in order to determine if prosecutions for possible war crimes should...
Liberia reconciliation efforts must focus on developing legal institutions: UN report
Reconciliation in Liberia hinges on the development of its national security and its legal institutions, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon emphasized in a new progress report released Monday. The UN report recognizes...
Taylor trial at Sierra Leone war crimes court could take 4 years: prosecution
The prosecution warned the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) Monday that the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor at The Hague could take four years to complete...
Liberia truth commission recommends 30-year ban on president holding office
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf should be subject to public sanctions, including a 30-year ban on holding public office, for her role in supporting the country's 1997-2003 civil wars, according to a final report released...
Liberia truth commission urges war crimes prosecutions in special court
Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) urged Thursday that several one-time military and political leaders be prosecuted in a special Liberian court for war crimes. Those named include ex-president Charles Taylor , now...