The NEWS (Monrovia)
28 February 2008
A conglomeration of women groups under the banner of the Grand Kru County Women has stressed the need for the establishment of a war crime court to prosecute perpetrators of the Liberian armed conflict on ground that fighters forced them into prostitution and sexual slavery.
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These Iron Pussies should know that a woman is made by God to bring and sustain life (through love, food and shelter ) not to make public decisions in harming other people. They must know that they have to pray hard and forgive in silence and privacy all the people for all the wrongs . The Courts are Punishment Forums related to the Continuation of the Civil War and thus another form of conflict.
Iron pussies of a truth. That they can be called by a person who has not had to suffer the mental pain, shame and difficult physical conditions that sexual violence in war situations bring upon women. They can be iron pussies but at least they are human enough to ask for justice where a crime has been committed.
These women have to suffer the challenges of the sexual abuse that was meted out against them. TRC very good but without justice it is meaningless.
As for these I ron pussies, I pray the good lord of retributive justice will see to it that those perpertrators are brought to book.
The issue of the establishment of a War Crime Court have passed since the arragement that brought about the general elections that give rise to the Johnson-Sirleaf led government. While Ms.Wreh made mention of crucial factors that were major reasons for the war such as good governance, education(illitracy rate is high), looting,etc. The establishment of the TRC was decided by the Liberians stakeholders in Accra which were some of the issues that created the stillmate and eventually selected the Bryant led administration. There were two options that is the TRC and the establishment of a War Crime Court and we made the choice of selecting the TRC so it is the TRC we have.The people of Sierra Leone selected the War Crime that is why Taylor is being tried today.If not he would have been out there like all of the pertrators who are now gaining interest and it is because of the TRC nature that they are.