March 21, 2008
Liberia: Special Court for Sexual Violence Underway
The Liberian government has created a special court to deal with not only rising rape cases, but also other forms of violence against women, Liberia's Information Minister Laurence… Read more »
December 21, 2006
Liberia: UN Maintains Diamond Sanction, Demanding Better Government Controls
The United Nations Security Council has renewed its ban on Liberian diamond exports calling for better documentation of where exactly each diamond comes from, how much it is worth… Read more »
August 23, 2006
Liberia: UN Vows to Repossess Another Troubled Rubber Plantation
The United Nations on Wednesday vowed to help the government repossess a second rubber plantation occupied by former fighters to assist Liberia in establishing security and shoring… Read more »
August 16, 2006
Liberia: Gov't Reclaims Rubber Plantation From Former Fighters
The Liberian government, backed by United Nations peacekeepers, says it has repossessed Guthrie Rubber Plantation from a band of some 500 ex-rebels who have been illegally tapping… Read more »
February 21, 2006
Liberia: War-Battered Nation Launches Truth Commission
The Liberian government has officially launched a truth and reconciliation commission to probe human rights abuses over the past quarter-century in the war-wounded country. Read more »
November 05, 2003
Liberia: UN Mission Head Klein Urges New Government to Abolish Army
Jacques Klein, the head of the United Nations mission in Liberia, urged the country's transitional government on Wednesday to abolish the national army, saying soldiers only "play… Read more »