March 07, 2023
Liberia: Ex-Soldier Accuses Gibril Massaquoi of 'Ordering' Burning of Civilians Alive in a House in Lofa
A former Liberian soldier has told a Finnish Appeals Court in Monrovia that Gibril Massaquoi, a former commander of Sierra Leone's Revolutionary Front (RUF) "ordered" his soldiers… Read more »
March 03, 2023
Liberia: Witnesses Accuse Gibril Massaquoi of Wreaking Havoc in Lofa County At His Appeal Hearings in Monrovia
At Thursday's appeal hearings for Gibil Massaquoi, the commander of Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front, RUF of standing trial for alleged war crimes and crimes against… Read more »
February 10, 2023
Liberia: UNDP and Liberia Peace Building Officer Offer Training to Combat Violence
A two nationwide training on the use of the Early Warning and Early Response System (EWER) aimed to collect, manage, and report incidents related to electoral violence across… Read more »
January 27, 2023
Liberia: Massaquoi Defense Claims Liberians' Roles in War Crimes Covered up in a Deal With Liberian Government As Appeal Court Moves to Liberia
Witness tampering has been the focus of the first hearings in the appeal of the acquittal of Gibril Massaquoi, the former commander with the Revolutionary United Front, accused by… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Liberia: Members of the Diplomatic Corps and International Organizations Rollup Sleeves to Maintain Peace During and After the October 2023 Election
As the country gears toward the 2023 General and Presidential elections, Heads of Foreign Missions including international organizations in Liberia are concerned about the… Read more »
January 18, 2023
Liberia: Kosiah Denies War Crimes - Repeats Unproven Claims of Witness Bribery
The second last day of witness testimony in the appeal hearing of Alieu Kosiah, the Liberian former rebel commander who was convicted of war crimes in Switzerland's first war… Read more »
January 14, 2023
Liberia: Former Child Soldier Asks UN to Hear Asylum Claim During Kosiah War Crimes Trial
In a dramatic replay of his controversial appearance in convicted Liberia war criminal Alieu Kosiah's 2021 trial, a former child soldier called on to testify on behalf of Kosiah,… Read more »
January 12, 2023
Liberia: Rape Survivor Gives Emotional Testimony at Start of Kosiah's War Crimes Trial
The trial of the Liberian warlord Alieu Kosiah opened today in Bellinzona. It started with a surprise report financed by Kosiah's friends and family. Redacted by a Liberian lawyer,… Read more »
December 23, 2022
Liberia: Pres. Weah Urges New AFL First Batch of 176 to Be 'Soldiers of the People'
President George Weah has told graduates of the Class 09th Recruits, the first batch of new soldiers to emerge from the recruitment drive that the Armed Forces of Liberia is, and… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Commission Expresses Shock, Says It Stands By the Democratically Elected Government
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Commission) has expressed dismay and shock at the news of an attempted coup in the Gambia. Read more »
December 22, 2022
Liberia: The 'Absence of War in Liberia' Does Not Mean 'Peace'
Oftentimes the word "Peace" is used interchangeably with the term "Absence of War". But these are two distinct concepts that must not be confused. Read more »
December 20, 2022
Liberia: Southeastern Governors, Elders Present Gift to Pres. Weah - Urge Liberians to Maintain Peace
Several Governors from the South Eastern parts of Liberia have recognized the efforts being applied by President George Manneh Weah to sustain peace and stability in the country. Read more »
December 19, 2022
Liberia: Internal Affairs Minister Encourages Peaceful Elections As the Government and Its Partners Launch a Peacebuilding Project
Internal Affairs Minister Varney Sirleafis urgingLiberians to remain peaceful and calm during the upcoming 2023 elections. Minister Sirleaf said Liberia is proud to have conducted… Read more »
December 16, 2022
Liberia: Singling Out Bility
Schaack also commends the work of the Liberian human rights organization, the Global Justice and Research Project (GJRP), which has worked with its Swiss partner, Civitas Maxima… Read more »
Liberia: Human Rights Activist Urges U.S. to Push for the Establishment of a War Crimes Court
When Adama Demptser, the Secretary-General of the Civil Society Human Rights Platform of Liberia received the invitation to speak at the African Human Right Leaders Summit in… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Liberia: Ex-TRC Commissioner Says Merchant of Death' Business Partners Threatens Peace
A former Commissioner of the erstwhile Truth and Reconciliation of Liberia (TRC) Madam Massa Washington, says the West African region, especially Liberia and Sierra Leone, remains… Read more »
Africa: Renowned Rights Advocate to Intensify Calls for War Crimes Court At U.S. Africa Leaders' Summit
The Secretary-General of the Civil Society Human Rights Platform of Liberia, Adama Dempster, will on Monday join a host of top human rights defenders at the African Human Right… Read more »
December 12, 2022
Liberia: Let us Prevent Violence in Liberia
Given the record of violence in Liberia, which, at times, takes on the forms of coup d'etat and civil war, where hundreds of thousands of people get injured and die, the people of… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Liberia: 'No One Should Threaten the Peace,' Clergyman Cautions
A leading Liberian clergyman, Rev. Dr. Kortu K Brown, says it is unacceptable for elements or supporters of Ruling and/or Non-ruling parties to threaten the peace and tranquility… Read more »
November 30, 2022
Liberia: United Nations Thanks Liberia for Its Contribution to Peacekeeping
Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix thanked Liberia for its strong support to United Nations Peacekeeping and for the service and sacrifice of its… Read more »
November 24, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's Air Force Helping the Armed Forces of Liberia Reactivate Its Air Wings
For the purpose of reactivating the Air Wing of the Armed Forces of Liberia, visitors from the Federal Republic of Nigeria's army Air Force are in the country as guests of the… Read more »
November 09, 2022
Liberia: Convicted War Criminal Appeals Paris Guilty Verdict
Lawyers for Kunti Kamara, a Liberian war criminal who was convicted by a French court last week for his role in the country's first civil war, have appealed his landmark judgment.… Read more »
November 07, 2022
Liberia: Delayed Population Census, Controversial Biometric Voter Roll Bid Process Could Cause Conflict - ECC and Leon Observe
The Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) and the Liberia Elections Observation Network (LEON) say the delay in the conduct of the national population census and the manner in… Read more »
Liberia: Hopeful Sign for Justice for Civil War-Era Crimes
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch & International Federation of Human Rights Hail Kunti Kamara's Conviction for Atrocities in Liberia Read more »
November 04, 2022
Liberia: Foya Victims Celebrate Kamara Conviction
Evelyn Pillo points to the spot where her father's house once sat. It was here that her family endured the horrors that, she says, haunt them to this day. In 1993 when troops with… Read more »