Liberia

Human Rights in REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA

Sierra Leoneans unaware of Charles Taylor trial | Amnesty ...
14 July 2009

The former Liberian president faces 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity that he is alleged to have committed in Sierra Leone. Despite this, many ...

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Liberia: Lessons from Liberia: Reintegrating women in post ...
1 March 2009

Lessons from Liberia: Reintegrating Women in Post-Conflict Liberia. Thirty to forty percent (25,000-30,000) of all fighting forces ...

Document       AFR 34/002/2009

Liberia: After the truth, Liberians need justice
23 January 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI index: AFR 34/001/2009. Date: 23 January 2009. Liberia: After the truth, Liberians need justice. ...

Document       AFR 34/001/2009

Liberia: Will those investigated by the Truth and Reconciliation ...
5 December 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AFR 34/010/2008. 5 December 2008. Liberia: Will those investigated by the Truth and ...

Document       AFR 34/010/2008

Chuckie Taylor convicted of torture | Amnesty International
31 October 2008

The son of former Liberian president Charles Taylor, could face between 20 years to life imprisonment for the crimes hecommitted in Liberia, while serving as the ...

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Liberia: Towards the final phase of the Truth and Reconciliation ...
29 July 2008

This report discusses the lessons learned during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s first two years and analyzes the challenges that it will face during ...

Report       AFR 34/002/2008

Liberia: Amnesty International calls for repeal of death penalty ...
25 July 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AFR 34/009/2008. 25 July 2008. Liberia: Amnesty International calls for repeal of ...

Document       AFR 34/009/2008

Women of Liberia: Fighting for Peace | Amnesty International
23 July 2008

During the conflict in Liberia between 1989 and 1997 and again between 1999 and 2003, it is estimated that women made up over 30% of the fighting force. Although ...

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Liberia: President must veto death penalty bill | Amnesty ...
18 July 2008

Following the confirmation by the Liberian Senate of a bill re-proposing the death penalty for certain crimes, Amnesty International called on President Ellen Johnson ...

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Death Penalty News: April – May 2008
16 May 2008

1) Liberia: Death penalty for armed robbery debated in the Senate 2) Cuba: President will commute death sentences 3) Guatemala: Bill allowing resumption of execution ...

Document       ACT 53/003/2008