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Liberia News

The Center for Justice and Accountability(CJA) will facilitate an outr...

March 18, 2013 no comments

The Center for Justice and Accountability(CJA), an American human rights advocacy group, will facilitate an outreach with the Liberian community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 31-April 1, 201...

An open letter to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: “When will justice ...

December 18, 2012 no comments

Madam President: Season’s Greetings!  The holiday season is a time of joy and celebration for Christians and non-Christians alike who find hope and comfort in the birth of our lord Jesus Christ, who ...

Human Rights Activists press for Justice in Liberia, USA

October 11, 2012 no comments

WASHINGTON,D.C. - October 2012 - Five human rights organizations have today announced the formation of a coalition to advocate for justice, create awareness, and campaign for the establishment of an ...

No policy for pregnant school girls as Liberia’s education law i...

July 6, 2012 no comments

Gbarnga, LIBERIA - Winston Daryoue - (IPS) - Patricia Kollie should be at school today but instead she is at home in Gbarnga, Liberia, pounding a pile of cassava leaves in a wooden mortar. Her entire...

Thoughts on the Charles Taylor Verdict

April 30, 2012 1 comment

I have been asked by many people about my views on the conviction, on 26 April, of Charles Taylor, Liberia’s former president, for aiding and abetting Sierra Leone’s Revolutionary United Front (RUF)....

Despite the controversies, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf’s re-election a...

November 14, 2011 no comments

MONROVIA (IPS) – Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s victory for a second term of office has been described as a boon for women despite the controversy surrounding an opposition boycott of the...

Liberians vote for a new president

October 14, 2011 no comments

MONROVIA  (IPS) – Liberians cast their ballots Tuesday in an election that has so far been described as orderly and peaceful, though concerns persist that a disputed result could anger voters and fue...

Are Muslims in Liberia being disenfranchised as campaign for October e...

October 7, 2011 1 comment

BONG COUNTY, Liberia (IPS) – It seems all of Liberia is paying close attention to the campaign for the Oct. 11 presidential and legislative elections. But Sekou Camara is one exception. That is becau...

Frank Timis makes an impact in Liberia as African Petroleum position i...

August 28, 2011 no comments

Business is definitely not as usual as African Petroleum makes inroads in redefining investment in Africa’s natural gas and petroleum resources. The brain behind the huge success of African petroleum...

Massive amount of arms of ammunition seized in Liberia near the border...

August 16, 2011 2 comments

A large amount of arms and ammunition has been seized in Liberia in the south of the country near the border with Ivory Coast, an official has said. ”The Bureau of Immigration with maximum supp...

Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Party has endorsed Liberia&#...

August 5, 2011 no comments

Liberian ex-president and warlord Charles Taylor is currently on trial at the Hague for war crimes. But that has not prevented his political party endorsing the main opposition challenging President ...

Charles Taylor dismisses war crimes trial as political conspiracy

March 9, 2011 1 comment

LEIDSCHENDAM, March 9, 2011 (AFP) – Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor’s lawyer Wednesday dismissed his war crimes trial as a political conspiracy and said Libya’s Moamer Kadhafi ...

Charles Taylor’s trial enters its final phase

March 9, 2011 no comments

EIDSCHENDAM, March 9, 2011 (AFP) – Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor’s trial for arming Sierra Leone rebels in exchange for blood diamonds enters its final phase Wednesday with closing...

Charles Taylor disrupts war crimes trial

February 9, 2011 no comments

LEIDSCHENDAM, February 9, 2011 (AFP) – Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor has disrupted the scheduled closing of his war crimes trial, boycotting a crucial hearing Wednesday as he did the tri...

31,000 Ivorians arrive in Liberia as refugees

January 28, 2011 no comments

GENEVA, January 28, 2011 (AFP) – The number of Ivory Coast refugees who have arrived in neighbouring Liberia has topped the 31,000 mark, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said Friday, adding that m...

Verdict on Charles Taylor trial expected in July

December 3, 2010 no comments

    Freetown, Dec 3 – The  Chief Prosecutor of the UN backed Special Court for Sierra Leone, Brenda Hollist, said at an interactive session with University students in the capital, Freetown...