Until now, key players had blocked the establishment of a court that could hold them accountable for atrocities like murder, rape and torture.

Liberian President Joseph Boakai has signed an executive order to establish the country's first war crimes court, more than ...

This is the first major step towards creating a war crimes court in Liberia. A Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was ...

Liberian President Joseph Boakai on Thursday signed an executive order to establish a war crimes court meant to bring overdue ...

Liberia has taken a step forward to end impunity for civil war atrocities after the Senate endorsed a joint resolution seeking the establishment of a UN-backed Special War Crimes Court. Liberia’s ...

Liberia's new law creates a war crimes court to address atrocities from its civil wars, marking a significant step towards ...

Beth Van Schaack, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice (GCJ), has emphasized the importance of focusing on ... blame for past atrocities but about providing justice and relief to ...

Liberia cannot have an effective and successful ... he was using that according to our evidence to continue the war of atrocities in Sierra Leone and we believe there is evidence that that money ...

Massaquoi faces several charges including dozens of murders, eight rapes as well as aggravated war crimes ... relocate to Liberia and neighboring Sierra Leone to hear testimony from dozens of ...

Thousands of activists in Bangladesh backed by the ruling party's student wing have demonstrated in the nation's capital and ...

Image caption, Liberia's civil war forced thousands of people to flee ... The 1989-2003 conflicts saw atrocities including mass killings, rape and the forced recruitment of child soldiers.