Monrovia - Twenty international, African and Liberia-based human rights organizations have sent an open letter to Liberian President George Weah, calling on his administration to investigate and prosecute war atrocities. The Center for Justice and Accountability is an international human rights organization dedicated to deterring torture, war crimes, crimes against humanity and other severe human rights abuses around the world through litigation, policy advocacy and outreach in pursuit of truth, justice and redress for victims. The human rights groups reference the two phases of Liberia civil war, which caused the killings of an estimated 250,000 people and request that the atrocities are investigated and prosecuted. There must be justice for war crimes, otherwise there will be no lasting peace in Liberia." President Weah, during his inaugural address, assured that his administration would protect human rights and justice for all Liberians.

Source: Front Page Africa January 23, 2018 02:26 UTC