THE GOVERNMENT has begun to allow foreign investigators into Liberia to investigate war crimes for overseas prosecutions. MEANWHILE, former warlords are working to block a war crimes court, and last October, the speaker of Liberia’s legislature declined to introduce a resolution on the court, despite strong backing among lawmakers. Human rights activists who have championed accountability have faced increasing threats, as have witnesses to civil wars-era crimes. PRESIDENT WEAH will be on the international stage when he speaks at the General Assembly, even as the debate happens virtually this year. He should send a clear message that he stands with victims and that the brutal crimes committed during Liberia’s civil wars will no longer go unpunished.

Source: Front Page Africa September 17, 2020 19:41 UTC