The concerted demand came at a recent international conference sponsored by the European based Global Initiative for Justice (GIJ). Other participants included major stakeholders from the United Nations (UN), and leaders of various international organizations who emphasized the need for justice on the issue of war and economic crimes in Liberia. Under the theme “In pursuit of Justice”, the virtual conference convened by the GIJ in collaboration with the International Justice Group (IJG) was moderated by Morgan State University Professor Welma Redd. The conference comes eleven years since the official submission of the TRC Report and Recommendations of 2009. In the aftermath of the Liberian civil war, scores of Liberian war crimes suspects have been arrested and tried in the United States and Europe but none of such justice measures have taken place in Liberia.

Source: Front Page Africa September 11, 2020 04:52 UTC