Liberian President Joseph Boakai has signed an executive order to establish Liberia's first war crimes court. This initiative aims to address the atrocities committed during the country's two civil wars between 1989 and 2003, which resulted in the deaths of approximately 250,000 people. The court will focus on delivering justice for the victims of massacres, rape, torture, sexual violence, and the use of child soldiers.
Liberian President Joseph Boakai has signed an executive order to establish the country's first war crimes court, more than 20 years after the end of two civil wars which killed 250,000 people. https://t.co/bPBfwUTtCr
The long memory of justice: It took far too long, but Liberia is finally creating "a long-awaited war crimes court to deliver justice to the victims of Liberia’s two civil wars, characterized by widespread mass killings, torture and sexual violence." https://t.co/XnIn473zS5
Liberia's President Joseph Boakai to set up first war crimes court https://t.co/IFLHwhMlNK
President Joseph Boakai on Thursday signed an executive order to create a long-awaited war crimes court to deliver justice to the victims of Liberia's two civil wars, characterized by widespread mass killings, torture and sexual violence. https://t.co/hL2HM32ZNa
🚨🇱🇷 LIBERIA TO ESTABLISH WAR CRIMES COURT Liberian President has signed an executive order to create a war crimes court, addressing atrocities from the civil wars between 1989 and 2003, to provide justice for the victims of massacres, rape, and the use of child soldiers.… https://t.co/Nms8iukksQ
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