Liberia: Swedish Ambassador Pledges Continued Support for Post-War Justice, Sexual and Reproductive Rights Among Other Priorities After Embassy Closure

Liberia, Sept. 17 -- Summary: By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent with New Narratives Sweden's ambassador to Liberia has used an exclusive interview with Frontpage Africa/New Narrative... Read More

Liberia: Expert Warns of Security Risks if Legislature Fails to Approve War Crimes Court Before U.N. Security Council Presidency

Liberia, Sept. 11 -- Summary By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent with New Narratives Aaron Weah, the leading historian and transitional justice expert, has warned of security risks if ... Read More

Liberia: War Crimes Court Office Chief Urges Boakai to Recall Lawmakers for Special Session to Pass Court Bill Before U.N. General Assembly This Month

Liberia, Sept. 3 -- By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent with New Narratives PAYNESVILLE CITY, Montserrado County-Jallah Barbu, executive director of the Office for the Establishment of ... Read More

Liberia: They Were Found Guilty in Liberia's Biggest Human Trafficking Trial But No one Has Been Charged Over a Death in the Case. Now the Family Wants Justice

Liberia, Sept. 2 -- Summary: By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent with New Narratives It was Liberia's biggest human trafficking trial to date. At the end of 22 days of hearings in June... Read More

Liberia: They Were Found Guilty in Liberia's Biggest Human Trafficking Trial But Noone Has Been Charged Over a Death in the Case. Now the Family Wants Justice

Liberia, Sept. 2 -- Summary: By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent with New Narratives It was Liberia's biggest human trafficking trial to date. At the end of 22 days of hearings in June... Read More

Liberia: Ex-President Sirleaf Backs Specialized Anti-Corruption Court, Urges Boakai to Address "the Several Scandals That Plague the Society"

Liberia, July 1 -- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia's and Africa's first democratically elected female president, on Wednesday urged President Joseph Boakai to intensify the fight against corruption, ca... Read More

Liberia: Senior Police Investigator Denies Taking Defendants' Property as Largest Trafficking Trial Reaches Closing Stages

Liberia, June 30 -- A court hearing Liberia's largest human trafficking trial on Monday rejected the defense's request that the court ignore a report on the jury's inspection of the alleged crime scen... Read More

Liberia: Jurors, Defendants and Alleged Victims Visit Site at Center of Largest Human Trafficking Trial as Case Enters Crucial Phase

Liberia, June 29 -- Jurors in Liberia's largest human trafficking trial visited the alleged crime scene Saturday, inspecting the compound where all 57 alleged victims - and a former defendant who late... Read More

Liberia: Senate Begins Consultations on Competing War Crimes Court Bills; Advocates Hope Outstanding Issues Can Be Resolved Before Public Hearings

Liberia, June 26 -- Liberia's Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, Claims and Petitions this week began consultations on six competing bills to establish a war and economic crimes court and a ... Read More

'I DID NOT TRAFFIC': Defendant Says as Third Witness Corroborates Testimony That Vice President's Security Inspected Alleged Trafficking Compound

Liberia, June 25 -- One more defendant in Liberia's largest human trafficking case on Wednesday corroborated earlier testimony from two co-defendants that four members of Vice President Jeremiah Koung... Read More