Liberia, April 24 -- Summary:

The United Nations  began training Liberian prosecutors, investigators and civil society actors to tackle corruption through a human rights lens this week, as the country advances plans to establish a National Anti-Corruption Court and the long-delayed War and Economic Crimes Court.

By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent with New Narratives

The two-day initiative was conducted by the Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights, the U.N. agency responsible for advancing human rights, is part of a broader initiative launched in February with the European Union to "strengthen victim-centered transitional justice mechanisms in Liberia."

The 23 participants were drawn from the Ministry of Just...