Posts Tagged ‘transitional justice’
On Liberia, justice, the TRC and the Diaspora (or, Get thee to Staten Island!)
Here’s an invitation I got by email for a fascinating event on Liberia happening in New York soon. Jerome Verdier, TRC chair, keynotes. If anyone happens to attend I’d love to hear about it. SAVE THE DATE! SYMPOSIUM ON THE LIBERIAN TRC PROCESS: REFORM, REDRESS, AND RECOVERY Presented by African Refuge, Inc. International Trauma Studies [...]
Is Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf a war criminal?
The Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission doesn’t quite say yes…but it does say that perhaps the much-lauded president of the new Liberia has more to answer for than she necessarily admits. In today’s TIME.com, Glenna Gordon writes: In its final report, released yesterday, Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), a body modeled on South Africa’s [...]
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