The important reason why Liberia needs a special court to revisit its past
ONTARIO, CANADA–Liberia had a bitter era of civil conflict that had 250,000 people dead and many institutions as well as private properties destroyed. Obviously, this was an ugly page in Liberia’s history. At the end of the civil conflict in 2003-2005, a need for a truth and reconciliation commission emerged and a commission was set up to allow Liberians face reality, reconcile their differences and move forward in uniting their country. Though the commission had its shortcomings; it, however, made some valuable recommendations for implementation in a context that did not prioritize justice since there can be no true...
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