After over a decade of investigations, the Ghent Court of First Instance has closed the investigation against Martina Johnson, accused of war crimes during Liberia’s civil war. A hearing will now determine if the case goes to trial.
Laye Sekou Camara, alias « K-1 », condamné à près de cinq ans de prison pour fraude à l'immigration aux États-Unis
Laye Sekou Camara, membre haut placé du mouvement LURD, a été condamné le 11 septembre 2025 à 57 mois de prison par le Tribunal fédéral de première instance du district Est de Pennsylvanie, aux États-Unis. Le 16 janvier 2025, il avait plaidé coupable pour quatre chefs d'accusation de fraude à l'immigration.
La justice espagnole rouvre l'enquête sur les crimes internationaux qui auraient été commis par un ressortissant espagnol pendant la guerre civile en Sierra Leone
On 30 June 2025, the Audiencia Nacional, the Spanish court entrusted with jurisdiction over international crimes committed abroad, reopened the pre-trial investigation into international crimes allegedly committed by a Spanish national during the civil war that ravaged Sierra Leone from 1991 to 2002.
Le directeur de Civitas Maxima reconnu victime d’actes de diffamation
On May 27, a Swiss Court found Mr. Alan White, a U.S citizen, guilty of the offence of defamation against Alain Werner, the Director of Civitas Maxima, for claiming that the criminal cases he pursued against Liberian nationals were based on false testimonies obtained in exchange for things of value, such as sums of money.
Liberia: Renew mandate to establish War Crimes Court – President should step up progress on justice for grave crimes
Liberian and international NGOs and civil society urge President Boakai to renew the executive order to establish a war crimes court. Justice for civil war victims requires sustained political will, a clear roadmap, and strong support to end decades of impunity for grave human rights violations.
Laye Sekou Camara, alias K-1, plaide coupable des quatre chefs d'accusation de fraude à l'immigration
Laye Sekou Camara, alleged high-ranking member of the LURD, who was due to stand trial for immigration fraud in Philadelphia, has plead guilty to all four counts of immigration fraud. He is due to be sentenced on 19 May 2025.
Un ancien commandant rebelle libérien présumé jugé pour fraude à l'immigration à Philadelphie, aux États-Unis
Laye Sekou Camara, also known by his noms de guerre “General K-1” and “General Dragon Master”, is alleged to have participated in Liberia’s brutal second civil war as a high-ranking member of the LURD (Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy).
Prince Johnson, notoire seigneur de guerre libérien, meurt sans jamais avoir été traduit en justice
Senator Prince Y. Johnson, former leader of the Independent National Patriotic Front during the first Liberian civil war died today. One of the most notorious perpetrators, Johnson’s death is a blow to his victims who have been waiting for more than two decades for justice.
Spanish businessman arrested on first case opened in Spain on crimes committed during the Sierra Leonean civil war
English version Spanish businessman arrested on first case opened in Spain on crimes committed during the Sierra Leonean civil war Madrid, Spain: On 2 July, a Spanish businessman living in Brazil, was arrested in Málaga for his alleged participation in the illegal trade of so-called blood diamonds and for his alleged complicity in crimes committed during the civil war that ravaged Sierra Leone […]
La condamnation de Kunti Kamara est définitive
Kunti Kamara’s conviction is final Paris, France: In a court order issued on June 25, 2024, the Cour de Cassation, France’s highest judicial body, ruled that Kunti Kamara’s pourvoi en cassation had lapsed after failing to meet the legal deadline for submitting his legal argument memo. The pourvoi en cassation is an exceptional legal remedy […]
