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Ancien commandant NPFL présumé soupçonné de crimes contre l’humanité mis en examen en France
Alleged former NPFL commander charged in France for crimes against humanity Saturday T. was charged in France on Wednesday 13th September 2023 for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the…
2022 Annual Report
2022 Annual Report Dear friends and colleagues, Our annual reports have grown at the same pace of the organization: in the past years, our annual…
Première condamnation en Suisse pour crimes contre l'humanité
First Conviction in Switzerland for Crimes Against Humanity Bellinzona, Switzerland – Seven plaintiffs write a page of Swiss and Liberian history as Alieu Kosiah is convicted…
Suisse : Le Ministère public de la Confédération ouvre une enquête sur l'attaque d'un journaliste suisse en Ukraine
English Switzerland: Federal Prosecutor’s Office opens Investigation into attack of Swiss Journalist in Ukraine On March 26, 2023, the spokesperson for the Office of the Attorney…
Tentative de réduire au silence les victimes : Agnes Reeves Taylor poursuit en justice Civitas Maxima et le Global Justice and Research Project
Attempt to silence victims’ quests for justice: Agnes Reeves Taylor sues Civitas Maxima and Global Justice and Research Project in Liberia Ms. Agnes Reeves Taylor,…
Awaiting appeal judgement, current appeal proceedings, and appeal hearings announcement: Alieu Kosiah, Gibril Massaquoi, and Kunti Kamara cases.
Awaiting appeal judgement, current appeal proceedings, and appeal hearings announcement: Alieu Kosiah, Gibril Massaquoi, and Kunti Kamara cases. Bellinzona, Switzerland – The appeal proceedings of the case…
Kunti Kamara : Ex-commandant libérien de ULIMO condamné à la réclusion criminelle à perpétuité pour crimes contre l’humanité et torture
Kunti Kamara: former ULIMO Commander Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Crimes Against Humanity and Torture Paris, France: Today, the Paris ‘Cour d’assises’, composed of three…
Plainte historique en matière de droits humains déposée contre le Libéria devant un tribunal de l'Afrique de l'Ouest pour non-rendement de justice pour le massacre de six cents civils
Landmark Human Rights Complaint Filed against Liberia in West African Court for Failure to Provide Justice for Massacre of six hundred Civilians Media ContactLisa Cohen(310)…
Liberia: US War Crimes Ambassador’s Visit
Rights Groups Call for Justice for Civil Wars-era Crimes
Liberia: US War Crimes Ambassador’s Visit Rights Groups Call for Justice for Civil Wars-era Crimes (Monrovia, October 4, 2022) – The United States government should stand with victims…
Procédure d’appel d'Alieu Kosiah et procès à venir de Kunti K. à Paris
Appeal in Alieu Kosiah Case and Upcoming Trial of Kunti K. in Paris The case of Alieu Kosiah, former United Liberation Movement of Liberia (ULIMO)…
Switzerland: Denunciation filed on the attack of a Swiss Journalist by Russian Forces
English version Switzerland: Denunciation filed on the attack of a Swiss Journalist by Russian Forces On August 17, 2022, the Ukrainian NGO Truth Hounds -…
Former Liberian Government Army General Charged in Philadelphia, United States, in connection with alleged war-time crimes
Former Liberian Government Army General Charged in Philadelphia, United States, in connection with alleged war-time crimes Yesterday, June 23, an indictment charging former Commanding General…
Doute raisonnable : Gibril Massaquoi acquitté
Reasonable Doubt: Gibril Massaquoi acquitted Finnish District Court dismissed all charges against former RUF spokesman and commander Today April 29th, 2022 the Pirkanmaa District Court…
Un ancien commandant rebelle présumé arrêté aux Etats-Unis
Alleged Former Liberian Rebel Commander Arrested in the U.S. Sekou Kamara, allegedly a former commander of the rebel group LURD (Liberians United for Reconciliation and…
Des parties plaignantes libériennes écrivent l'histoire judiciaire en Suisse et au Liberia
Liberian Plaintiffs Make Swiss and Liberian Legal History Bellinzona, Switzerland – Seven Liberian plaintiffs have made legal history, both in Switzerland and Liberia. They persisted in…
Procès Alieu Kosiah : la date du verdict est connue
Alieu Kosiah case: verdict date announced Alieu Kosiah, former ULIMO commander, stood trial in Bellinzona, Switzerland, in December 2020 and in February 2021 for four…
Élan pour la justice au Liberia
Momentum for Justice in Liberia On Wednesday April 7, 2021, a Finnish court concluded the Gibril Massaquoi case hearings in Monrovia, Liberia, which began on…
Le commandant ULIMO Kunti K. sera jugé en France pour crimes contre l’Humanité
ULIMO Commander Kunti K. Will Face Trial in France for Crimes Against Humanity Today, the investigating chamber of the Paris Court of Appeals confirmed the…
L’histoire du Libéria en marche : grande première au procès de Gibril Massaquoi
Liberian history in the making: groundbreaking decision regarding Gibril Massaquoi’s trial An international war crimes trial has commenced in Finland today, in the Pirkanmaa District…
Début du procès d’un ancien commandant du RUF devant un tribunal finlandais
Trial of former RUF commander set to begin before Finnish court The trial of Sierra Leonean national and Tampere resident, Gibril Massaquoi, will begin on 1st February…
Le procès d'Alieu Kosiah est partiellement reporté mais commencera malgré tout la semaine prochaine
The Trial of Alieu Kosiah Will Begin Next Week, but Is Partially Postponed Today, November 23, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court announced that the Alieu…
Jungle Jabbah : Peine maximale confirmée
Today, September 8, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia rejected Mohammed Jabbateh’s appeal, upholding his conviction and 30-year…
Nouvelles dates fixées pour le procès d'Alieu Kosiah en 2020
Press Release – 21 August 2020 New dates set for Alieu Kosiah Trial in 2020 Today, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court announced that new dates…
Protect Human Rights Defenders in Liberia
Protect Human Rights Defenders in Liberia August 5, 2020 — Recent credible threats against human rights defenders who, for many years, have been fighting for…
Agnes Reeves Taylor et la vérité
Agnes Reeves Taylor vs The Truth On July 27, 2020, Agnes Reeves Taylor, who recently left the United Kingdom (UK), held a press conference in Monrovia, Liberia,…
Le procès d'Alieu Kosiah reporté à la fin de l'année 2020
Alieu Kosiah’s Trial Postponed until the End of 2020 The trial of Alieu Kosiah, former United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO) commander, has…
Thomas Woewiyu dies of COVID-19 whilst awaiting sentencing
Thomas Woewiyu dies of COVID-19 whilst awaiting sentencing Thomas Jucontee Woewiyu, former Minister of Defense and Spokesman of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) during the…
COVID-19 : Le procès d'Alieu Kosiah reporté
COVID-19: Alieu Kosiah’s trial postponed Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, and the increasing measures being imposed by the Swiss authorities in response to…
Un ancien commandant du RUF arrêté en Finlande pour des crimes de guerre et des crimes contre l'humanité présumés commis au Liberia
Former RUF commander arrested in Finland over war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Liberia On Tuesday, March 10, Gibril Massaquoi, a Sierra…
Kunti K. à nouveau placé en détention provisoire
Kunti K. back in pre-trial detention Kunti K., who was released from pre-trial detention in September 2019 due to a procedural error, was arrested again…
La procédure historique à l’encontre d’Agnes Taylor pour torture est rejetée
Historic Torture Case against Agnes Taylor Dismissed Today the Central Criminal Court in London decided that Agnes Taylor (ex-wife of Charles Taylor, former President of…
La date du procès d’Alieu Kosiah est fixée au mois d’avril 2020
Alieu Kosiah Trial Date Set For April 2020 On October 31 2019, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court listed the criminal case against Alieu Kosiah, a…
Kunti K. remis en liberté à cause d’un vice de forme
Kunti K. released due to a procedural error Kunti K., who was in pre-trial detention in Paris on suspicion of crimes against humanity and torture,…
Legislative Conference Brings Liberia Closer to the Establishment of a War Crimes Court
Legislative Conference Brings Liberia Closer to the Establishment of a War Crimes Court On 18-19 July 2019 various Liberian stakeholders and international experts assembled in…
Une délégation judiciaire française a enquêté au Libéria
The French judicial authorities have investigated in Liberia In spring 2019, the French and Liberian authorities collaborated on a fact-finding mission relating to proceedings that…
Un ancien commandant rebelle libérien sera renvoyé en jugement en Suisse
Former Liberian Rebel Commander to face trial in Switzerland Following the arrest of Alieu Kosiah on the 10th of November 2014 as well as five…
Liberia: At the UN, the President Should Back Justice
Liberia: At the UN, the President Should Back Justice 80 Groups Call for Accountability for Past Crimes (New York, September 20, 2018) – Liberian President…
Suspect de Crimes Contre l’Humanité Arrêté en France
Press Release Suspect of Crimes Against Humanity Arrested in France Former Rebel Combatant Arrested in France for Alleged Crimes Against Humanity Committed in Liberia. Kunti…
Liberia: 76 Groups Seek Justice For War Crimes
Liberia: 76 Groups Seek Justice For War Crimes Submission to UN Human Rights Committee Focuses on Accountability The Liberian government should undertake fair and credible…
Woewiyu’s verdict: a Step for Global Justice
Press Release Woewiyu’s verdict: A Step for Global Justice Former Minister of Defense and Spokesman of Liberian Rebel Faction found guilty. Thomas Woewiyu found guilty…
L’Afrique de L’Ouest : Un Momentum Pour la Justice
Woewiyu’s Trial Beginning: The Momentum for Justice in West Africa Liberian Rebel Faction’s Defense Minister & Spokesman Faces Trial in the United States Jucontee Thomas…
Liberian Warlord “Jungle Jabbah” Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison in Milestone for Global Justice
Press Release Liberian Warlord “Jungle Jabbah” Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison in Milestone for Global Justice Mohammed Jabbateh, the Liberian warlord known as “Jungle…
Warlord Jungle Jabbah’s sentencing and further trials for alleged Liberian war criminals set for 2018
Warlord Jungle Jabbah’s sentencing and further trials for alleged Liberian war criminals set for 2018 The former Liberian rebel commander Mohammed Jabbateh aka Jungle Jabbah…
US Court finds Liberian Rebel Commander “Jungle Jabbah” Guilty of Crimes Linked to Atrocities in Liberia’s First Civil War
US Court finds Liberian Rebel Commander “Jungle Jabbah” Guilty of Crimes Linked to Atrocities in Liberia’s First Civil War PHILADELPHIA – On 18 October 2017…
Trial of Pennsylvania Resident and Alleged Liberian War Criminal Jabbateh “Jungle Jabbah” Set to Begin in Philadelphia October 2, 2017
Trial of Pennsylvania Resident and Alleged Liberian War Criminal Jabbateh “Jungle Jabbah” Set to Begin in Philadelphia October 2, 2017 Victims and Witnesses of War…
L’Ex-femme de Charles Taylor Accusée de torture a été arrêtée à Londres
Ex-Wife of Charles Taylor Charged with Torture, Arrested in London Today the Metropolitan Police Service charged Agnes Taylor with torture for her alleged involvement with…
Michel Desaedeleer est mort en détention en Belgique
Michel Desaedeleer Dies in Custody in Belgium Michel Desaedeleer, businessman of dual citizenship (Belgian and American) died yesterday in prison in Belgium. He was arrested…
U.S./Belgian citizen arrested for his alleged participation in the trade of “blood diamonds” during Sierra Leone’s civil war.
U.S./Belgian citizen arrested for his alleged participation in the trade of “blood diamonds” during Sierra Leone’s civil war Michel Desaedeleer, American and Belgian citizen, was…
Ancien Commandant libérien des forces ULIMO arrêté en Suisse pour sa participation présumée dans des crimes de guerre.
Former Liberian ULIMO Rebel Commander Arrested in Switzerland for Alleged War Crimes Second arrest in Europe within weeks for war crimes allegedly committed during the…
Martina Johnson, ancienne commandante libérienne du NPFL, arrêtée et inculpée en Belgique pour crimes de guerre et crimes contre l’humanité
Martina Johnson, Former Liberian NPFLRebel Commander, Arrested And Indicted In Belgium For Alleged War Crimes And Crimes Against Humanity First arrest ever for war crimes…
