{"id":281,"date":"2020-10-02T11:10:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T09:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/?page_id=281"},"modified":"2025-07-05T09:29:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T07:29:56","slug":"kunti-k","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/legal-work\/our-cases\/kunti-k\/","title":{"rendered":"Kunti Kamara"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#15788c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Kunti Kamara<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"facts\">Facts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Faction<\/strong><\/td><td>ULIMO <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Nationality<\/strong><\/td><td>Liberian<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Period of Activity    <\/strong>     <\/td><td>First Liberian Civil War<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Charges<\/strong><\/td><td>Crimes against humanity and torture<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Status<\/strong><\/td><td>Sentenced<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"resources\">Resources<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">Press Releases <\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-borders wpnbha ts-2 is-style-borders has-text-align-left has-text-color\"\n\t\tstyle=\"color: #007489;\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<style id=\"newspack-blocks-inline-css\" type=\"text\/css\">\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles article .entry-title {\n\t\t\tfont-size: 1.2em;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles .entry-meta {\n\t\t\tdisplay: flex;\n\t\t\tflex-wrap: wrap;\n\t\t\talign-items: center;\n\t\t\tmargin-top: 0.5em;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles article .entry-meta {\n\t\t\tfont-size: 0.8em;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles article .avatar {\n\t\t\theight: 25px;\n\t\t\twidth: 25px;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles 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href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/kunti-kamaras-conviction-is-final\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Kunti Kamara&#8217;s conviction is final<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-06-28T10:10:46+02:00\">28th juin 2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-07-01T10:45:05+02:00\">1st juillet 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"12223\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-appeal tag-france tag-kunti-kamara tag-ulimo tag-verdict category-press-release type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/kunti-kamara-conviction-for-complicity-in-crimes-against-humanity-confirmed-on-appeal\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Kunti Kamara: conviction for complicity in crimes against humanity confirmed on appeal<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-03-27T19:35:47+01:00\">27th mars 2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-03-27T23:34:22+01:00\">27th mars 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"8708\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-alieu-kosiah tag-appeal tag-crimes-against-humanity tag-gibril-massaquoi tag-kunti-kamara tag-trial tag-war-crimes category-press-release type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/awaiting-appeal-judgement-current-appeal-proceedings-and-appeal-hearings-announcement-alieu-kosiah-gibril-massaquoi-and-kunti-kamara-cases\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Awaiting appeal judgement, current appeal proceedings, and appeal hearings announcement:\u00a0Alieu Kosiah, Gibril Massaquoi, and Kunti Kamara cases.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-02-13T12:46:40+01:00\">13th f\u00e9vrier 2023<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2023-07-18T15:14:25+02:00\">18th juillet 2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"7687\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-barbarism tag-crimes-against-humanity tag-kunti-kamara tag-torture tag-trial tag-verdict category-press-release type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/kunti-kamara-former-ulimo-commander-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment-for-crimes-against-humanity-and-torture\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><strong>Kunti Kamara: former ULIMO Commander Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Crimes Against Humanity and Torture<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-11-02T20:39:18+01:00\">2nd novembre 2022<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2022-11-03T09:26:55+01:00\">3rd novembre 2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"7176\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-alieu-kosiah tag-appeal tag-crimes-against-humanity tag-kunti-k tag-paris tag-switzerland tag-trial tag-ulimo category-press-release type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/appeal-in-alieu-kosiah-case-and-upcoming-trial-of-kunti-k-in-paris\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Appeal in Alieu Kosiah Case and Upcoming Trial of Kunti K. in Paris<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-09-20T13:21:45+02:00\">20th septembre 2022<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2023-01-31T14:42:21+01:00\">31st janvier 2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3198\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-crimes-against-humanity tag-france tag-kunti-k category-press-release type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/ulimo-commander-kunti-k-will-face-trial-in-france-for-crimes-against-humanity\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">ULIMO Commander Kunti K. Will Face Trial in France for Crimes Against Humanity<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-04-02T11:39:50+02:00\">2nd avril 2021<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2021-04-02T12:57:14+02:00\">2nd avril 2021<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"795\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-france tag-kunti-k tag-ulimo category-press-release type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/kunti-k-back-in-pre-trial-detention\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Kunti K. back in pre-trial detention<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2020-01-14T18:05:00+01:00\">14th janvier 2020<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2020-11-16T23:03:11+01:00\">16th novembre 2020<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"809\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-france tag-kunti-k tag-ulimo category-press-release type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/kunti-k-released-due-to-a-procedural-error\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Kunti K. released due to a procedural error<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-09-09T18:25:00+02:00\">9th septembre 2019<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2020-12-03T20:42:55+01:00\">3rd d\u00e9cembre 2020<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"821\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-france tag-kunti-k tag-ulimo category-press-release type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/the-french-judicial-authorities-have-investigated-in-liberia\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The French judicial authorities have investigated in Liberia<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-06-12T18:45:00+02:00\">12th juin 2019<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2020-11-16T23:21:37+01:00\">16th novembre 2020<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1044\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-france tag-kunti-k tag-ulimo category-press-release type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/suspect-of-crimes-against-humanity-arrested-in-france\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Suspect of Crimes Against Humanity Arrested in France<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2018-09-07T15:00:00+02:00\">7th septembre 2018<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2020-11-16T23:34:02+01:00\">16th novembre 2020<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">Useful Documents <\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[FR] <a data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/75890720.flowpaper.com\/20221202FRMotivationaffaireKuntiKAMARARedacted\/\" href=\"https:\/\/75890720.flowpaper.com\/20221202FRMotivationaffaireKuntiKAMARARedacted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Feuille de motivation<\/a><br>[EN] <a data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/75890720.flowpaper.com\/20221202MOTIVATIONPAPERENGRedacted\/\" href=\"https:\/\/75890720.flowpaper.com\/20221202MOTIVATIONPAPERENGRedacted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Motivation Paper <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[FR]<a href=\"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:3001\/Publications\/20240506-KK-Feuille-de-motivation-FR-RED-biffe-\/index.html?reload=1716465746433#page=1\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/75890720.flowpaper.com\/20240506KKFeuilledemotivationFRREDbiffe\/\">Feuille de motivation proc\u00e9dure d&#8217;appel<\/a><br>[EN] <a href=\"https:\/\/75890720.flowpaper.com\/20240506KKMotivationpaperENREDbiffe\/\">Motivation Paper appeal proceedings<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">External links<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Premium Times (2024) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtimesng.com\/news\/top-news\/681611-liberia-french-court-upholds-guilty-verdict-for-liberian-warlord.html\">Liberia: French court upholds guilty verdict for Liberian warlord<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Le Monde (2024) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2024\/03\/27\/crimes-contre-l-humanite-l-ex-commandant-rebelle-liberien-kunti-kamara-condamne-a-paris-en-appel-a-trente-ans-de-reclusion_6224528_3212.html\">Crimes contre l\u2019humanit\u00e9&nbsp;: l\u2019ex-commandant rebelle lib\u00e9rien Kunti Kamara condamn\u00e9 \u00e0 Paris, en appel, \u00e0 trente&nbsp;ans de r\u00e9clusion<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Premium Times (2024) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtimesng.com\/news\/top-news\/674564-convicted-ulimo-war-criminal-kunti-kamaras-appeal-begins.html\">Convicted Ulimo war criminal Kunti Kamara\u2019s appeal begins<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TV5 Monde (2024) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/information.tv5monde.com\/afrique\/condamne-pour-crimes-contre-lhumanite-commis-au-liberia-lex-commandant-rebelle-kunti-kamara\">Condamn\u00e9 pour crimes contre l\u2019humanit\u00e9 commis au Liberia, l&#8217;ex-commandant rebelle Kunti Kamara jug\u00e9 en appel \u00e0 Paris<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Washington Post (2022) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/paris-court-to-deliver-verdict-in-trial-of-liberian-ex-rebel\/2022\/11\/02\/b33bd7ec-5a94-11ed-bc40-b5a130f95ee7_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paris court sentences Liberian ex-rebel to life in prison<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amnesty International (2022) &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org.uk\/press-releases\/france-conviction-former-liberian-rebel-commander-justice-victims\" target=\"_blank\">France: Conviction of former Liberian rebel commander is &#8216;justice for victims&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Guardian (2022) &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/nov\/02\/french-court-convicts-former-liberian-rebel-commander-over-atrocities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> French court convicts former Liberian rebel commander over atrocities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FPA (2022) &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/frontpageafricaonline.com\/liberia-war-crimes-trial\/liberia-i-would-never-eat-human-heart-kamara-tells-war-crimes-court-as-trc-commissioner-washington-makes-a-powerful-case-for-the-legitimacy-of-the-french-trial%EF%BF%BC\/\" target=\"_blank\">Liberia: \u201cI would never eat human heart\u201d Kamara Tells War Crimes Court as TRC Commissioner Washington Makes a Powerful Case for the Legitimacy of the French Trial<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daily Observer (2022) &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liberianobserver.com\/kunti-k-war-crimes-trial-begins-france\" target=\"_blank\">Kunti K War Crimes Trial Begins in France<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Washington Post (2022) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/paris-trial-over-liberia-crimes-against-humanity-opens\/2022\/10\/10\/12e65f4a-4880-11ed-8153-96ee97b218d2_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paris trial opens over crimes against humanity in Liberia<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Le Monde (2022) &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/en\/international\/article\/2022\/10\/10\/war-crimes-trial-of-liberian-rebel-leader-kunti-kamara-opens-in-paris_5999835_4.html\" target=\"_blank\">War crimes trial of Liberian rebel leader Kunti Kamara opens in Paris<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Guardian (2022) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/oct\/09\/ex-liberian-rebel-charged-with-historic-war-crimes-awaits-paris-trial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Former Liberian rebel charged with war crimes awaits Paris trial<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FrontPage Africa (2021) &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/frontpageafricaonline.com\/amp\/liberia-war-crimes-trial\/ulimo-commander-kunti-k-will-face-trial-in-france-for-crimes-against-humanity\/\" target=\"_blank\">ULIMO Commander Kunti K. Will Face Trial in France for Crimes Against Humanity<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>La Provence (2020) &#8211; <a data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.laprovence.com\/actu\/en-direct\/6170247\/crimes-contre-lhumanite-au-liberia-proces-requis-en-france-contre-un-ex-commandant-rebelle.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laprovence.com\/actu\/en-direct\/6170247\/crimes-contre-lhumanite-au-liberia-proces-requis-en-france-contre-un-ex-commandant-rebelle.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crimes contre l&#8217;humanit\u00e9 au Liberia : proc\u00e8s requis en France contre un ex-commandant rebelle<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FrontPage Africa (2020) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/frontpageafricaonline.com\/liberia-war-crimes-trial\/ex-rebel-commander-accused-of-war-crimes-rearrested-in-france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ex-Rebel Commander Accused of War Crimes Rearrested in France<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\">Trial Monitoring<\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can read Kunti Kamara&#8217;s first instance proceedings&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/trial-monitoring-kunti-k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> and daily summaries from his appeal proceedings <a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/trial-monitoring-kunti-kamaras-appeal-proceedings\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#006c76\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Kunti Kamara<\/strong>,<\/mark> former ULIMO commander, was arrested in 2018 on suspicion of crimes against humanity and torture allegedly committed during the First Liberian Civil War (1989-1996). After 17 days of trial, which took place from October 10 to November 2, 2022, in Paris, Mr Kamara was found guilty of all the charges he was accused of, which include: rape and sexual slavery committed by his subordinates on particularly vulnerable people; subjecting a man to severe suffering and participating in the public eating of his heart; executing a sick woman who had just lost her baby because she was accused of witchcraft; subjecting two men to forced labor under inhumane conditions; and torturing a civilian.&nbsp;Mr Kamara denies all charges, and appealed the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">This is the first extra-territorial case for international crimes tried held in France which is unrelated to Rwanda, and it is also the <a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/legal-work\/our-cases\/alieu-kosiah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">second trial<\/a> of a Liberian national for international crimes allegedly committed during the Liberian civil wars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Civitas Maxima represents several victims who have become civil parties in the proceedings against Kunti Kamara and is itself a civil party in the case in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find daily updates from the Court and a detailed trial monitoring <a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/trial-monitoring-kunti-k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The appeal proceedings were held by the &#8220;Cour d\u2019assises&#8221; of Paris from March 5, 2024, until March 29, 2024.\u00a0You can find daily summaries from the Court <a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/trial-monitoring-kunti-kamaras-appeal-proceedings\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Spring 2019, the French and Liberian authorities collaborated on a fact-finding mission relating to proceedings in Lofa County, northwestern Liberia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">This was the first time since the end of the Second Civil War in 2003 that Liberian authorities have proceeded, along with foreign authorities, to undertake crime scene reconstructions relating to war-time crimes. These reconstructions took place in the presence of the French prosecuting authorities, investigating judge, defense lawyers, and the civil parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">In September 2019, Kunti Kamara was released from pre-trial detention due to a procedural error. Kunti Kamara was subject to conditions of release, including being prohibited from leaving France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kunti Kamara Facts Faction ULIMO Nationality Liberian Period of Activity First Liberian Civil War Charges Crimes against humanity and torture Status Sentenced Resources Kunti Kamara, former ULIMO commander, was arrested in 2018 on suspicion of crimes against humanity and torture allegedly committed during the First Liberian Civil War (1989-1996). 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