Former Liberian military leader liable for church massacre
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USAP A former Liberian military commander who supervised the slaughter of hundreds of unarmed civilians at a church during that country’s civil war in 1990 is liable under US law for participating in extrajudicial killings and torture, a federal judge in Philadelphia has ruled. The decision was issued Wednesday against Moses W Thomas and in […]
Liberian rebel sentenced in Switzerland for war crimes, cannibalism
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters A Liberian rebel commander was sentenced in Switzerland to 20 years in jail on Friday for rape, killings and an act of cannibalism, in one of the first ever convictions over the West African country’s civil war. The case was also Switzerland’s first war crimes trial in a civilian court. It involved 46-year-old […]
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WOW!: EBOLA LISTENING PROJECTS TAKE CUES FROM COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE RESPONSE
NELLIE PEYTON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on an initiative which could provide insights into communities affected by Ebola…
Palm oil development leaves Liberians poorer, says winner of ‘Green Nobel’
Dakar, SenegalThomson Reuters Foundation Palm oil plantations in Liberia are billed as bringing jobs and development but actually leave locals poorer, said a Liberian lawyer who won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize on Monday. The US-based Goldman Environmental Foundation gives the prize – often known as the Green Nobel – to six grassroots activists each […]
Liberia set to secure ancestral land rights with long-awaited law
Dakar, SenegalThomson Reuters Foundation Liberia is on the verge of passing a long-awaited land rights law that would help prevent foreign companies uprooting communities to make way for mining and logging, activists said. Liberia’s Senate passed the Land Rights Bill last week after four years of debate. The law recognises customary land rights – the […]
LIBERIA: AS HIGH SEAS THREATEN SLUM, RESIDENTS AWAIT PROMISED HOMES
SALLY HAYDEN, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
‘Integrity Idol’ celebrates honest civil servants in West Africa
Thomson Reuters Foundation A reality TV show that celebrates honest civil servants in corruption-plagued countries has grown to reach new audiences in Mali and Liberia and aims to enlist the public’s help in fighting graft, the organisers said. Integrity Idol asks the public to nominate model civil servants and then vote for their favourite by […]
EBOLA: SURVIVORS REMEMBER EPIDEMIC AS SAMARITAN’S PURSE RELEASE DOCUMENTARY
Samaritan’s Purse doctor Kent Brantly made headlines around the world when he became the first American diagnosed with Ebola. EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER reports on a new documentary which tells his story against the backdrop of the deadly health crisis in West Africa…
MERCY SHIPS: “HOW COULD I NOT HELP THE POOR?”
AMOS BENNETT speaks to West Australian nurse Debbi Wilson about her time working with Mercy Ships in Liberia…