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Coalition of Human Rights Group Letter to the Liberian Government.

September 25, 2018

His Excellency George Weah
President of the Republic of Liberia
Care of Mr Sam Mannah
Press and Public Affairs Officer
Dear President Weah:

Your election and the peaceful transition of power in Liberia was a historic moment for your nation. During the campaign, you referenced your “clean slate” of never being involved in Liberia’s civil wars. We urged you at that time to seize this moment and the goodwill you have generated to finally bring justice and accountability to the countless victims of Liberia’s fourteen-year armed conflict.
The undersigned human rights organizations encouraged your administration to fulfill Liberia’s obligations to investigate and prosecute wartime atrocities. The establishment of the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was an important start. The prosecution of former United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy ( ULIMO) commander Mohammed Jabbateh, convicted in a U.S. court for immigration crimes related to his alleged wartime atrocities, has raised hope for justice for war victims. This year we’ve seen the trials of former Defense Minister of Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), Tom Woewiyu, in the United States; NPFL Commander Martina Johnson in Belgium; ULIMO Commander Alieu Kosiah in Switzerland; and Agnes Reeves Taylor in the United Kingdom.
You had the opportunity to ensure justice for those who suffered some of the most serious crimes of the first and second civil wars. These crimes, which include summary executions, torture, rape, sexual slavery, and the use and recruitment of child soldiers, not to mention mass atrocities, such as the massacres at Carter Camp and St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, where hundreds of innocent civilians were killed, cannot go unpunished. Despite Liberia’s legal obligations under international law to investigate and prosecute perpetrators of grave abuses, and the TRC’s recommendation to do so, Liberia has yet to hold a single person to account for these crimes.
We urged you to make accountability a priority for your administration and ensure the protection of Liberian human rights defenders, particularly those working on accountability initiatives. By addressing the problems of impunity in Liberia, and holding the perpetrators of civil-war-era crimes accountable, we beloved you were in a position to give the people of Liberia – the people who put you in office – the justice they deserve. Unfortunately, we have over the last few months of your presidency noticed your hesitance to enforce this mandate and per recent account from victims and citizens in Liberia it is clear that you have ignored our suggestions and your government is now going after journalists, protestors and peace loving Liberians. Barely two months into your presidency we received video documentation of citizens of Liberia you labeled enemies of the state and also witnessed the abuse of John David, Murder of a local journalist Brown, attest of media personalities of front page Africa and billions of dollars missing. While we’ve opened a channel for dialogue it is also our responsibility to speak on behalf of human fights issues. Upon further investigation and conclusion, we would like to inform you that the following organizations listed below will take legal actions against your government and demand the United Nations Security Council organize a special session to consider further sanctions against your government.

Sincerely,

The Advocates for Human Rights
The Africa Center for International Law and Accountability
Africa Legal Aid (AFLA)
Amnesty International
Canadian Centre for International Justice
Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law
Center for Justice and Accountability
Coalition for Justice in Liberia
Civitas Maxima
EG Justice
FOCUS Liberia
The Global Justice and Research Project (GJRP)
Human Rights Center, University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Human Rights Watch
Justice and Peace Commission, Catholic Diocese of Gbarnga
Liberia Massacre Survivors Association
REDRESS
Rescue Alternatives Liberia (RAL)
The Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD)
TRIAL International

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