Truth Commission Liberia

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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia - the official name: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia (TRC) - was established in May 2005 by the Liberian used Parliament. Similar to the South African Truth Commission , the Liberian Commission was set up with the aim of investigating and prosecuting human rights violations from the time of the Liberian Civil War between January 1979 and August 2003. According to the statutes, the mandate serves to “promote national peace, security, unity and reconciliation”. The commission was headed by the Liberian human rights activists Jerome J. Verdier and Dede Dolopei .

Members

The members of the TRC were presented and nominated in autumn 2005 in a nationwide selection process chaired by the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS). The mandate of the Commission was limited to a period of two years.

The Liberian government of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf appointed 10 members to the TRC:

Results

The final report was published on July 1, 2009 and consists of two volumes. The first volume describes the working principles of the TRC, the selection criteria for the members, the national and international legal bases, definitions and definitions of terms, archival materials that were determined as the working basis, this volume comprises 107 pages.

The second volume contains a detailed account of Liberian history, the work of the TRC Commission and other organizations investigating the consequences of the civil war, as well as overviews of the results of the investigations. This volume comprises 384 pages. It contains a list of 54 names ostracized for their involvement in crimes during the Civil War. These persons are not allowed to hold public office or stand for election in Liberia for a period of thirty years.

In response to a critical section of the report, the ruling President Johnson-Sirleaf regretted her temporary support for former President Charles Taylor on July 26, 2009 and added (analogously): “As me, the true nature of Mr. Taylor and his intentions became aware, there was no more passionate critic and opponent in the democratic process than me! "

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The period includes the beginning of the so-called "rice unrest" in 1979, which was bloody ended by the police and security forces of the then President WR Tolbert , the military coup of Samuel K. Doe , the following times of the presidency of Does and his successor Amos Sawyer (Interim President) and Charles Taylor.
  2. ^ Suzana Grego: Liberia Launches Truth and Reconciliation Commission. International Center for Transitional Justice , June 22, 2006, archived from the original March 23, 2008 ; accessed on January 29, 2011 : "Public Ceremony Marks Start of Two-Year Mandate to Investigate Brutal Era of Civil Strife."
  3. ↑ Volume I: Findings and Determinations. TRC, July 2009, pp. 2-5 , archived from the original on January 31, 2011 ; accessed on January 29, 2011 (PDF file, 1.2 MB).
  4. ↑ Volume II. TRC, July 2009, p. 384 , archived from the original on July 30, 2009 ; accessed on January 29, 2011 (PDF; 3.1 MB).
  5. ^ List of Individuals and Corporate Entities that the TRC Determined Must be Further Investigation. TRC, July 2009, pp. 366-368 , archived from the original on October 31, 2010 ; accessed on January 29, 2011 .
  6. ↑ Jeffrey Gettleman: Clinton Supports President of Liberia. New York Times , August 14, 2009, accessed on January 29, 2011 : “… when the true nature of Mr. Taylor's intentions became known, there was no more impassioned critic or strong opponent to him in a democratic process than she . "