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21 Chapter <strong>Two</strong> Priority Recommendations
Page 1 and 2: A House with Two Rooms Final Report
Page 3 and 4: This report is dedicated to the peo
Page 5 and 6: The Advocates for Human Rights The
Page 7 and 8: Table of contents Acknowledgments x
Page 9 and 10: The Return 374 Chapter Fourteen. Re
Page 11 and 12: Lindquist & Vennum LLP Maslon Edelm
Page 13 and 14: Finally, The Advocates thanks our i
Page 15: Table of Acronyms ACANA African Cul
Page 19 and 20: 3 Chapter One. Executive Summary Al
Page 21 and 22: also spoken. Liberia was partly sha
Page 23 and 24: The concentration of state power am
Page 25 and 26: factions as they emerged to contest
Page 27 and 28: thirteen years old. They dragged he
Page 29 and 30: or guiding children and others who
Page 31 and 32: are extremely high, but the realiti
Page 33 and 34: Addressing the legacy of conflict t
Page 35: Notes 1 TRC Diaspora Statement Rec.
Page 40 and 41: addreSSing the immediate needS of v
Page 42 and 43: to prevent and to punish acts of to
Page 44 and 45: vocational education to young peopl
Page 46 and 47: • The U.S. government should take
Page 49: 33 Chapter Three Diaspora Project O
Page 52 and 53: The TRC approached The Advocates be
Page 54 and 55: Advocates invited the International
Page 56 and 57: Given this reality, The Advocates c
Page 58 and 59: at events in the diaspora community
Page 60 and 61: the hearings, which centered on the
Page 62 and 63: Notes 1 See Appendix A for a list o
Page 65 and 66: 49 Chapter Four Background on Liber
Page 67 and 68: Chapter Four. Background on Liberia
Page 69 and 70: 53 Chapter Four Finally, Liberian s
Page 71 and 72: 55 Chapter Four investments and the
Page 73 and 74: 57 Chapter Four from neighboring Gu
Page 75 and 76: 59 Chapter Four diaspora were asked
Page 77 and 78: 61 Chapter Four Once effective mili
Page 79 and 80: Because most of the PRC members wer
Page 81 and 82: 65 Chapter Four Statement givers de
Page 83 and 84: 67 Chapter Four Liberia have always
Page 85 and 86: 69 Chapter Four government purchasi
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Notes 1 Ayodeji olukoju, Culture An
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74 ellis, supra note 15, at 50. See
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146; TRC Diaspora Statement Rec. 16
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dance like a puppet before killing
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79 Chapter Four
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Chapter Five. Human Rights Abuses D
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They are in a real sense a culminat
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prayer, gave myself to God, because
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Thousands of Monrovians cheered as
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Here, [Doe] was ruling by decrees.
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vice-chair, was the first high-prof
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we students refused to give the nam
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eport at the Ministry of Informatio
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guilty. 122 1985 Elections and Coup
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People who had been videotaped whil
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Notes 1 Garswah Blacktom, Testimony
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61 Dash, supra note 32 (quoting Sam
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150 TRC Diaspora Statement Rec. 159
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109 Chapter Six Tactics and Fightin
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Chapter Six. Tactics and Fighting F
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eportedly distributed to their troo
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went into battle wearing nothing at
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would sometimes execute his own sol
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would not give information about my
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could intimidate entire communities
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Notes 1 stePHen ellis, tHe mAsk of
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of 12 August 1949, and Relating to
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127 Chapter Seven Liberia’s First
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npfl invaSion: decemBer 24, 1989 Ch
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My brother went missing at that tim
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Another statement giver described t
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Many statement givers reported that
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targeted individuals. 74 Checkpoint
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One statement giver described how A
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Charles Taylor’s response to the
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having us executed, Prince Johnson
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The men made my father stare at the
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The few individuals who did survive
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deployment of ecomog By the time th
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Early on, Taylor viewed the ECOMOG
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Despite the ECOMOG presence in Monr
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and intensity during the operation:
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A public hearing witness related EC
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Consequently, the accord not only e
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and heart. 340 She became so trauma
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force. 364 For example, ECOMOG and
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andomly at patients. I saw the body
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they punished her father. She recou
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Because of that speech, our neighbo
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51 Id.; see also Human Rights Watch
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supra note 7, at 192. 147 TRC Diasp
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222 See Waging War to Keep the Peac
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ECOMOG base, where she was taken to
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388.; AdebAjo, building PeACe, supr
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181 Chapter Eight Liberia’s Secon
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Chapter Eight. Liberia’s Second C
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ample, one statement giver describe
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gave me deep cuts on my left and ri
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described how 12 armed Special Secu
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civilians…[T]he war hit hard wher
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[W]hen the war came to Monrovia aga
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Notes 1 Human Rights Watch, Emergin
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61 Country rePorts 1998, supra note
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199 Chapter Eight
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201 Chapter Nine Child Soldiers
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203 Chapter Nine. Child Soldiers 19
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“soldier boys,” “rebels,” o
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attle, and the rebels later returne
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I had no mother or father or brothe
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Use of Child Soldiers Independent N
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Several child soldiers recounted th
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d’Ivoire during chaotic celebrati
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“Children who are accused of crim
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Notes 1 TRC Diaspora Statement Rec.
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73 TRC Diaspora Statement Rec. 97.
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225 Chapter Ten Women
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227 Chapter Ten. Women Statements f
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women’s human rights. 13 Social a
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women and girls suspected of witchc
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himself in a new country or may hav
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violence. Increases in fighting wer
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Many statement givers described how
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eing rammed in her. 95 Attempts by
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and anywhere rebels found pregnant
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Returning Home Bush wives have face
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf explain in th
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had happened to the girls. The man
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abortions, various gynecological co
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Social Consequences move on and for
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government, women were instrumental
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urrowes, HistoriCAl diCtionAry of l
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89 TRC Diaspora Statement Rec. 386.
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261 Chapter Ten
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263 Chapter Eleven Complicating Fac
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external actorS The Liberian war wa
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presidency. After his inauguration,
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90 percent of the rebels. 59 confli
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was involved in the “financing an
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Second, the vast number of sources
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Notes 1 Herman J. Cohen, Former U.S
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Blundell, A. G. 2005. Conflict timb
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lack of scrutiny throughout the del
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281 Chapter Eleven
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283 Chapter Twelve Role of the Unit
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Chapter Twelve. Role of the United
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lawsuit in U.S. federal court relat
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Generally speaking, during the earl
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To many statement givers, however,
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with the way the United States deal
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Notes 1 Henry Noble Sherwood, The F
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299 Chapter Twelve
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301 Chapter Thirteen “Everyone Sc
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Chapter Thirteen. “Everyone Scatt
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people came and the attackers ran a
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house and abducted her cousin. 21 T
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While some families were ultimately
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Once forced out of their homes and
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Checkpoints were established along
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Minnesota told the TRC about approa
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Liberians also took refuge in the U
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eing turned away at the border). Ac
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though the government invited UNHCR
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Many Liberians adjusted to life in
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formal organization or protection a
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327 A sizable number of those indiv
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This statement giver told the TRC t
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health care facility in Buduburam.
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there with nothing to eat or drink.
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Taking Matters into their Own Hands
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The detained protesters, virtually
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was later when the U.S. government
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Although Liberians were not require
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My bags were packed when I received
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of Liberians emigrating to the Unit
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money home right away can also lead
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male ego.” 393 This interviewee n
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With regard to victims, a public he
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child care resources at home. 432 T
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Adjustment to Life in the United Ki
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he is also part of the Quardu Borni
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Little Liberias in the Diaspora The
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In addition to online news magazine
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to a lack of culturally-appropriate
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Community-Level Impact As noted els
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And it’s sad what we are doing to
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Liberians report that they save mon
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idges over streams that would allow
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ut the diaspora community has also
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country through no fault of his own
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giver, rape of statement giver’s
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118 Ali Sylla, Testimony at the Dia
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208 E.g., TRC Diaspora Statement Re
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237 “Juking” means getting reve
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statistics/publications/YrBk07RA.sh
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Prog. Coord., New Arrivals Resource
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Women’s Association (MAWA), Minne
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472 See http://www.liberiansineurop
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521 Office of Global Health Affairs
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Minn., U.S.A.) (transcript on file
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397 Chapter Thirteen
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399 Chapter Fourteen Recommendation
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Introduction Chapter Fourteen. Reco
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odies and are now overdue: • Comm
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Section i. reparationS for affected
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• The Government of Liberia shoul
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women. The U.N. Principles and Guid
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and protection of the human rights
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Programs for Vulnerable Groups: Chi
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Programs for Vulnerable Groups: Int
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Restitution & Compensation for Prop
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property rights; such a system shou
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Section ii. recommendationS related
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sioner for Refugees should ensure t
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Section iii. civil and political ri
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of young persons. 176 • The Gover
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Administration of Justice Liberians
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appointed through the appropriate p
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in accordance with the guidelines i
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y public order or authorities shoul
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Section iv. ending impunity for vio
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efficient use of existing mechanism
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protections against discrimination
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Amnesty for Sierra Leone’s statut
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Section v. corruption Corruption, b
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third periodic reports to the Commi
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Education large industrial centers.
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• With regard to rural teachers,
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o Accessibility. Health facilities,
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Section vii. non-diScrimination mea
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should provide for effective indivi
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Women’s Human Rights Women in Lib
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and, where needed, within the frame
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practice of female genital mutilati
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Advocates recommends the following:
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Section viii. implementation and in
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• The Government of Liberia and t
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necessary to provide effective pena
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• The international community sho
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• The international community sho
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where lengthy family separation has
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• The United States Government sh
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Matching Grant program, a public/pr
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• The relevant government authori
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Liberia cannot rebuild without assi
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S3_2008_ UnitedNationsHighCommissio
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supra note 64, art. 21(d). 100 Pari
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194 International Covenant on Civil
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CN.4/2005/102/Add.1 (Feb. 8, 2005)
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Fund on a temporary basis represent
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supra note 354, art. 4(3). 372 Decl
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summary-English.pdf. 443 ICRC Res.
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Commissioners of the Liberia TRC 51
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Councillor Jerome J. Verdier, Sr.,
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517 Appendix A Inquirer dedicated t
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519 Appendix B International Law an
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I. Introduction 521 Appendix B Inte
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523 Appendix B 3. General principle
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525 Appendix B From an ethical pers
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• to peaceful assembly; • to as
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529 Appendix B Convention defines g
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531 Appendix B their national laws,
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• freedom of movement; • the ri
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535 Appendix B The evolution of war
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537 Appendix B Spurred to action by
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willfully, causes death or serious
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541 Appendix B • International Co
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Notes 1 iAn brownlie, PrinCiPles of
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1998) [hereinafter Rome Statute]. 7
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150 The Hague Convention with Respe
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549 Appendix B
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551 Appendix C Protections for Refu
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I. International Refugee Protection
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555 Appendix C for regarding as a d
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ii. rightS of refugeeS 557 Appendix
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their liberty. . . The Commission
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that interdicting Hatain refugees b
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(LX) (1994). In its Resolution on V
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565 Appendix D Key Events in Liberi
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1979 Liberia enters into a treaty o
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October 15, 1992 - Charles Taylor l
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571 Appendix D
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573 Appendix E TRC Diaspora Project
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING This Me
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Pennsylvania and elsewhere as Minne
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Form with variations approved by th
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Responsibilities to third parties,
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February, 2007. FOR : TRUTH & RECON
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585 Appendix F Listing of Pro Bono
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Members of the Pro Bono Management
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589 Appendix G Lessons Learned from
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Sensitization and Outreach 1. Outre
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with others who volunteered to part
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595 Appendix G
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597 Appendix H Descriptive Statisti
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Table 1. Number of Statement Givers
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Table 4. Participation of Statement
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603 Appendix I Public Hearings Witn
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Minnesota 1. Samuel Kalongo Luo 2.
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Page 89: Commissioner Stewart durin
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Page 371: TRC Chairman Verdier at a
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