A House with Two Rooms - The Advocates for Human Rights

property rights; such a system should have the capacity
to recognize and record collective possession of land by
traditional or indigenous communities. 153
• The Government of Liberia should adopt measures
to prevent the destruction of records, furnish copies
of documentation in its possession upon request by a
claimant, and seek to collect relevant information from
refugees and displaced persons. 155 The government
should adopt measures to ensure legal security of tenure
following any decision regarding rights to housing,
land, and/or property. 156
Satisfaction & Commemoration
Remembering the victims of the conflict and memorializing
the suffering of the Liberian people was described by many
statement givers as an important part of the national healing
process. International standards provide little guidance in this
regard, as the process of remembering is specific to each nation,
culture, community, and individual. Statement givers provided
some important suggestions in this regard.
• The Government of Liberia should collaborate with
the TRC to designate a specific body to work nationally,
at the community level, and with the diaspora to solicit recommendations for memorials to
victims of the Liberian civil crises.
• The process of developing memorials and commemoration programs should be inclusive,
transparent, and participatory.
• As expressed by statement givers, memorials to specific groups such as youth, women, and
other vulnerable populations should be considered.
• Public apologies and acceptance of responsibility from those who were involved in commission
of human rights and humanitarian violations should be actively encouraged.
• Some statement givers expressed their perception of an Americo-Liberian bias in the
national holidays and names of public streets, institutions, holidays, and other locations. The
government should consider creating new national holidays and renaming these locations,
institutions, and holidays to dispel notions of bias and honor Liberia’s diversity.
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Chapter Fourteen
Potential Implementation
Strategy: Monitoring and
Evaluating Land Reform Policies
In creating procedures for
monitoring and assessing its
policies regarding access to
land, the Government of Liberia
will need to develop evaluation
indicators. The FAO has outlined
examples of indicators to assess
implementation of land policies:
- Land legislation
- Adjudication procedures for land
claims and disputes
- Existing land administration
systems
- Housing strategies
- Evictions procedures
- Administration of state-owned
land
- Administration of private
abandoned land
- Transparency 154