“Pray the Devil Back to Hell” Demands Activism

 
By Taylor Wiles,San Francisco 
 Most activists combat current threats to justice, but last Friday, at a private screening in San Francisco, the documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell demanded activism by revealing an egregious historic omission: women’s central role in the Liberian peace process.

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36th ECOWAS Ordinary Summit Opens in Abuja

Executive Mansion, Abuja
The 36th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Authority of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) today opened in Abuja, Nigeria, with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in attendance.

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Liberian Listeners Call for Reliable, High Quality Information

By Amanda Fortier, Bonn
A new study released by the Institute of Applied Media Studies (IAM) in Zurich and the Center for Media Studies and Peace Building (CEMESP) in Monrovia reveals Liberians ask for very high media quality in their country’s radio reporting. When it comes to the topic of reconciliation, however, discussions in this post-conflict [...]

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Date Set for Taylor’s Defense in The Hague

UN News, New York
The United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone today announced that lawyers for the former President of Liberia, Charles Taylor, will begin their defence against charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity on 13 July.

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Disabled Liberians Demand Individual Reparations

By Mambu James Kpargoi, Monrovia
A cross section of disabled Liberians while demanding individual reparations Thursday insisted that Liberians who contributed to their disabilities bear some responsibilities for their conditions.

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Advocates for Human Rights Submits Report on Diaspora Experience to Liberia’s Truth Commission

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By Laura Young, Minneapolis / St. Paul
From 1979 to 2003, more than 1.5 million Liberians were forced from their homes to escape from the violence and destruction of a protracted civil conflict. Many Liberians eventually made their way to the United States in their flight from war, including some 30,000 who settled in Minnesota. Most of their stories have never been told before. More on page 924

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Delegates to TRC National Conference in Liberia Issue “Virginia Declaration” on Way Forward for Liberia

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THE VIRGINIA DECLARATION:

A Call For a Way Forward to a New Liberia through Reconciliation and Justice resulting from the National Truth and Reconciliation Processes Culminating in the National Conference on Reconciliation Held at the Unity Conference Center in Virginia, Liberia More on page 920

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Youth Outfit in Minnesota Set to Raise $75,000 for Deformed Liberian Youth

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The African Youth for Progress (AYP)-a non-profit Youth Leadership Outfit based in Minnesota- is raising awareness in the United States aimed at generating $75,000 to do surgery on an 18-year-old Liberian man who was burned with acid water by armed robbers in Liberia.

Sackie's body that needs Advanced Surgery

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ULAA President Pays Courtesy Call on Liberian Leader in Monrovia

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ULAA Leader(Right) shakes hands with President Sirleaf

Executive Mansion, Monrovia

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says Government welcomes the participation of Liberians residing in the United States and other countries abroad in the country’s reconstruction. The President said such involvement would be more effective if Liberians unify their efforts and work to achieve national development and reconciliation. The President said Government remains open to ideas which will help enhance growth and national development and reconciliation. More on page 901