Liberia: I did not kill Quiwonkpa, witness tells TRC

16 Oct 2008

Thirteen years after the abortive 1985 coup, more details have emerged on the killing of coup leader General Quiwonkpa. A story by Olive Thomass

Liberia: Emergency Response Police Complete Training

06 Oct 2008

Officers of the Emergency Response Unit of the Liberia National Police are now set to combat crimes throughout the country. A story by Melissa Annan

Liberia: President Sirleaf Fuels Debate On Police

04 Oct 2008

President Sirleaf’s comments on the Liberian National Police fuel a debate on whether the public can trust the police. A story by Peter A. Fahn

Liberia/ Sierra Leone: Refugees Complain of Misery, Sexual Violence in Liberia Camps

04 Oct 2008

Macdonald Metzger of UNMIL Radio and Olive Thomas of Star Radio report on Sierra Leonean refugees' living conditions at the VOA camp near Monrovia

Liberia: Children Cry For Stern Actions Against Remorseless Warlords

28 Sep 2008 | By Othello B. Garblah of the New Democrat

Liberia war affected children demand tougher punishments for remorseless warlords appearing before the TRC. A story by Othello Garblah

Liberia: Atrocities of Mahel Massacre are revealed at TRC public hearing

21 May 2008 | By Macdonald Metzger of UNMIL radio

Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission hears testimony from a survivor of the Mahal River Massacre. A story by Macdonald Metzger

Liberia: Victim and perpetrator reconciled at TRC hearing

12 Mar 2008 | By Macdonald Metzger of UNMIL Radio

TRC facilitates reconciliation between victim and perpetrator at public hearings in eastern Liberia. Story by Macdonald Metzger of UNMIL Radio

Sierra Leone/Liberia: Key witness says Taylor was “Godfather” to Sierra Leone rebels

04 Feb 2008 | By Umaru S. Jah

Umaru S Jah of The Democrat reports from The Hague on a key testimony alleging close links between Taylor and Sierra Leone's RUF rebels

Liberia: Former rebel priest confesses killings

17 Jan 2008

Perpetrators have begun testifying before the TRC in Monrovia. Listen to a report by UNMIL Radio's Macdonald Metzger

Liberia: TRC begins hearings

09 Jan 2008 | By Samwar S. Fallah

Liberian president Ellen Johnson launches TRC hearings with plea to all Liberians. Story by Samwar S. Fallah of the Telegraph