Liberia: Judge Weighs Defense Motion To Abandon Kamara War Crimes Appeal in France
Defense lawyers in the appeal of Kunti Kamara of his 2022 conviction for crimes against humanity, called for the trial to be abandoned on Wednesday. …
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In New Line of Defense, Lawyers Tell French Court Convicted Ulimo War Criminal Was Too Young to be Held Responsible for Crimes.
On day two of Kunti Kamara’s appeal against his 2022 conviction for war crimes and crimes against humanity, Kamara’s lawyers introduced a new line of defense that could upturn proceedings against the former United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (Ulimo) commander….
Liberia: Convicted Ulimo War Criminal Kunti Kamara’s Appeal Begins in Paris Court
Kunti Kamara’s appeal of his November 2022 conviction for war crimes and crimes against humanity got underway at the Paris Court of Appeal on Tuesday….
Victims of Alleged Jammeh Henchman Ousman Sonko Welcome Swiss Trial
It is not just Gambians hoping for justice in this case.
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Gambian Prison Officers Testify In Crimes Against Humanity Trial Of Former Interior Minister In Switzerland
Two Gambian prison officers—Lamin Sanneh and Abdou Jammeh—testified to torture, and poor food and hygiene conditions at Gambia’s central prison— Mile 2—in the crimes against humanity trial of Gambia’s former Interior Minister Ousman Sonko in the Swiss city of Bellinzona. …
Former Gambian Interior Minister Takes The Stand After Swiss Court Denies Submission Over Procedural Issues
Ousman Sonko, Gambia’s former interior minister, who turned 55 on Tuesday, took the stand for the first time at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland. …
Alleged Jammeh Enforcer Sonko Goes on Trial for Crimes Against Humanity in Switzerland
Ousman Sonko, a 54-year-old former interior minister of The Gambia, goes on trial for crimes against humanity in the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in the city of Bellinzona….
More Witnesses Put Massaquoi in Monrovia When Under UN-Witness Protection in Sierra Leone
The trial of Gibril Massaquoi has continued to focus on the central explosive question of whether the defendant escaped UN witness protection in Freetown in June-August 2003 to commit war crimes in neighboring Liberia….
Sentence of Liberian Warlord Renews Calls for Accountability for Wartime Atrocities
Evelyn Kpadeh Seagbeh travels to Lofa County to hear the stories of victims of Kunti Kamara, sentenced to 30 years in prison by a French war crimes court….
Liberia: Presidential Candidates Cummings and Gongloe Commit to War Crimes Court
Two of Liberia’s leading candidates for president have committed to establishing a war and economic crimes court to try alleged leading perpetrators of Liberia’s civil wars if elected in the October elections….
US Trials of Two Alleged Top Liberian Warlords Delayed
The US trials of two alleged notorious Liberian warlords, scheduled for May and July, will be delayed until late this year at the earliest….
Liberia: Alleged Warlord Deported Back Home from US
Immigration and customs authorities in the US city of Detroit, Michigan, have deported an alleged Liberian warlord back home….
Foya Victims Celebrate Kamara Conviction
Evelyn Pillo points to the place where her youngest brother was killed and eaten in Ngisakonja, Lofa County by Kamara and Ulimo forces. NGISAKONJA, Lofa County – Evelyn Pillo points to the spot where her father’s house once sat. It was here that her family endured the horrors that, she says, haunt them to this…
Liberia: Second Witness Says He Has Been Attacked and Intimidated for Testifying Against Kosiah
A second plaintiff has told the Swiss court hearing the appeal proceedings of Alieu Kosiah, the Liberian warlord challenging his 20-year sentence for war crimes, that Kosiah’s allies beat and intimidated him for testifying against Kosiah in 2021….
First witness testifies against Gambia’s former interior minister Ousman Sonko in crimes against humanity trial in Switzerland
The first witness in the crimes against humanity trial of 55-year-old Ousman Sonko—Gambia’s former interior minister—told a Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona that Sonko treated her like a sex slave….
Liberia: French Authorities Charge Alleged Liberian Warlord
French authorities have charged Saturday Tuah, an alleged Liberian warlord with crimes against humanity….
Victims of Alleged Jammeh Henchman Ousman Sonko Welcome Swiss Trial
In the 22-year rule of Gambia’s former dictator Yahya Jammeh, protests were rare.The few who attempted them were brutally crushed by the military. In one of the earliest examples at least 14 students were killed at a demonstration in April 2000….
Victims Express ‘Relief’ in Seeing ex-Jammeh Lieutenant Face Justice as Trial For Crimes Against Humanity Begins in Switzerland
Ousman Sonko, a 54-year-old former Gambian police chief and interior minister, appeared in court today for the opening of a trial in the Swiss city of Bellinzona. …
Liberia’s First-time Voters Overwhelmingly Back a War Crimes Court Survey Finds
As Liberia commemorates 20 years since the end of the civil conflict that left devastated the country and left 250,000 people dead, a survey of first-time voters conducted in two of the country’s biggest counties found overwhelming support for a court….
Victims of Liberian Warlord Convicted in France Celebrate Verdict
After a nearly four-week trial in the Paris Court of Appeal Kamara was found guilty of torture, barbarism and complicity crimes against humanity this week and was sentenced to life in prison. As evelyn Kpadeh Seagbeh reports for Okay FM and PrimeFM Kunti’s victims in Foya say the French court’s ruling is long overdue justice…
Foya Victims Celebrate Kamara Conviction
NGISAKONJA, Lofa County – Evelyn Pillo points to the spot where her father’s house once sat. It was here that her family endured the horrors that, she says, haunt them to this day. In 1993 when troops with the United Liberia Movement of Liberia (Ulimo) took control of this area for four months Pillo says…