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Liberia: Commissioners split over travel ban

June 3, 2011

Commissioners on the newly-inducted Independent National Human Rights Commission of Liberia (INHRCL) are reportedly split over a travel ban imposed almost ten years ago on scores of former President Charles Taylor's associates considered to have aided and abetted him to destabilize Sierra Leone.

Liberia makes gain on Sapo National Park

June 1, 2011 Sapo National Park

Officials at the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) in Liberia say the government has made significant achievement in its attempt to rid the Sapo National Park of illegal occupants and poachers.

ECOWAS Citizen’s Union appeals for residence permit fee reduction

May 30, 2011

ECOWAS citizens living in Liberia are appealing to relevant authorities of the sub-regional bloc to establish a harmonized structure for resident permit fees across member countries.

UNMIL chief concerned about returning Liberian mercenaries

May 28, 2011 UNMIL Chief Ellen Margrethe LOJ

As tens of defeated Liberian mercenaries and Ivorian fighters are on their way back to Liberia, the United Nations Mission in the country says it is concerned about the crossing taking place in inaccessible areas and weapons that might be transported across the border.

Liberia: War crimes perpetrators will face justice

May 27, 2011

The Chairman of the Independent National Human Rights Commission of Liberia (INHRCL) has assured that perpetrators of mass murders in Liberia “will not go unpunished”.

WADR producer launches books

May 26, 2011 book by Frank Sainworla

A book authored by the Head of the English Desk at the West Africa Democracy Radio has been launched in the Liberian capital Monrovia.

Liberian police launch vigorous search operation for mercenaries

May 25, 2011

The Liberia National Police have launched a vigorous search operation for fleeing mercenaries believed to have entered several towns and villages along the country’s border with Ivory Coast.

Liberia: New opposition coalition party launched

May 25, 2011

The National Democratic Coalition in Liberia has finally been launched after being cleared by the National Elections Commission.

ECOWAS members urged to work with Interpol

May 21, 2011

ECOWAS member states have been urged to collaborate with the general secretariat of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) in sensitizing regional police forces to secure international police cooperation in the fight against crime.

Anti-money laundering seminar for West African journalists underway

May 20, 2011

A sensitization seminar on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing for West African journalists has opened in the Liberian capital, Monrovia.