Reparations for Slavery: Advancing Equity and Reparations in California
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U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth van Schaack has praised the Joseph Boakai administration for its efforts to establish the War and Economic Court (WECC) in Liberia. Ambassador van Schaack emphasized the importance of accountability for crimes and stated that impunity undermines the rule of law and contributes to corruption and lawlessness .

Since May 2023, there has been renewed calls from Liberians at home and abroad for the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court in Liberia. A petition document was received by US Ambassador for War Crimes, Beth Van Schaack, from Liberian human rights advocate Adama K. Dempster. The call for a War Crimes Court stems from Liberia's long and brutal civil war, which claimed the lives of over 250,000 people and displaced mil...

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 "Interesting how reparations for slavery are being discussed in California while Liberia is working on establishing a War and Economic Crimes Court. Different approaches to addressing historical injustices, but both important in advancing equity and accountability."