Liberia Research Library: A House with Two Rooms: Final Report of the Liberia Truth & Reconciliation Commission Diaspora Project

Year:

2009

Organization / Publisher / Reference:

The Advocates for Human Rights, published by DRI Press

Authors:

Dulce Foster, Dianne Heins, Mark Kalla, Michele Garnett McKenzie, James O’Neal, Rosalyn Park, Robin Phillips, Jennifer Prestholdt, Ahmed K. Sirleaf II, Laura A. Young

Areas:

Truth and reconciliation

Sub-topic:

human rights

Publicly available?:

yes

Method:

1630 statements collected during TRC hearings outside Liberia; desk research, and key informant interviews

Main findings:

The this report documents the findings of the TRC during its hearings outside Liberia, namely in the US, UK, and Ghana. In addition, it reports on additional research conducted to represent current sentiments of Liberians living abroad.

Further research recommendations:

Tags:

truth and reconciliation