Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Liberia)
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Liberia)
The Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) is a Parliament-enacted organization created in May 2005 in order to investigate and report on gross human rights violations that occurred in Liberia between January 1979 and 14 October 2003.
Commissoners
The government of Liberia appointed 10 members.
* Jerome J. Verdier, chairperson
* Dede Dolopei, vice chairperson
* Oumu K. Syllah, treasurer
* Bishop Arthur F. Kulah
* Sheikh Kafumba F. Konneh
* Pearl Brown Bull
* Gerald B. Coleman
* John H. T. Stewart
* Massa Washington
* Henrietta Joy Abena Mensa Bonsu
ources
* [http://www.trcofliberia.org/index.htm Official Website of the TRC]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7070694.stm Liberia to get US abuses report] 31 October 2007, BBC News
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