Evidence of Abuse and Danger |
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Rape (Human Rights Watch)
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Forcible recruitment of children under 18 years (UN OCHA)
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Mutilations (UN Security Council)
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Extra-judicial executions (BBC News Online)
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Arbitrary arrest and detention (Human Rights Watch; UN Security Council)
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Deliberate targeting of civilians (UN IRIN)
Field Contacts Verification |
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International Press/Media
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Embassies
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International Human Rights NGOs
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International Relief NGOs
International Contacts:
UN High Commission for Refugees
Office for Coordination Human Affairs
UN Secretary-General’s Office
UN Security Council
UN Development Programme
UN High Commission for Human Rights
Foreign Ministries:
US embassy
British embassy
Swedish embassy
Nigerian embassy
Norwegian embassy
European embassy
Russian embassy
South African embassy
Press:
Washington Post
Washington Times
Chicago Tribune
LA Times
New York Times
Associated Press
United Press International
Reuters
BBC
CNN
The Times, UK
Liberian Post
The New Democrat (Liberian)
The Inquirer (Liberian)
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US Contacts:
State Department
State emergency task force
Congress and Senate
Sub-committee and caucus-committee for human rights
NGOs/Other:
International Crisis Group
Int. Committee for Red Cross
ECHO – European Humanitarian Aid Office
ECOWAS – Economic Community of West African States
Amnesty International
Human
Rights Watch
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BBC News
Liberian joy as peace troops land
August 4, 2003
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3121535.stm
Reuters
Liberian rebels LURD say to pull out of capital
August 4, 2003
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3214517
Agence France-Presse
Liberia’s Taylor: warlord turned president facing war crimes charges
August 4, 2003
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/480fa8736b88bbc3c12564f6004c8ad5/6a14470268b0cfa9c1256d780043f641?OpenDocument
IRIN
Liberia: Taylor sets date for resigning but not leaving,
August 2, 2003,
http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=35759&SelectRegion=West_Africa&SelectCountry=LIBERIA
Human Rights Watch
Liberia: Peacekeepers Should Not Be Shielded from Justice
August 1, 2003
http://www.hrw.org/press/2003/08/liberia080103.htm
International Crisis Group
iberia: ICG urges U.S. to lead a robust multinational force
July 16, 2003
http://www.genocidewatch.org/ICGJuly16Liberia.htm
All About Liberia
Taylor agrees to Nigeria exit but Obasanjo foresees war if…
7th July 2003
http://www.allaboutliberia.com/july2003/230707n5.htm
BBC News
US Military Team In Liberia
7th July 2003
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3048368.stm
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
LIBERIA: Taylor accepts asylum in Nigeria
7th July 2002
http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=35212&SelectRegion=West_Africa&SelectCountry=LIBERIA
Alert Net
Candidates to replace Liberia’s Taylor
3rd July 2003
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L03244982.htm
CNN News
McCann: ‘Many reasons’ to go into Liberia
5th July 2003
http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/07/03/otsc.mccann/index.html
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