Stories about Liberia from October, 2005
Liberia: Presidential elections
Liberians vote for a new president, and Chippla says that “an election in West Africa should be a thing of joy.” Who could have imagined this only two years ago when the dictator Charles Taylor was still in power, he muses.
Liberia: Call for justice
Human Rights Watch calls for those responsible for atrocities and human rights abuses in Liberia to be barred from holding official jobs and brought to justice following the Oct. 11 elections, “if a return to armed conflict in Liberia is to be avoided”.
Liberia: Campaign trail
Black Star Journal comments on why campaigning for the forthcoming Liberian general elections on Oct. 11 is concentrated in and around the capital, Monrovia.
