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Liberia truth commission holds first public hearings on civil war
The Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) [official website; JURIST news archive], assembled to investigate possible war crimes that occurred during the Liberian civil war that ended in 2003, held its first public session on Tuesday. Wh (More) |
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Sierra Leone war crimes court resumes Taylor trial
The Special Court for Sierra Leone on Monday resumed the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor [SCSL case materials; JURIST news archive] with testimony from the prosecution's first witness, a Canadian expert on so-called "bloo (More) |
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Taylor defense set for January war crimes trial resumption
Prosecution and defense lawyers said Tuesday that they will be ready to present evidence when the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor [SCSL case materials; JURIST news archive] resumes in January at the Special Court for Sie (More) |
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Former Liberia interim president arrested
Former interim Liberian President Gyude Bryant was arrested Friday after he failed to appear in court on charges of corruption this week. Bryant was charged in February with embezzling $1.3 million during his tenure from October 2003 until January (More) |
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Liberia truth commission resumes works after infusion of funds
Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) [official website; JURIST news archive] has relaunched its investigations into atrocities committed in the region's civil wars that ended in 2003. The commission began its work in October l (More) |
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Son of ex-Liberian president Taylor pleads not guilty to charges of torture
Charles McArthur Emmanuel , son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, pleaded not guilty Monday to a US federal indictment charging him with involvement in killings and torture in Liberia. Emmanuel, a Boston-born US citizen, was the first per (More) |
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Liberia high court orders former interim president tried for corruption
The Liberian Supreme Court ruled Friday that former interim Liberian President Gyude Bryant can stand trial on embezzlement charges. Bryant was charged in February with embezzling $1.3 million during his tenure from October 2003 until January 2006 (More) |
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Sierra Leone war crimes court delays Taylor trial until January 2008
The Special Court for Sierra Leone on Monday delayed the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor [BBC profile; SCSL case materials] until January 7, 2008 in order to provide Taylor's new defense team more time to prepare. The trial (More) |
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Taylor defense team seeks end of Liberia travel ban
The lead counsel for former Liberian president Charles Taylor [BBC profile; SCSL case materials] Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to lift its travel ban [Resolution 1521, PDF; backgrounder] against individuals deemed to be threats to the pea (More) |
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Sierra Leone war crimes court postpones Taylor trial again
The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) [official website; JURIST news archive] announced the further postponement of court proceedings in the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor [BBC profile; SCSL case materials] Monday, granting a (More) |
US suffragists formed Equal Rights Party, named Presidential candidate
On September 20, 1884, a group of American suffragists formed the Equal Rights Party in San Francisco, dedicated to "equal and exact justice to every class of our citizens, without distinction of color, sex, or nationality" and in support of the proposition that "the laws of the several states be so amended that women will be recognized as voters, and their property-rights made equal with that of the male population, to the end that they may become self-supporting - rather than a dependent class."
Read the full text of the first platform of the Equal Rights Party.
The party immediately nominated Mrs. Belva Lockwood for US President and Marietta Snow for Vice-President. Grover Cleveland won that election, but Lockwood was included in a number of presidential primaries, and is recorded to have won some 4149 votes from the male voters of the time.
