SPRING 2004 LECTURE SERIES
Thursday, April 8th, 2004, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

The World Policy Institute at New School University presents

Archived Webcast (You will need Real Player to view this.) Courtesy of New School Online University special events.

WAR CRIMES IN WEST AFRICA: WILL THERE BE JUSTICE?

a panel discussion with

TIAWAN GONGLOE
Research Fellow, Harvard University

and

MARIEKE WIERDA
Senior Associate, International Center for Transitional Justice

Moderated by

BILL BERKELEY
Adjunct Professor, Columbia University. Author, The Graves Are Not Yet Full – Race, Tribe and Power in the Heart of Africa.

The civil wars in Liberia and neighboring Sierra Leone killed tens of thousands of civilians, scattered millions from their homes and laid waste to both countries and much of the surrounding region. The fighting has subsided, and the combatants, many of them children, are being disarmed. But a central question remains: will anyone be held accountable for the war crimes that caused so much suffering? A special war crimes tribunal has been established in Sierra Leone under United Nations auspices. The tribunal has indicted Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president and warlord who was centrally responsible for both wars, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Mr. Taylor abandoned Liberia last summer and now has asylum in Nigeria. Will he be brought to justice? And why does it matter? A leading Liberian human rights lawyer and a noted expert on war crimes tribunals will discuss this landmark case with the author of a critically-acclaimed book on genocide in Africa.

Thursday, April 8, 2004, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Swayduck Auditorium, First Floor, 65 Fifth Avenue (between East 13-14^th). Admission is free. Visit www.dialnsa.edu for a live webcast and online discussion.

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Online webcast and discussion:

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