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• The Advocates for Human Rights: Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Diaspora Project (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
  "At the request of the Liberian Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC), The Advocates for Human Rights is coordinating a project to collect statements from thousands of Liberians living in the Diaspora. Statements bear witness to the human rights abuses and humanitarian violations that occurred during the Liberian civil crises during the past two decades."
  
  
• African Elections Database: Liberia (Albert C. Nunley, via Tripod.Com, USA)
  
  
• Amnesty International on Liberia--Brief Profile (New York and Washington, DC)
  
  
• AFELL--Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia Blog (via Instablogs.Com; Monrovia, Liberia)
  A small archive of recent news stories on AFELL activities and issues.
  
  
• Carter Center on Liberia, 1991-2005 (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • Carter Center Activities in Liberia -- Summary
    A very brief summary of the Center's activities geared towards 'fostering peace and democracy' in Liberia.
  • "From civil war to civil society: the transition from war to peace in Guatemala and Liberia," July 1997
  
  
• Comprehensive Peace Agreement Between the Government of Liberia and the LURD and MODEL and Political Parties, 18 August 2003, Accra, Ghana (via USIP Peace Agreements Digital Collection: Liberia, Washington, DC) 40 pages in PDF format
  
  
• Conciliation Resources: The Liberian Peace Process, 1990-1996 Accord: an international review of peace initiatives. (Online) ; no. 1. (London, UK)
  Note: after clicking on the image of the Liberia issue, you must scroll down to the bottom of the web page to view the table of contents and links to chapters. "Accord is a resource for diplomats, mediators and negotiators; relief, development and human rights workers; journalists and academics."
  
  
• Constitution and Laws of the Republic of Liberia
  • Constitution of Liberia, 1820-1984 (via The Republic of Liberia, Ministry of Information, Culture & Tourism, Monrovia)
    
    
  • Law Library of Congress Guide to Liberia: links to legal history and related information (Washington, DC)
    
    
  • Liberia Constitutional History and 1986 Constitution (Axel Tschentscher, Bern, Switzerland)
    
    
  • 1986 Constitution (Constitution Finder, University of Richmond, Virginia)
  
  
• Cornell University Library: Liberian Law (Ithaca, New York)
  A searchable catalog of holdings and selected online materials from 19th century to the present on Liberia held by Cornell University; plus a bibliography of online and print resources on a variety of subjects: constitutions, slavery/forced labor, war crimes, peacekeeping, Liberia life & customs, Liberian-American history, customary law, etc.

  
  
• The Embassy of the Republic of Liberia in the United States (Washington, DC)
  
  
• Forced Migration Online -- Research Guide on Liberia (June 2003) (Oxford, UK)
  
  
• Friends of Liberia (Rosslyn, Virginia)
  General information about the organization, its activities and projects, and Liberia-related links. "Friends of Liberia (FOL) has been working with the people of Liberia since 1986. Its 800 members --former Peace Corps volunteers, diplomats, missionaries, business people, relief workers and Liberians-- are dedicated to helping the nation rebuild its institutions, educate its children and improve the quality of life for all who live there."
  
  
• Global Policy Forum on the UN Security Council: Liberia, 2000-2003 (New York)
  A frequently-updated archive of UN documents and discussion papers. "A group of citizens from several countries founded the Global Policy Forum in December 1993 to monitor global policy making at the United Nations."
  
  
• Government of The Republic of Liberia
  
  
• Human Rights Watch on Liberia (New York & Washington, DC)
  • HRW on Liberia: latest news and reports
    
    
  • "Trying Charles Taylor in The Hague : making justice accessible to those most affected" (June 2006) HRW backgrounder ; no. 2 (2006). 15 pages in PDF format
  • "Youth, blood and poverty: the lethal legacy of West Africa's regional warriors" (April 2005) By Corinne Dufka et al. Human rights watch report; vol. 17, no. 5(A) (HTML or PDF formats)
    
    
  • How to fight, how to kill: child soldiers in Liberia. (Feb 2004) By Tony Tate. Human rights watch report; vol. 16, no. 2(A)(HTML or PDF formats)
  • Liberia, 2002. In Human Rights Watch World Report 2003. (Online).
  • Liberia, 2001. In Human Rights Watch World Report 2002. (Online).
  • Liberia, 2000. In Human Rights Watch World Report 2001. (Online).
  • Liberia, 1999. In Human Rights Watch World Report 2000. (Online).
  • Liberia, 1998-99. In Human Rights Watch World Report 1999. (Online).
  • Liberia, 1997-98. In Human Rights Watch World Report 1998. (Online).
  
  
• Incore Guide to Sources on Conflict in Liberia (2005) (United Nations University and University of Ulster, Londondery, Northern Ireland)
  
  
• Independent Lens: "Iron Ladies of Liberia" (2008) (Independent Television Service, Public Broadcasting Corporation, New York)
  This is the web site featuring background information about the recent documentary film on the first year of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's administration in Liberia, focusing especially on prominent women in government. The site includes historical background, biographies, maps, and photographs; plus order information.
  
  
• IDMC--Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre: Internally displaced persons in Liberia (1998 to present) Norwegian Refugee Council (Geneva, Switzerland)
  • For each country in the IDP survey, the document collection includes an overall summary, population figures, social indicators, and some analyses.
  
  
• International Center for Transitional Justice on Liberia (New York)
  • News and briefings on post-conflict and reconciliation training and advocacy programs in Liberia.
  • Transitional justice reporting audit: a review of media coverage of the truth and reconciliation process in Liberia (January-February 2008) 39 pages in PDF format. -- New York: ICTJ ; Paris: UNESCO, 2008.
    See: Final Report and Summary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia (2009)
  • Negotiating peace in Liberia: preserving the possibility for justice (2007) by Priscilla Hayner. "hd Report, November 2007. -- Geneva, Switzerland: Henry Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, 2007. PDF format
  
  
• International Committee of the Red Cross on Liberia (Geneva, Switzerland)
  Current updates on ICRC activities and reports on humanitarian situations in Liberia since 1993.
  
  
• International Crisis Group on Liberia, 2002-- (Washington, DC ; Brussels, Belgium)
  • "The ICG is a private, multinational organisation committed to strengthening the capacity of the international community to understand and respond to impending crises. ICG's approach is grounded in field research ... and advocacy." Including:
  • Liberia: resurrecting the justice system. (April 2006) Africa report; no. 107 in PDF format.
  • Liberia and Sierra Leone: rebuilding failed states. (Dec. 2004)
  • Rebuilding Liberia: prospects and perils. (Jan. 2004)
  
  
• International Legal Assistance Consortium: Gender Justice in Liberia: the way forward (Monrovia, 9-10 October 2006) 15 pages in PDF format (ILAC, Stockholm, Sweden)
  See also: December 2003 report on Liberia
  
  
• "Liberia: Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD)." (Feb. 2003) By James Brabazon. Armed Non-State Actors Project, briefing paper ; no. 1. -- London, UK: Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Africa Programme, 2003. (PDF format)
  
  
• Liberia Web Page (University of Pennsylvania)
  
  
• The Liberian Connection (Ciata Victor-Baptiste et al., Brockton, Massachusetts)
  Links to current news stories, general reference on Liberia, other web sites, and Liberians on the Net.
  
  
• The Liberian Mandingo Association of New York (LIMANY)
  An online community news magazine for this ethnically-based, Liberian-American organization (founded in 1990) and for news about Liberia and the Liberian diaspora in general, with links to related web sites.
  
  
• The Liberian Post (via EEC Events B.V., The Netherlands)
  A general "independent and non-political internet magazine" website for Liberians and a list of Liberia-related links.
  
  
• National Elections Commission -- Official Site (2005) (Monrovia, Liberia)
  
  
• Pambazuka news. (Online): "Liberia's Cry of the Pepper Bird: Reflections on 160 Years of Independence" (July 24, 2007) Issue 314. (South Africa)
  
  
• Republic of Liberia -- Politics (Monrovia)
  • The Executive Mansion
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Ministry of Information, Culture & Tourism
  • Ministries on Economy and Health
  
  
• TLC Africa: The Liberian Connection -- Africa (USA)
  An Internet magazine for Liberians in USA and Liberia, with current and recent news summaries, commentaries, and features on history, culture, social events in Liberia and the USA, and death announcements; plus links to other Liberian news sites.
  
  
• The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia (Monrovia, Liberia)
  • The official web site of the independent commission under a mandate enacted on May 12, 2005 by the National Transitional Legislative Assembly.
  • Final Report and Summary of The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia, Vols. 1-2
    Released July 1, 2009
  
  
• Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  
  
• UNIBOA Online: United Bassa Organizations in the Americas (Roselle, New Jersey)
  
  
• The United Nations on Liberia, 1993-
  • UNMIL: UN Mission in Liberia, 2009- (Monrovia & New York)
    
    
  • UNMIL: UN Mission in Liberia, 2003- --via UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations.
    
    
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA):
    -- Integrated Regional Information Network on Liberia

    Daily and weekly news bulletins; plus links to the regional news.

    -- ReliefWeb on Liberia

    Links to current or breaking news stories. The reports are compiled and archived by the IRIN-WA and other news services.
    
    
  • UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Liberia (Geneva, Switzerland)
    
    
  • UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Liberia (Geneva, Switzerland)
    See Research/Evaluation...Country Information Search.
  • UNOMIL: UN Observer Mission in Liberia, 1993-1997
    -- UNOMIL Home Page, September 1993-September 1997
    Includes background reports on the mission, reports on 1997 elections, map, etc.
    -- UN Secretary-General: 1995 report on Liberia


• United States. Central Intelligence Agency. World Factbook: Liberia (2009)
  
  
• United States Committee for Refugees on Liberia, 1997 to present (Washington, DC)
  
  
• United States. Department of State (Washington, DC)
  • US Dept. of State on Liberia
  • Liberia Country Report on Human Rights Practices: 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
  • U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia
  
  
• United States Institute of Peace on Liberia (Washington, DC)
  • USIP on Liberia -- Home Page
  • "Looking for justice: Liberian experiences with and perceptions of local justice options." (November 2009) by Deborah H. Isser et al. Peaceworks. -- Washington, DC: USIP, 2009. 104 pages in PDF format
  • Would you fight again?: understanding Liberian ex-combatant reintegration (September 2008). Special report no. 211. By Richard Hill, Gwendolyn Taylor, & Jonathan Temin. (8 pages in PDF format)
    
    
  • USIP -- Peace Agreements on Liberia, 1993-2003