Public Radio International’s “The World” examines Liberia’s struggle with land disputes, as citizens return home after the war to find others living on land they claim as their own, in a story aired Aug. 3. The story also features the Carter Center’s John Hummel, who explains the country’s need for both a modern legal system and tribal justice system, and …
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August 4, 2010, 12:37 pm
Public Radio International Highlights Judicial System in Liberia
By The Carter Center
July 15, 2010, 8:32 am
Carter Center Honored by Traditional Council of Liberia, Transitions to New Country Representative
By The Carter Center
The National Traditional Council of Liberia (NTC) recently honored Carter Center efforts in the country at a farewell ceremony for the Center’s outgoing country representative, John Hummel. Hummel was gowned in traditional clothing as a show of appreciation to him and The Carter Center for “its good will to the Liberian people,” describing him as “a son whom they will …
June 2, 2010, 4:26 pm
Voice of America Features Carter Center’s Access to Justice Project in Liberia
By The Carter Center
The Carter Center’s new initiative to help Liberia’s indigenous leaders manage local disputes was recently featured by Voice of America. The Center’s efforts follow a 15-county consultation on the rule of law with traditional leaders in 2009, and a request from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Traditional Council for help strengthening the capacity of local leaders to …
February 16, 2010, 9:39 am
Community Legal Advisors Help Ensure Rural Citizens Have Access to Justice
By The Carter Center
Working with monitors from the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (JPC), The Carter Center supports legal advice services in marginalized rural communities through a network of 32 Community Legal Advisors (CLAs) in eight counties.
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CLAs are either stationed in major towns or travel from village to village as ‘mobile’ monitors. They offer free advice …
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