In an open letter to the House of Representatives through Speaker Bhofal Chambers, the groups, committed to ensuring justice for victims of serious international crimes perpetrated during Liberia’s civil wars, called on the Lower House not to endorse the proposal. Excerpt of the letter: “We write as Liberian and international nongovernmental organizations committed to ensuring justice for victims of serious international crimes perpetrated during Liberia’s civil wars. The Sirleaf’s administration contested some of the hard recommendations, and trumpeted restorative justice over retributive justice. The groups said the TRC did precisely as directed in recommending the establishment of the Extraordinary Criminal Court for Liberia. And in addition, more than 50 members of the House of Representatives have endorsed a resolution backing a war crimes court for Liberia.
