A war crimes court in Liberia could also bring some much-needed jobs and foreign currency into the struggling economy according to Liberian economist Samuel Jackson. But even at the level of the Sierra Leone Court, the impact could be important. Adama Dempster, a long-time human rights activist and war crimes court campaigner, dismisses that argument. Once international crimes are punishable under international laws, there should be international funding to support such a cause, says Dempster. “Let us not use lack of funding by the government as the basis for not wanting to establish a war crimes court here.”Hassan Bility, a long-time campaigner for the establishment of war crimes court and Executive Director for Global Justice and Research Project, supports Dempster’s assertion.

Source: Front Page Africa February 23, 2021 20:27 UTC