Liberia’s House of Representatives has approved a proposal to establish a war crimes tribunal, more than 20 years after the end of the country’s devastating civil war.
In 2009, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommended establishing a tribunal, but the move was rejected because many of the accused warlords remained influential.
Approximately 250,000 people died in the Liberian civil war from 1989 to 2003.
Atrocities include massacres, rape, cannibalism, and forced recruitment of child soldiers.
Deputies danced and sang as the resolution establishing a war crimes tribunal was passed.
The bill will be considered in the Liberian Senate before being sent to President Joseph Boakai.