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In Liberia, a statue of Prince Y. Johnson has been erected in front of apartment blocks. A group of young people surround it, some sitting on the pedestal.

Prince Y. Johnson: The Great Escape

Prince Y. Johnson was one of Liberia’s most feared and charismatic warlords, and yet he had managed to reinvent himself as a born-again Christian preacher and a popular politician in post-war Liberia. His death at the age of 72 leaves a controversial spot in the Liberian collective memory, as explains scholar Aaron Weah.

By Aaron Weah (for Justice Info)

Joseph Boakai, the President of Liberia, is having difficulty choosing the head of the war crimes tribunal. Photo: Boakai delivers a speech.

Why it is so hard to appoint a director for Liberia’s war crimes court

Acquitted twice in Finland on charges of war crimes in Liberia, Gibril Massaquoi is claiming more than 800,000 euros in financial compensation. Photo: Massaquoi, wearing a dark suit, laughs during an interview with Justice Info.

Gibril Massaquoi tries for the jackpot

A national tribunal for war crimes in Liberia - Photo: Joseph Boakai speaks before parliament.

The evidence battleground for Liberia’s war crimes court

Gibril Massaquoi was acquitted on appeal following a second trial in Finland.

Massaquoi affair: epilogue to a fiasco

Can Joseph Boakai, Liberia's new president, be seen as a hope for justice for past war crimes? Photo: Boakai stands on a platform in front of a crowd of supporters during his election campaign.

Liberia has a new president: is there renewed hope for justice?

George Weah, the President of Liberia, is keeping silent and leaving the truth about the war crimes he denounced at the start of his term of office on hold.

George Weah’s politics of silence

Alieu Kosiah was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity at his trial in Switzerland.

Appeals court convicts Liberian Alieu Kosiah of crimes against humanity

Gibril Massaquoi: Finnish trial on appeal in Liberia

Massaquoi case: Finnish court of appeal arrives in Liberia

Drawing of Kunti Kamara during his conviction for crimes against humanity in France

Liberian Kunti Kamara convicted in France for crimes against humanity

Pencil drawing of a courtroom in Paris, in the trial of Kunti Kamara, for crimes committed in Liberia. Another Liberian (living in Switzerland), Alieu Kosiah, was called to testify.

Liberian case in France: "too complicated to be tried by whites"

Ulimo fighters patrol in northern Monrovia, Liberia

First trial in France on the crimes of Liberia's civil wars

Viktor Bout, a famous Russian arms dealer (who operated in Liberia), is seen in this photo behind bars (in 2010), imprisoned in Thailand. He may soon be released, exchanged for other prisoners.

Viktor Bout for Brittney Grinner: a prisoner exchange that forgets Liberia

Gibril Massaquoi at the Tempere court in Finland

Massaquoi acquittal: What has it Wrought?

Gibril Massaquoi

Acquittal of Massaquoi: reality check for Finnish justice

Gibril Massaquoi, pensive, is installed in an armchair

Liberia: Massaquoi freed from jail in run-up to Finnish verdict

Gibril Massaquoi and his lawyers in the courtroom of Tampere (Finland)

Liberia: Massaquoi trial closes in Finland

Gibril Massaquoi during his trial in Finland

In new twist, Massaquoi trial to return to Liberia

Alieu Kosiah

Switzerland: Kosiah convicted in first universal jurisdiction trial