49. In view of the above, the Commission makes the following
recommendations to Liberia:
Implementation of the African Charter
i. Align domestic laws with the provisions of the African Charter and
other regional and international human rights instruments to which
the country is a party;
ii. Strengthen initiatives to better harmonise the formal and customary
justice systems, and ensure compliance with regional and
international standards;
iii. Increase its efforts to raise awareness of the African Charter among
judges, lawyers and prosecutors to ensure that its provisions are
taken into account by courts, and take effective measures to widely
disseminate the Charter to the public; and
iv.
Ensure the equal rights of all Liberians without discrimination
including on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. It
should in particular take account of Resolution 275 of the
Commission which urged all States to enact and apply appropriate
laws prohibiting and punishing all forms of violence including those
targeting persons on the basis of their imputed or real sexual
orientation or gender identity.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Support the work of the TRC, particularly by ensuring the wide
dissemination of the TRC Report amongst the public and take measures to
implement recommendations made by the TRC, and in particular, the
following recommendations:
i. The establishment of an Extra-Ordinary Criminal Court for Liberia
to try the 116 most notorious perpetrators named by the TRC for
gross human rights violations;
ii. The prosecution by existing domestic courts of 58 named
perpetrators who committed crimes which do not amount to gross
violations, but form part of Liberian Penal Law;
iii. The prosecution of named individuals and corporations responsible
for the commission of economic crimes, and the conduct of further
investigation into individuals and corporations suspected of
committing economic crimes;
iv.
The barring of all those associated with former warring factions,
their leaders, political decision makers, financiers, organisers,
commanders and foot soldiers from holding public office;
v. The immediate enactment of a comprehensive Witness Protection
Statute; and
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