Why the international war crimes trials of Liberians matter, By Massa Amelia Washington

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For such Liberians, these trials serve as validation of the pain and suffering at the hands of their abusers.

Finally alleged perpetrators who once saw themselves as being invincible and untouchable are held accountable in a court of law. The trials says that Liberians have not been forgotten by the rest of the world.

Once powerless, depressed and hopeless victims of the war are being resuscitated with hope that justice can occur, even if it is outside of Liberia and adjudicated by strangers. For now this justice is all they have.

 

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