MONROVIA, March 22 -- United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice, Beth Van Schaack, has admonished Liberians to stand up and demand the establishment of a war and economic crimes court.

By Selma Lomax,selma.lomax@frontpageafricaonline.com

Schaack's office is responsible for advancing efforts around justice and accountability wherever atrocities have happened.

The Liberian civil war stands as one of Africa's most devastating conflicts. Spanning from 1989 to 1996, it resulted in the tragic loss of over 200,000 Liberian lives and forced a staggering one million individuals into refugee camps in neighboring nations.

Tragically, the conflict also saw the exploitation of child soldiers, further compounding its human toll....