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Increasing Accountability For Rape In Liberia: The Need For A Forensic System To Increase The Success Rates Of Prosecution, Pela Boker Wilson Jun 2021

Increasing Accountability For Rape In Liberia: The Need For A Forensic System To Increase The Success Rates Of Prosecution, Pela Boker Wilson

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

The need for a fully functioning forensic system has been identified by the Liberian government and international partners, but it has not been addressed. This Article argues that despite a robust framework put in place to create accountability for rape, Liberia needs a system of collecting and processing forensic evidence to increase the success rate of prosecutions that currently fail due to the inadequacy of non-forensic evidence.


One Step Forward, But Two Steps Back: Why Gacaca In Rwanda Is Jeopardizing The Good Effect Of Akayesu On Women's Rights, Brittany A. Olwine Apr 2011

One Step Forward, But Two Steps Back: Why Gacaca In Rwanda Is Jeopardizing The Good Effect Of Akayesu On Women's Rights, Brittany A. Olwine

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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