Photo: #Former Liberian president Charles Taylor made his first appearance in April, 2006, at the Special Tribunal for Sierra Leone in Freetown. Taylor faced a court for the first time on charges arising from years of grave atrocities in Sierra Leone.
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Former Liberian president Charles Taylor made his first appearance in April, 2006, at the Special Tribunal for Sierra Leone in Freetown. Taylor faced a court for the first time on charges arising from years of grave atrocities in Sierra Leone. (Photo by GEORGE OSODI/AFP/Getty Images)

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Truth and reconciliation in Liberia

Broadcast: Midmorning, 11/17/2006, 9:06 a.m.

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A Minnesota human rights group is part of new model of reconciling victims and perpetrators in Liberia's civil conflict. The leader of both the Minnesota group and the chairman of the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission join Kerri Miller in the studio.

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  • Jerome Verdier: Chairman of Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission based in Africa.
  • Jennifer Prestholdt: Deputy director of Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights.

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