Open Letter to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: “When Will Justice Come?”
Season’s Greetings!
The holiday season is a time of joy and celebration for Christians and non-Christians alike who find hope and comfort in the birth of our lord Jesus Christ, who was born and died so that all of us can be free from the original sins of commission and omission. The season is also a period of reflection. This is a time when people engage in deep reflection on their experiences, their trials and tribulations, and explore new meanings in their lives that would give them a springboard and usher them in to a new and promising year. Madam President, as you are aware, this year coincides with the twenty-third anniversary of the Liberian civil war, and we in the Coalition for Justice in Liberia (CJL) believe it represents a critical time to reflect on the much-neglected issue of justice that has bedeviled the survival of our nation since its birth. Sadly, there are thousands of Liberians who will not experience the joy of this season because of the bad memories they still have of how their lives were uprooted and destroyed by an armed rebellion launched on December 24, 1989 whose consequence wreaked havoc on the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent Liberians, mainly vulnerable women and children.
The holiday season is a time of joy and celebration for Christians and non-Christians alike who find hope and comfort in the birth of our lord Jesus Christ, who was born and died so that all of us can be free from the original sins of commission and omission. The season is also a period of reflection. This is a time when people engage in deep reflection on their experiences, their trials and tribulations, and explore new meanings in their lives that would give them a springboard and usher them in to a new and promising year. Madam President, as you are aware, this year coincides with the twenty-third anniversary of the Liberian civil war, and we in the Coalition for Justice in Liberia (CJL) believe it represents a critical time to reflect on the much-neglected issue of justice that has bedeviled the survival of our nation since its birth. Sadly, there are thousands of Liberians who will not experience the joy of this season because of the bad memories they still have of how their lives were uprooted and destroyed by an armed rebellion launched on December 24, 1989 whose consequence wreaked havoc on the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent Liberians, mainly vulnerable women and children.
President Sirleaf : Signing National Budget into Law
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