Liberia: Fighters Rape and Loot in Areas Lacking Peacekeepers

[Resistance]

Human Rights Watch

(New York, January 21, 2004) — Fighters who took part in Liberia’s armed conflict have been raping and looting civilians in areas that lack international peacekeepers, despite a ceasefire and peace agreement in the country, Human Rights Watch said today in a briefing paper released ahead of a major international donors’ conference on Liberia in early February.

“Despite the peace accords, civilians in rural Liberia are still being raped, looted and forced to work for fighters from all the warring factions,” said Peter Takirambudde, executive director of Human Rights Watch’s Africa division. “More peacekeepers are needed to stem the violence and ensure that the disarmament program is successful.”

[madrchsod]

1. didn`t we bug out of there?

i suppose there wasn`t anything worth taking

[DuctapeFatwa]

2. US oil interests in the region are offshore and well-protected

There is no danger to the oil facilities, therefore Americans should not be concerned with events in Liberia.