The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), with financial backing from the Government of Sweden, has handed over critical information technology equipment and institutional support materials to the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) as momentum builds toward the establishment of Liberia’s long-awaited War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC) and National Anti-Corruption Court (NACC).
The donation, which includes laptops, printers, internet modems, stationery, and internet access, was officially presented during a ceremony held at the LNBA headquarters in Monrovia.
The support is intended to strengthen the capacity of legal practitioners and the Bar’s legal clinics in Montserrado, Bomi, Grand Bassa, Margibi, and Bong Counties to actively engage in transitional justice and accountability processes.
Speaking Friday, May 22, 2026, at the event, OHCHR Representative in Liberia, Christian Mukosa, reaffirmed the UN human rights body’s commitment to helping Liberia establish credible, inclusive, and victim-centered justice mechanisms.
“By equipping the LNBA national office and its legal clinics with these resources, we are reinforcing national efforts to advance accountability for past and current human rights violations and ensure that justice is both accessible and meaningful for all,” Mukosa said.
He stressed that sustained collaboration with national institutions remains vital to ensuring that the establishment of the WECC and other accountability mechanisms are rooted in strong legal and human rights frameworks.
According to OHCHR, the assistance will help the LNBA deepen its legal advisory services to victims and affected communities, particularly in relation to war crimes, economic crimes, and corruption-related offenses.
For it’s part, the Embassy of Sweden through Madam Susanna Elmberger, First Secretary, reiterated Sweden support to Liberia’s governance and justice sector reforms, emphasizing that strengthening legal institutions is key to ensuring fair and transparent transitional justice processes that meet international human rights standards.
Receiving the items on behalf of the Bar, leaders of the Liberia National Bar Association expressed appreciation to OHCHR and Sweden for their continued support to Liberia’s justice sector at a crucial period in the country’s reconciliation journey.
The initiative forms part of broader efforts by OHCHR and international partners to strengthen legal empowerment, community engagement, and institutional accountability as Liberia inches closer to confronting decades of alleged wartime atrocities and corruption through formal judicial mechanisms.
