Survivors of Lutheran Church Massacre Sue Govt at ECOWAS Court As Us Amb. On War Crimes Begins Visit to Liberia
Survivors of the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church massacre–one of the bloodiest in Liberia’s history, have sued the Liberian Government to the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja, Nigeria for failing to investigate and prosecute alleged perpetrators of the carnage.
An estimated 600 people, including men, women and children were hacked to death in the church in July 1990. The Special Anti-Terrorist Unit loyal to then President, Samuel Doe was blamed for the killings, allegedly targeted at mainly members of the Gio and Mano ethnic groups for their alleged support to now detained former Liberian President, Charles Taylor, whose National Patriotic Front of Liberia forces were fighting the Liberian army to overthrow Doe.
