Urban Justice in Liberia
374 views · Published 20 March 2017 · 2:16 · Indexed 18 October 2026
Channel: The Carter Center · 2017 · Nonprofits & Activism
The Carter Center’s community justice advisors (CJAs) are bringing free legal services – and awareness of how the law should work – to urban slums in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia. In this video, we follow advisor Stephanie Sayeh as she visits client Massa Sherriff in Peace Island Township, home to many who were forced to flee during Liberia’s long civil conflict that ended in 2003. Massa’s child custody case highlights how community-based approaches are needed to support the post-conflict justice system, and how The Carter Center and its partner, the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (JPC), are working to bring legal services to marginalized populations. (Photos: The Carter Center/M. Darrough) Learn about the Center's Access to Justice Project: https://www.cartercenter.org/peace/conflict_resolution/access-to-justice/index.html Founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter in partnership with Emory University, The Carter Center is committed to advancing human rights and alleviating unnecessary human suffering. The Center wages peace, fights disease, and builds hope worldwide.
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