This article is based on a report of the Gender and Transitional Justice in Africa conference, held on 4–5 September 2008 at the Vineyard Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa. The
The author would like to thank Helen Scanlon for her interest in her work, Tom Crick of The Carter Center who first introduced her to Liberia, Cerue Garlo and Anu
The author gratefully acknowledges the comments and suggestions made by Beth Goldblatt and Kelli Muddell in working on this case study, which also benefits from her conversations (in alphabetical order)
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