A court in the US state of Pennsylvania has issued historic damages totalling $84m to four victims of the Lutheran Church Massacre, one of the deadliest attacks on civilians during Liberia’s civil conflict from 1989 to 2003. More than 600 people were killed.
The victims were represented by the San Francisco-based Centre for Justice and Accountability.
The ruling came after the court held one of the army commanders of Samuel Doe responsible for the killings.
It is not clear how the US court intends to get the authorities in Liberia to collaborate in getting the award paid to the victims.