What are the most important statistical findings of the Liberian TRC report?
The HRDAG report found that Charles Taylor’s group of combatants, the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), was responsible for more than three times the number of reported violations as the next closest perpetrator group. The Benetech HRDAG analysis also: • Documented more than 28,000 killings, the second most commonly reported violation. • Found that forced displacement was the most commonly reported violation during the conflict – comprising about a third of reported violations. • Helped the TRC identify individual perpetrators responsible for the most serious crimes. • Revealed surprising information about the age of victims of the violence during the period studied. Older men were at greater risk for being killed or subject to looting violations than younger men. In contrast, the data suggests that young men, between the ages of 15-19 in particular, were at the greatest risk for forced recruitment as combatants.
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