Kate McInnes
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Kate is a practicing lawyer based in Vancouver, Canada, and a student in the M.Sc. in International Human Rights Law program at the University of Oxford. Her work focuses on preventing and prosecuting violence against persons with disabilities.
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Justice for Persons with Disabilities at the Liberia War Crimes Court: Learning from Missed Opportunities at the Special Court for Sierra Leone
June 28, 2024
Kate McInnes
On May 2, 2024, Liberian President Joseph Boakai signed an executive order establishing a United Nations-backed war crimes court. This historic achievement is the culmination of years of advocacy, both within Liberia and internationally, to create a forum to investigate and prosecute gross violations of human rights law and humanitarian law that occurred during Liberia’s two civil…
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Justice for Persons with Disabilities at the Liberia War Crimes Court: Learning from Missed Opportunities at the Special Court for Sierra Leone
June 28, 2024
Kate McInnes
On May 2, 2024, Liberian President Joseph Boakai signed an executive order establishing a United Nations-backed war crimes court. This historic achievement is the culmination of years of advocacy, both within Liberia and internationally, to create a forum to investigate and prosecute gross violations of human rights law and humanitarian law that occurred during Liberia’s two civil…