African Affairs 99:97-111 (2000)
© 2000 The Royal African Society
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Interview with Samuel Kofi Woods of Liberia
Samuel Kofi Woods (b. 1964) is Liberia's leading human rights activist. After a career in student politics and various other positions, which he refers to in the interview, he became head of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Church in Liberia in November 1991. He played a leading role in documenting and publicizing human rights abuses during the 1989-97 civil war. In 1998, the government of the Netherlands awarded Kofi Woods a scholarship to pursue advanced studies. He currently resides in the Hague.