 | | Liberia TRC Project in Washington D.C. / Maryland |
Mirroring the TRC’s work in Liberia, The Advocates for Human Rights has a formal Memorandum of Understanding with the TRC to conduct statement taking from Liberians living throughout the United States. The Washington D.C. / Maryland team, including Akin Gump Strauss Hauer Feld LLP, Professors Susan Shepler and Meetali Jain of American University, and Patricia Minikon, is working in collaboration with The Advocates to carry out this task. Volunteers in Washington D.C. / Maryland will assist those Liberians in the area who voluntarily come forward to tell their stories to the TRC. Individuals who give statements will have access to counselors, immigration lawyers, and social service referrals. Information from interviews will be included in the TRC’s historical record and will form the basis for The Advocates’ report and recommendations to the TRC.
The first community meeting was held at Howard University, and the second community meeting was hosted by the Liberian Community Association (LCA). Washington Metro D.C. Volunteers in the Washington D.C. / Maryland area are currently taking statements. | 
