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Liberia TRC Project in Chicago
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. This work could not have been undertaken without the more than $9 million in in-kind contributions and pro bono hours donated over two years to the TRC Diaspora Project by individuals and partner law firms and institutions around the United States and in the United Kingdom. 

The Chicago partnership team, including Schiff Hardin L.L.P., Northwestern University Law School, and the Organization of Liberians in Illinois, is working in collaboration with The Advocates to carry out this task. Volunteers in the Chicago community assisted Liberians in Chicago to tell their stories to the TRC. Individuals who give statements have access to counselors, immigration lawyers, and social service referrals. Information from interviews will be included in the TRC’s historical record.

Print Forms and Send
If you would like to give a statement without an interview: print the forms available by clicking here, complete your statement, and send it to The Advocates for Human Rights.

Volunteers
If you are a volunteer or are interested in becoming a volunteer, please click here.