Keeping the Peace - Part 2

In 2003 peace was declared between the Liberian government and rebel groups. The peace agreement defined a framework for reconstruction after years of instability and back-to-back civil wars, that had left the country devastated and with painful memories of unprecedented violence.

So after the bloodshed of one of Africa's most vicious conflicts - a war that claimed the lives of more than 200 thousand people and displaced a million others, can Liberia keep its peace?

Programme Two:

On a Sunday night in 1990, government troops attacked the St Peter's Lutheran Church in Monrovia, where over 2000 refugees were sheltering. They killed and raped hundreds in one of the worst massacres of the conflict. But despite losing a wife and a mother, the Grey family returns every week to give worship.

So are Liberians ready to move forward? And how are they picking up the pieces?

Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission is in its final phase. Set up in 2006, its aim was to build the foundation for justice and reconciliation that would foster national repentance and strike a delicate balance between accountability and forgiveness necessary to heal the country.

But has it been successful? From those who were victims, to the alleged perpetrators, Audrey Brown explores the challenges of balancing up peace and justice.

First broadcast Friday 17 April 2009