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Liberia:
The Crimes of Charles Ghankay Taylor
allAfrica, 26 April 2012
The special tribunal which tried the former Liberian president found him guilty of aiding and abetting crimes including acts of terrorism, murder, rape, sexual slavery,… Read more »
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West Africa:
Taylor Verdict - Relief in Sierra Leone, Mixed Feeling in Liberia
UNIRIN, 26 April 2012
Sierra Leoneans are relieved that former warlord and President of Liberia Charles Taylor has been convicted by the Special Court of Sierra Leone on 11 counts of war crimes and… Read more »
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Liberia:
Government Urges Respect for Taylor Verdict
Govt of Liberia, 26 April 2012
Having followed with interest the trial of former president Charles Taylor, the Government of Liberia hereby acknowledges the verdict of the Special Court for Sierra Leone sitting… Read more »
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Africa:
Prosecutor Hails Historic Conviction of Charles Taylor
Special Court for Sierra Leone, 26 April 2012
The Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Brenda J. Hollis, today applauded the conviction of Charles Taylor, former President of Liberia, for crimes against humanity… Read more »
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Liberia:
Charles Taylor Faces Sentence in May
Special Court for Sierra Leone, 26 April 2012
Charles Ghankay Taylor, the former President of Liberia, was convicted today on all counts of an 11-count indictment which alleged that he was responsible for crimes committed by… Read more »
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Liberia:
Questions and Answers on the Charles Taylor Trial
HRW, 16 April 2012
A Human Rights Watch question and answer fact sheet on Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia: Read more »
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Sierra Leone:
Charles Taylor Found Guilty
CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 26 April 2012
Today, Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) judges in The Hague delivered the Court's long anticipated verdict in the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor, finding… Read more »
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Liberia:
Taylor Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity
allAfrica, 26 April 2012
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor has become the first African leader to be found guilty of war crimes by an international court. Read more »
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Liberia:
Will Charles Taylor 'Be Back'?
CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 25 April 2012
Under a spectacle that made many an African leader sit up navel-gazing, Charles Taylor stepped down as president of Liberia in 2003, promising "God willing, I will be back". Read more »
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Liberia:
Trial Background
CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 11 November 2009
Name: Charles Ghankay TaylorNationality: LiberianProsecuted by: Special Court for Sierra LeoneCharges: 11 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious… Read more »