Liberia:   Court Spends the Day in Private Session

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 29 July 2010

The Trial Chamber hearing the case of the former Liberian president Charles Taylor spent the whole of today in private session. Read more »

Liberia:   Issa Sesay Says He Was Made Interim Leader of the RUF By West African Leaders

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 26 July 2010

As the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor resumed today, the much-anticipated testimony of supermodel Naomi Campbell was delayed until Thursday next week, August 5. Read more »

Liberia:   U.S. Court of Appeals Judges Uphold Charles Taylor Junior's Convictions and 97 Years Jail Sentence

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 21 July 2010

Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday July 15 2010 issued a decision affirming the conviction of Charles Taylor Jr., aka Chuckie Taylor. Read more »

Sierra Leone:   Supermodel Campbell Seeks to Delay Trial Testimony

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 17 July 2010

As the trial of Charles Taylor moved into a week-long judicial recess today, news broke that the much anticipated appearance by British Supermodel Naomi Campbell may no longer take… Read more »

Liberia:   Absence of Defence council Results in Court Adjournment

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 15 July 2010

The trial of Charles Taylor took an early adjournment today as the former Liberian president's defense counsel, Courtenay Griffiths, was absent from court. Read more »

Liberia:   'West Africa Leaders Took the Decision to Keep Sam Bockarie in Liberia', Testifies Sessay

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 14 July 2010

The decision to relocate a fellow rebel commander from Sierra Leone to Liberia in 1999 to promote peace in the war-torn country was not taken by Charles Taylor alone, but rather by… Read more »

Liberia:   Sierra Leone's Atrocities Increased When the RUF joined Forces With AFRC, Says Sessay

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 13 July 2010

Atrocities committed during the 11-year conflict in Sierra Leone increased when rebel forces teamed up with disgruntled members the of Sierra Leone armed forces after a 1997… Read more »

Sierra Leone:   Rebel Leader Says Cote d'Ivoire Gave Refuge During War

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 12 July 2010

As he took the witness stand for a second week, a Sierra Leonean rebel leader today testified that the Ivory Coast government gave his rebel group a base to stay for far longer… Read more »

Liberia:   Supermodel to Testify at Taylor Trial on Blood Diamond Gift

New Democrat, 11 July 2010

British supermodel Naomi Campbell is to be served a subpoena and compelled to testify on July 29 in the trial of Charles Taylor about an alleged diamond gift she received from the… Read more »

Liberia:   Charles Taylor Did Not Order Or Plan Attack On Diamond Rich Town

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 8 July 2010

Charles Taylor was not the man who ordered or planned the attack on a diamond-rich town in Sierra Leone in 1998, a former rebel leader has told the Special Court for Sierra Leone… Read more »

Liberia:   Taylor Did Not Facilitate Arms Shipment Into Sierra Leone - Defence Witness

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 7 July 2010

A former Sierra Leonean rebel leader today again took pains to distance Charles Taylor from a shipment of weapons that prosecutors say was bought with the same batch of diamonds as… Read more »

Sierra Leone:   Former Rebel Leader Testifies for Charles Taylor

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 5 July 2010

A former Sierra Leonean rebel leader, released from his jail cell in Rwanda to testify on behalf of Charles Taylor, today rejected claims that the former Liberian president… Read more »