Liberia: Taylor Loses 50-Year Sentence Appeal

The Special Court for Sierra Leone has rejected an appeal against war crimes convictions by lawyers representing former Liberian President Charles Taylor.
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Transfer of Charles Taylor for trial for war crimes in the Hague. (file photo)

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