World Apr 26 Watch Charles Taylor’s Conviction ‘Pushes International Law Further’ for Related Cases Charles Taylor's Conviction 'Pushes International Law Further' for Related Cases…
World Apr 26 Watch Liberia’s Taylor Found Guilty of Aiding, Abetting Sierra Leone War Crimes Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was convicted Thursday by an international war crimes court in The Hague, Netherlands, for a series of atrocities, including funding rebels in Sierra Leone. Alex Thomson of Independent Television News reports on the historic verdict.
World Aug 05 Analyst: Trial Spotlights Scourge of Conflict Diamonds British supermodel Naomi Campbell testified Thursday at the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor that she received a small bag of "dirty-looking stones" after attending a dinner with the leader, but couldn't say for certain if they… By Larisa Epatko
Politics Jun 04 Former Liberian Leader Boycotts War Crimes Trial Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, who has been charged with atrocities in Sierra Leone, did not show up for the start of his trial in The Hague on Monday, saying he would not get a fair hearing in the U.N.-backed… By PBS News Hour
Jun 15 Britain Agrees to Imprison Taylor if Ex-Liberian Leader Is Convicted By PBS News Hour Britain agreed to host former Liberian President Charles Taylor in one of its prisons if he is convicted of war crimes, a government official said Thursday, paving the way for the U.N.-backed court in Sierra Leone to transfer Taylor to… Continue reading
Apr 05 Taylor Trial Could Lead Way to More African War Crimes Tribunals By PBS News Hour Former Liberian President Charles Taylor became the first African leader to face war crimes charges when he stood before an international tribunal in the West African nation of Sierra Leone April 3. Continue reading
Mar 29 Former Liberian Leader Captured Along Nigerian Border By PBS News Hour Charles Taylor, the exiled former leader of Liberia who escaped custody days after Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo agreed to transfer him to face war crimes charges in Sierra Leone. Continue reading
Mar 28 Warlord Charles Taylor Vanishes From Nigeria By Admin, PBS News Hour Charles Taylor, wanted for orchestrating the murder, rape and mutilation of more than 500,000 Africans, disappeared Monday, days after Nigerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo agreed to transfer him to a war crimes tribunal in Sierra Leone. Continue reading
Aug 13 Liberia’s Taylor Begins Exile in Nigeria Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor began his second day in exile in southeastern Nigeria on Wednesday, after handing control of his war-torn country to his vice president and in the face of United Nations war crimes charges. Continue reading