Prosecutors have one final chance to convince judges that former Liberian president Charles Taylor was responsible for the horrific violence—murders, rapes, hacked-off limbs, and looting—committed by rebels during Sierra Leone's civil war.
Posts Tagged “war crimes”
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Posted in: Africa, Europe, Justice
Topics: Alpha Sesay, Charles Taylor, international justice, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Special Court for Sierra Leone, The Hague, war crimes
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With lawyers set to deliver their closing arguments at the war-crimes trial of Charles Taylor, Sierra Leoneans are waiting for only one thing: the final word on whether he is guilty or innocent.
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The trial of accused war criminal Jean-Pierre Bemba provides hope to survivors of rape and other abuse—hope that their voices will be heard and that one day, the violence will stop.
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As the war-crimes trial of former Congolese vice president Bemba opens in The Hague, the court has a chance to demonstrate its ability to hold a high-profile, fair, and speedy trial and to prove that it takes sex crimes very seriously.
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When debating international justice we must remember the important role of local courts, as they will try the vast majority of cases involving human rights violations and war crimes.
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The supermodel's testimony in the Charles Taylor war-crimes trial will bring global attention to a bizarre and brutal tale of celebrities, blood diamonds, and intense human suffering.
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Naomi Campbell is to be served a subpoena and compelled to testify in the war-crimes trial of Charles Taylor, about an alleged diamond gift she received from the former Liberian president in 1997.
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We hope to see governments and other donors pledge to strengthen national and regional justice systems, so that victims can find redress for war crimes and crimes against humanity at a local level, rather than seeing the International Criminal Court as their only option.