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Court tells former Liberian president to serve war crimes sentence in Britain

YoopyaMar 28, 2015July 3, 20230

Charles Taylor sought to serve 50-year sentence in Rwanda for war crimes committed during Sierra Leone’s civil war. The special court for Sierra Leone has

Africa news: Ex-Liberia President Charles Taylor in bid to leave UK prison

YoopyaJun 19, 2014July 16, 20230

Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor has asked to serve the rest of his war crimes sentence in Rwanda, claiming that being detained in the UK denies

Charles Taylor to serve sentence in Britain

YoopyaOct 10, 2013March 10, 20240

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The British government says former Liberian president Charles Taylor will be transferred to a U.K. prison to serve his 50-year

Liberia’s Charles Taylor loses appeal against war crimes conviction

YoopyaSep 26, 2013September 12, 20230

(Reuters) – Charles Taylor lost his appeal against a war crimes conviction on Thursday, judges confirming a 50-year jail term against the former Liberian president

Liberia’s Charles Taylor to begin appeal at The Hague

YoopyaJan 22, 2013January 15, 20230

Liberia’s jailed ex-President Charles Taylor is due to begin his appeal at a UN-backed special court in The Hague. Last May, the court sentenced him to

Former Liberian leader Taylor jailed for 50 years

YoopyaMay 30, 2012June 19, 20230

By Thomas Escritt and Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was jailed for 50 years on Wednesday for helping Sierra Leonean

Taylor to reject call for 80-year sentence

YoopyaMay 15, 2012March 1, 20140

(Reuters) – Former Liberian President Charles Taylor will on Wednesday tell judges he bears no responsibility for atrocities during Sierra Leone’s 11-year civil war, rejecting

Prosecutors seek 80-year sentence for Charles Taylor

YoopyaMay 4, 20120

By Thomas Escritt AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Prosecutors have demanded an 80-year jail term for former Liberian president Charles Taylor, who last week was convicted of

Jury still out on international war crimes system

YoopyaApr 30, 20120

(Reuters) – Former Liberian President Charles Taylor’s war crimes conviction may be seen in some quarters as a victory for global justice, but a backlash

Hague court convicts Taylor of crimes in Sierra Leone

YoopyaApr 26, 20120

(Reuters) – A United Nations-backed court convicted former Liberian president Charles Taylor of war crimes on Thursday, the first time an African head of state