Tag: Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor is not dead, says UK Govt
Jailed Liberian war criminal and ex-President Charles Taylor is alive, contrary to rumours circulating on social media, the UK’s Ministry…
Judges reject Charles Taylor call for jail transfer
An international tribunal said Wednesday it had rejected a request from Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor to be allowed serve the…
Charles Taylor pleads to serve jail term in Rwanda
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor says his imprisonment in Britain breaches his human rights and has applied to serve the…
Jailed Liberia’s ex-leader waits for appeal verdict
Liberia’s ex-president Charles Taylor is to hear his fate before a UN-backed court on Thursday when it hands down an…
UN lifts ban against aides of Ex-Liberian leader
The United Nations Security Council’s Liberia sanctions committee has lifted the travel ban imposed on close aides and relations of…
Ex-Liberian leader Taylor appeals sentence
Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor has appealed his conviction and 50-year jail sentence for war crimes in Sierra Leone, the international…
Charles Taylor bags 50 years in the slammer
A UN-backed war crimes court sitting at Leidshendam, Netherlands sentenced former Liberian president Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison…
UN Court To Jail Taylor On 30 May
Liberian warlord Charles Taylor will be sentenced for war crimes by a special UN court on Wednesday, after being found…
Taylor seeking leniency says he was a peace maker
Convicted Liberian warlord Charles Taylor accused UN prosecutors Wednesday of paying witnesses to testify against him as he addressed a…
Taylor’s Lawyer Seeks Lesser Sentence
Lawyers defending convicted Liberian warlord Charles Taylor on Friday sought a lesser sentence than the 80 years suggested by the…
Prosecutor Seeks 80-Yr Jail Term For Charles Taylor
The chief prosecutor in the trial of Charles Taylor has suggested an 80-year sentence after the Liberian former president’s conviction…
Ex-Liberian leader Taylor Found Guilty of War crimes
Liberian ex-leader Charles Taylor was convicted Thursday of arming rebels during Sierra Leone’s civil war in return for blood diamonds,…
Taylor verdict a warning to world leaders, says AI
The conviction of Charles Taylor by the Special Court for Sierra Leone has sent out a clear message to leaders…
Court set to deliver verdict in Charles Taylor’s Trial
Liberian former leader Charles Taylor awaits a verdict Thursday on charges of arming Sierra Leone’s rebels in return for “blood…