Tag: Charles Taylor

A brutal dictator whose politics and leadership caused widespread war, famine, and the loss of thousands of innocent lives does ...

Many of the witnesses who had testified in both Messrs Kamara and Kosiah’s trials told the court of the trauma ...

The Court has traveled to Liberia for the second time in less than a month to particularly hear defence witnesses ...

The witnesses claimed Mr Massaquoi and other RUF soldiers came to Liberia to provide a backup for forces of then-President ...

The first witness, a former RUF fighter, assured the court Mr Massaquoi was at the Waterside massacre.

The witness, called by the prosecution told the Turku Appeal Court Marzah had gone to stop Massaquoi over the issue ...

Kosiah, who fought with Ulimo against the rebel forces of then-warlord Charles Taylor, was convicted of 21 of 25 charges ...

Child soldiers with the United Liberia Movement of Liberia for Democracy during the civil war. Picture credit: Frontpageafricaonline.com For now ...

The former ulimo battlefront commander, Kamara, has repeatedly denied the allegations.

The court heard from three witnesses including French photographer Patrick Robert whose photographs took the war to the world stage.

"I do not deny that. I was afraid. I wanted to escape,” the 47-year-old told the Paris Court hearing the ...

“People who did wickedness in my country I want them to face justice, even if it is me, I should ...

If found true the revelations would cast a cloud over the findings of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and ...

“Witness 7”, the former RUF commander, echoes the testimonies of previous witnesses.

A witness told the court that Massaquoi ordered Koroma’s murder while the accused was fighting for Taylor in Lofa County ...

“When Massaquoi arrived in Waterside and saw ‘Yeanni’ and ‘Salami’, he said, ‘Gentlemen you guys are doing well, fire anybody ...

"One of the rebels pushed an elderly man who escaped from the flames and begged them for mercy back into the ...

Tuesday’s first witness bears a scar on her right leg that she said gives her a vivid memory of the ...

Mr Massaquoi, 51, is charged with committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Liberia.

Nigeria soldiers led ECOMOG into Liberia and Sierra Leone to restore order. But they also left sad tales behind.

Thomas Woewiyu was convicted on 11 counts of criminal immigration fraud.

The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot Proverbs 10:17 There is hardly any human ...

Recall the gory video scene of the killing of then President Samuel Doe of Liberia. There was the beer-guzzling Prince ...

The sentence will see the 64 year old former president spend the rest of his life in perhaps, a British ...