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# Charles Taylor

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War crimes verdict upheld for Charles Taylor
Victims of the former Liberian president’s regime spoke of their relief after his 50-year jail term was upheld.
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Sep 26th 2013, 3:59 PM
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web…
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Jun 3rd 2012, 11:00 AM
Charles Taylor jailed for 50 years for war crimes
The former Liberian leader was convicted of crimes of the “utmost gravity in terms of scale and brutality” according to judges.
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May 30th 2012, 11:00 AM
Prosecution wants 80 years for Charles Taylor
Prosecutors say that Charles Taylor deserves an 80-year sentence for the war crimes he was convicted of last week, including aiding and abetting murder and rape on a mass scale.
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May 3rd 2012, 10:03 PM
Taylor verdict hailed a 'victory for victims'
Human rights groups call for better reparations for victims and for more perpetrators to be brought to justice.
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Apr 27th 2012, 7:30 AM
Charles Taylor convicted in 'blood diamond' and child soldier trial
Former Liberian president is first world leader convicted by an international court since the Nuremburg trials.
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Apr 26th 2012, 12:18 PM
Naomi Campbell and blood diamonds: key moments of the Charles Taylor trial
The former Liberian leader will be the first ex-president to receive judgment from an international tribunal since the Nuremberg trials.
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Apr 26th 2012, 7:00 AM
Mandela charity ex-chief innocent in 'blood diamond' case
Supermodel Naomi Campbell testified that she gave stones – believed to have come from ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor, who is being tried for war crimes – to the former head of Nelson Mandela’s children’s charity in 1997.
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Jun 16th 2011, 9:56 AM
Blood diamond trials: The story so far
Who said what to whom and when about the ‘dirty pebbles’.
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Aug 10th 2010, 9:05 AM
Naomi's diamond testimony comes under fire
Mia Farrow contradicts model’s statement at Special Court for Sierra Leone.
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Aug 9th 2010, 12:57 PM