Topic: Special Court for Sierra Leone
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Progress watch 2012: Smart phones, jobs returning to America, and war crimes trialsThe often-slow arc of good news may not make headlines. But 2012 brought its quiet share: from extreme poverty dropping by half since 1990 to a robot with the bulky profile of an NFL player that may have a role in bringing jobs back to the US.
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Taylor's 50-year sentence draws mixed reactions in Liberia (+video)
Human rights groups welcomed the sentence for Liberia's former president Charles Taylor for his role in Sierra Leone civil war. Some Liberians argued he didn't get fair treatment.
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Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years in prison (+video)
An international court proceeding ended Wednesday with the sentencing of Taylor, who was convicted of aiding and abetting numerous war crimes in Sierra Leone.
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Will Charles Taylor ever face justice for crimes in Liberia?
A week after a Special Tribunal for war crimes in Liberia found Liberian President Charles Taylor guilty for aiding war crimes in Sierra Leone, Liberians ask if he will face justice at home.
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Taylor guilty: Liberians have mixed emotions about verdict
Some Liberians voice outrage at the guilty verdict of former Liberian President Charles Taylor at the war crimes court; others, who lost family members, say it's justice.
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Charles Taylor, former Liberian president, found guilty of war crimes (+video)Charles Taylor: A guilty verdict against the former Liberian president – including charges of murder, rape, use of child soldiers – sets precedent for holding sitting heads of state to account.
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In Monrovia, Charles Taylor's wife awaits his verdict
Charles Taylor, the former Liberian leader accused of 11 counts of war crimes, will learn his fate tomorrow in what is seen as a milestone moment for international justice.
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Opinion: Yemen loses a dictator, but not his shadow
Yemen elected a new president this week, but one of the conditions for the vote was complete amnesty for the ousted longtime dictator, Ali Abdullah Saleh. Whether that amnesty will eventually be overturned has implications for Yemen, and other dictators in the region.
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Change Agent
Nobel winner speaks out on peace, women, and leadershipLeymah Gbowee's Women Peace and Security Network Africa came out of her confrontation with Liberian warlord Charles Taylor. Now she's sharing this year's Nobel Peace Prize with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Yemen's Arab Spring activist Tawakkul Karman.
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Who gets Qaddafi's cash? African nations crushed by wars he funded want some.
Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi trained and funded men - like Charles Taylor - whose reigns of terror in Liberia and Sierra Leone led to the death of hundreds of thousands of West Africans.
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As Charles Taylor boycotts trial, Sierra Leone's war-battered residents hope for justice
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor faces indictments on 11 counts, including murder, rape, sexual slavery, and the use of child soldiers in a brutal civil war that ravaged Sierra Leone.
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Africa Monitor
Top international lawyers question ICC's focus on AfricaThree British lawyers specializing in international law spoke to the Monitor about prosecutions of Kenyans linked to the 2007-08 ethnic clashes that killed more than 1,300.
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Kenya missing its chance for justice, say top international lawyers
The International Criminal Court's investigation of ethnic clashes that left 1,300 people dead in Kenya will fall short of what a hybrid court could accomplish, says a team of top lawyers.
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Nobel Peace Prize 2010: How Obama award shapes this year's choice
After giving the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama last year, the Norwegian Peace Prize Committee may opt for a more conventional winner this Friday.
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And the favorites for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize are ...
The director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo tips Afghan women's rights crusader Sima Samar as his favorite for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, but there are 237 candidates.
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Terrorism & Security
UN's Gaza flotilla probe finds Israeli soldiers committed 'willful killing'Israel rejected the UN Gaza flotilla probe's findings as 'biased.' In Turkey, most politicians welcomed the news and praised the panel's objectivity.
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Naomi Campbell knew gift was diamond, says her former agent
Naomi Campbell testified last week she did not know the source or value of the 'stones' she received in 1997. But former Naomi Campbell agent Carole White says that she knew that it was a diamond and that it came from Liberian president Charles Taylor.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 08/09
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Omar al-Bashir charged by Hague for orchestrating Darfur genocide
Omar al-Bashir, the President of Sudan, has been charged with three counts of genocide in Darfur by the International Criminal Court.
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Naomi Campbell to be subpoenaed in Sierra Leone war crimes case
Naomi Campbell allegedly received a rough diamond as a gift from Seirra Leone president Charles Taylor, who is currently on trial in The Hague for war crimes stemming from the country's 1991-2002 civil war.
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Global News Blog
Charles Taylor at the Hague: Theatrical defense reminiscent of Hussein, MilosevicThe former Liberian leader kicked off his defense for alleged war crimes Monday by quoting Shakespeare.
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Legacy of Rwanda's genocide: more assertive international justice
Out of 800,000 deaths emerged a new system of justice and more peacekeepers. But will either prove effective or enduring?
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Global court starts with a fumble. Warlord grins.
Witness recants testimony during start of Congo militia leader Thomas Lubanga's trial.
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In Africa, justice for 'bush wives'
Sierra Leone's special court rules that forced marriages are a crime against humanity. Soldiers who take women by force in Uganda and Congo may also face prosecution.
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Opinion: Make forced marriage a crime against humanity
The UN must protect conflict zone 'bush wives.'
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