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Charles Taylor Sentenced To 50 Years In Jail

AP | MIKE CORDER | Posted 05.30.2012

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LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was sentenced to 50 years imprisonment Wednesday for arming and supporting ...

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The Real Story in Liberia

David Weiss | Posted 05.24.2012

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David Weiss

Although the Charles Taylor verdict is drawing attention to Liberia once again, it is also a reminder of how far Liberia has come since that dark era.

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Sierra Leone Needs a New Set of Curtains

Lisa Schultz | Posted 05.21.2012

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Lisa Schultz

I've learned that in order to appreciate all that this country and its people have to offer, you have to learn how not to see things here through Western eyes.

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Stretching the Long Arm of the Law

Jeffrey Laurenti | Posted 05.03.2012

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Jeffrey Laurenti

It seems only natural that the international community should crank up judicial machinery to enforce the rule of law against humanity's most heinous crimes in places where no working national court system can provide justice. Let's just get on with it.

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Prosecution Wants 80 Years For President

AP | TOBY STERLING | Posted 05.03.2012

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AMSTERDAM — Former Liberian president Charles Taylor deserves an 80-year sentence for the war crimes he was convicted of last week, including ai...

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Monrovia, Here I Come!

William F. Schulz | Posted 04.30.2012

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William F. Schulz

I took more than a passing interest in the recent news that Charles Taylor had been convicted on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Special Court for Sierra Leone, meeting in The Hague.

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After Charles Taylor, Justice for Haiti?

Michael Deibert | Posted 04.26.2012

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Michael Deibert

It is time that the government of Haitian president Michel Martelly and Haiti's parliament ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and give the victims of Haiti the justice that they have so long been denied.

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Sierra Leone: Landmark Conviction of Liberian Ex-President Charles Taylor

Human Rights Watch | Posted 04.26.2012

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Human Rights Watch

(The Hague) – The conviction on April 26, 2012, of Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, for serious international crimes during Sier...

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Former Liberian President Found Guilty Of War Crimes

AP | Thomas Escritt and Anthony Deutsch | Posted 04.27.2012

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* Taylor convicted by special court * Rights groups, victims welcome judgment * Sentencing expected next month (Adds...

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The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere

Christopher Lane | Posted 05.05.2012

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Christopher Lane

A debate about the scope and limits of secularism has begun to collide once more with those wanting to increase the power and presence of religion in the public sphere.

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The Prosecutor v. Muammar Gaddafi -- and a Step Closer to Justice

Mark V. Vlasic | Posted 09.25.2011

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Mark V. Vlasic

Although Gaddafi's warrant does not guarantee that he will be brought to justice immediately, it is increasingly likely that he will be brought to justice eventually. This fact is no small change in perspective.

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For God's Sake -- Stop Talking

Cliff Schecter | Posted 09.11.2011

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Cliff Schecter

Lately, there would seem to be a whole lot more people who have a direct channel to the Big Guy Upstairs than one could have humanly thought possible.

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Naomi Campbell Interviews Vladimir Putin (PHOTO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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"I don't read the papers. I sell papers," Naomi Campbell told British GQ's March issue. And she's sure to sell quite a few with her candid discussion ...

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Mia Farrow Contradicts Naomi Campbell's Testimony About Diamond

AP | TOBY STERLING | Posted 05.25.2011

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LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands — Naomi Campbell flirted with Liberia's former president across the dinner table at Nelson Mandela's presidential mans...

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The Taylor Trial: A Model for International Justice?

Morris Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Morris Davis

The arrival of Naomi Campbell to give evidence at the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor in The Hague this month sounded lik...

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Naomi Campbell & Charles Taylor: Model To Testify At Blood Diamond Trial

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Naomi Campbell and actress Mia Farrow will be summoned to testify at former Liberian President Charles Taylor's war cri...

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Rosemary's Anchor Baby

Robert Brenner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Brenner

Please allow me to introduce myself, as the song goes. You can call me Lucifer, Satan, Beelzebub -- whatever. I've got a proposition for you. No, I d...

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Naomi and Wyclef -- A Celebrity Week in Foreign Affairs

MP Nunan | Posted 05.25.2011

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MP Nunan

The stars must be aligned strangely in the heavens this week, because it's the stars who are dominating foreign policy news. Stars - or at least some ...

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Naomi Campbell Testifies In Blood Diamond Hearing

AP | TOBY STERLING | Posted 05.25.2011

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LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands — Fashion icon Naomi Campbell countered allegations that former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor gave her a fistful of di...

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Naomi Campbell, Blood Diamonds, and the Big Picture

Human Rights First | Posted 05.25.2011

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Human Rights First

Diamonds may prove not to be a girl's best friend later this month as the model Naomi Campbell travels to the The Hague to testify at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone.

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Naomi Campbell Will Testify at War Crimes Trial

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — Fashion model Naomi Campbell says she will testify at the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. Taylor is accu...

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Naomi Campbell Blood Diamond Case: Warlord Charles Taylor Tries To Stop Supermodel From Testifying

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor's defense lawyers on Monday opposed a request by prosecutors at his war crimes...

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Coca-Cola Co. Denies Involvement in Murder and Rape, Blames "U.S. Judicial System"

Eric Michael Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Michael Johnson

Coca-Cola has long marketed itself as synonymous with American values. But after recent allegations that it covered up acts of murder and rape at a Guatemalan subsidiary, Coca Cola may face up to justice.

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In Defense of Charles Taylor: Perspectives from Liberia

Robert Blair | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Blair

While we in the international peanut gallery gape at the spectacle of the Charles Taylor trial -- a murderer defending indefensible acts -- many Liberians continue to endorse Taylor and his charismatic brutality.

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Charles Taylor At Trial Denies Ever Eating Human Flesh

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Liberia's former president Charles Taylor on Monday denied that he had ever eaten human flesh or ordered his fighters to do so as he answered allegati...

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