May 30, 2012
Judges sentence the former Liberian president, saying he was responsible for "some of the most heinous and brutal crimes recorded in human history" by arming and supporting Sierra Leone rebels in return for "blood diamonds". Read Article Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years in prison for war crimes
Apr 27, 2012
Thousands of people who survived Sierra Leone's brutal civil war a decade ago celebrated yesterday after learning that Charles Taylor was convicted at The Hague. Read Article In Sierra Leone, celebration and relief for Taylor's conviction
Apr 27, 2012
The former Liberian president and regional strongman was found guilty of aiding and abetting as well as planning crimes including raper and murder, but he is acquitted of having directly ordered the crimes. Read Article Charles Taylor found guilty of aiding rebel forces in Sierra Leone
Apr 25, 2012
A special court there will deliver its verdict tomorrow on the former Liberian president, who is charged with a litany of war crimes. Read Article The Hague judgement nears for Charles Taylor's alleged role in Sierra Leone conflict
Feb 13, 2012
Migrants, asylum seekers and minorities are bearing the brunt of what has been billed in two recent reports as a disturbing trend in Europe's human-rights record.
Read Article From Sierra Leone, a pleading look for a home in the Netherlands
Sep 17, 2011
Alasdair Soussi follows in the footsteps of his grandfather in Freetown and finds bad roads, Lebanese restaurants and ginger beer. Read Article Undiscovered Africa: a short foray into Sierra Leone
Jul 16, 2011
The notion that impunity for mass atrocities or severe human rights violations is acceptable has been shattered largely because of the accelerating development of international justice over the past two decades. Read Article Hand of international justice will punish dictators
Dec 03, 2010
In the conflict-ravaged West African nation, a football club for one-legged men is bringing hope and opportunity to the disabled. Read Article Penalties of war: Sierra Leone's amputees' soccer club
