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Diamonds, Naomi Campbell and Charles Taylor

Posted by News Desk on August 5, 2010
Filed in: Liberia, News Snips, People

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has testified in the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. She told the court she received “dirty looking stones” after a dinner with Mr. Taylor in 1997. Naomi Campbell was called to The Hague to answer questions about an evening in South Africa 13 years ago where she [...]

Liberia: 97-year Jail Time for Charles Taylor’s Son

Posted by News Desk on January 9, 2009
Filed in: Liberia, News Snips

“Chuckie” Taylor, the son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor has been sentenced by a US court to 97 years in prison for committing torture.
The case has been the first test of a 1994 US law allowing the prosecution of citizens who commit torture overseas. Chuckie Taylor, 31, headed a notorious paramilitary unit while his [...]


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