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VIDEO: Former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years

Charles Taylor, 64, the former leader of Liberia, convicted war criminal and American college student, will very likely spend the rest of his natural life in prison as punishment for the role he played in the violent crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war.

Charles Taylor, former leader of Liberia, found guilty of war crimes

Verdict expected this week in war crimes trial of Liberia’s Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor Found Guilty of War Crimes

Charles Taylor’s Legacy in Sierra Leone

Liberia’s Charles Taylor Guilty of Aiding Sierra Leone War Crimes

Conflict & Justice

International judges find former Liberian leader Charles Taylor guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war at his trial in The Hague.

Sierra Leoneans Eagerly Await Verdict in Charles Taylor Trial

Conflict & Justice

The verdict in the trial of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor is expected on Thursday. Taylor is charged with war crimes in neighboring Sierra Leone, and people in that West African country are hoping for a guilty verdict.

Syrian Minorities Live on Knife’s Edge

Lifestyle & Belief

Many are charging the Assad government with trying to stir up sectarian violence.

The World

The warlord and the supermodel: Naomi Campbell testifies at The Hague

Conflict & Justice

Former warlord and president of Liberia Charles Taylor has been on trial for over three years, charged with war crimes he allegedly committed in Sierra Leone. Alpha Sesay, a trial monitor for the Open Society Trial Initiative, joins us with details.