THE HAGUE, Netherlands— Former Liberian president Charles Taylor, who was convicted for sponsoring atrocities in Sierra Leone, will serve his 50-year sentence in a British prison, Justice Minister Jeremy Wright announced Oct. 10 in a letter to Parliament. Taylor, 65, is the first former head of state convicted by an international war crimes court since […]
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Rwandan rebel leader arrested in Paris
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Rwandan rebel accused of orchestrating a humanitarian catastrophe against Congolese villagers in a blackmail scheme to leverage more political power for his group in Kigali was arrested in Paris on Monday, the International Criminal Court said. Callixte Mbarushimana (pronounced KA-lixt em-ba-ROO-shee-mana), a leader of the Democratic Forces for the […]
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International Court Charges Sudan President With Genocide
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court on Monday charged Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with three counts of genocide in Darfur, a move that will pile further diplomatic pressure on his isolated regime. The decision marked the first time the world’s first permanent war crimes tribunal has issued genocide charges. An arrest warrant […]