They changed the course of Sierra Leone’s civil war, helping to defeat the rebels. But in keeping the peace, these soldiers sins of their own
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/ 25 February 2009
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor could be set free because of the effect of the global economic crisis on funding for the court.
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/ 25 February 2009
Sierra Leone’s war crimes court will hand down its verdict on Wednesday against three rebels accused of committing atrocities during the civil war.
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/ 24 February 2009
Sierra Leone’s war crimes tribunal will hand down a verdict on Wednesday against three rebel RUF commanders accused of carrying out a killing spree.
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/ 15 January 2008
A former rebel fighter testified in the war-crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor on Tuesday that the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in Sierra Leone killed and raped civilians and burned their homes. Dennis Koker (39) told the Special Court for Sierra Leone how RUF rebels ”started shooting at people, killing them”.