Charles Taylor

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Former Liberian president Charles Taylor’s 50-year prison sentence has been upheld, making it likely that he’ll spend the rest of his life in jail.

Liberian warlord Charles Taylor has begun his appeal against a 50-year prison sentence handed down by Sierra Leone’s UN-backed special court.

Charles Taylor’s defence has filed 42 grounds of appeal, calling the trial chamber’s decision a "miscarriage of justice".

Charles Taylor’s 50-year sentence for war crimes shows that no man is above the law, writes Owen Bowcott.

Charles Taylor’s 50-year sentence is but the first victory at the ICC for Africa’s human rights campaigners. Stern tests of global justice remain.

A UN-backed war crimes court has sentenced Liberia’s former president Charles Taylor to 50 years in jail.

Convicted war criminal Charles Taylor has accused the international community of selectively targeting African heads of state with prosecutions.

Liberian warlord Charles Taylor has accused UN prosecutors of paying witnesses to testify against him as he addressed a war crimes court in The Hague.

Sierra Leone was in festive mood for the 51st anniversary of independence, a day after Liberian warlord Charles Taylor was convicted of aiding rebels.