Special Court for Sierra Leone
- Dulcie Leimbach
- • April 22, 2014
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Systematic widespread torture and starvation of prisoners held by the Syrian government has been documented by a team of forensic pathologists and confirmed by international legal experts using evidence provided through a former Syrian military official, according to a…
- Categories: Middle East, Security Council
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • November 23, 2012
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Sierra Leone re-elected Ernest Bai Koroma president against eight other candidates in a calm, orderly vote held on Nov. 17 with results announced Nov. 23, after ballots were counted. The election marks an important step for the country to continue its…
- Categories: Africa, Child Soldiers, Peace and Security
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- Irwin Arieff
- • April 24, 2012
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Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president, displayed a talent for troublemaking from a young age. Convicted on April 26 by a United Nations-backed tribunal for numerous counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, Taylor appears to have kept…
- Categories: BOOKS, Child Soldiers
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