The other important hearing that re-started this week is the trial of Charles Taylor, former President of Liberia, in front of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, for a number of crimes against humanity committed during the civil war in Sierra Leone between 1997 and 2003 including terrorism (i.e. terrorising the civilian population), murder, rape, use of forced labour and recruitment of child soldiers.

Here’s a Guardian news story http://www.gooakley.com/ about the case; but if you want to follow the trial closely, the essential reading is the Special Court’s website and this astonishing website which is monitoring the case closely. All relevant documents are available, together with transcripts of the evidence – and expert commentary is promised, too.

Here’s the indictment against Taylor.

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