Convicted war criminal Charles Taylor was sentenced to 50 years in prison Wednesday, marking the end of a years-long legal process to hold the former Liberian president accountable for atrocities ...

It was a week full of powerful symbolism. There was, for example, the symbolism of the trial of Charles Taylor, the former warlord President of Liberia. Dressed in a dark suit, complete with a ...

Taylor was sentenced in 2012 to 50 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Taylor pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity and other serious ...

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The defence lawyer for Charles Taylor on Wednesday accused the court trying the former Liberian president for war crimes of pursuing a politically motivated case. Accused of ...