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Sierra Leone - RUF

Reconstruction after the end of the civil war in 2000.

Summary

The Sierra Leonean Civil War was started in 1991 by the Revolutionary United Front under Foday Sankoh. The conflict killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions; it was characterized by the use of child soldiers and funded by diamond sales. In 2000, a combination of UN and British forces created peace in Sierra Leone. Since then, over 70,000 combatants have been disarmed and the country has established a functioning democracy. The Special Court for Sierra Leone was set up to prosecute war criminals.
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washingtonpost.com Finding forgiveness after Charles Taylor 05/18
mmegi.bw Sierra Leone trial: Charles Taylor set to address court 05/18
allafrica.com Liberia: No Documented Grounds to End Sanctions 05/18
independent.co.uk Charles Taylor claims West rigged his trial at The Hague 05/17
timeslive.co.za Focus on reconciliation, Taylor tells judges 05/17
allafrica.com Sierra Leone: At UN-Backed Court, Charles Taylor Denies Role in Atrocities 05/17
cnn.com Charles Taylor: I was peacemaker 05/17
kbc.co.ke Taylor says witnesses 'bought' 05/17
foxnews.com War crimes judges to hear arguments on sentencing for former Liberian President Charles Taylor 05/16
bbc.co.uk Taylor set to address Hague court 05/16
globalsecurity.org At UN-backed court, Charles Taylor denies role in Sierra Leone atrocities 05/16
af.reuters.com Taylor to reject call for 80-year sentence 05/16
boston.com War crimes judges hear Taylor's sentencing pleas 05/16
turkishweekly.net Charles Taylor Takes Stand in Sentencing Phase of War Crimes Trial 05/16
af.reuters.com Charles Taylor says West manipulating war crimes courts 05/16
independent.co.uk Taylor claims West rigged his trial at The Hague 05/16
independent.co.uk War crimes judges hear Charles Taylor's sentencing pleas 05/16
modernghana.com Convicted Taylor says prosecutors paid witnesses 05/16
guardian.co.uk War criminal Charles Taylor appeals for 'reconciliation not retribution' 05/16
upi.com Charles Taylor offers sympathy to victims 05/16
dw.de Judges weigh jail term for war crimes convict Taylor 05/16
dailymail.co.uk Convicted war criminal Charles Taylor says he sympathises with victims of the violence in Sierra Leone 05/16
nzherald.co.nz Charles Taylor sorry for those hurt by war crimes 05/16
modernghana.com Charles Taylor Accuses Prosecution Of Paying Witnesses 05/16
telegraph.co.uk Charles Taylor asks UN for 'reconciliation not retribution' 05/16
dw.de Taylor claims unfair trial, prosecutors demand 80 years 05/16
france24.com Convicted Taylor says prosecutors paid witnesses 05/16
reuters.com Taylor to reject call for 80-year sentence 05/15
turkishweekly.net Charles Taylor's Lawyers Say Proposed Sentence is Vindictive 05/12
timeslive.co.za Defence says 80 years for Charles Taylor 'excessive' 05/11
thejakartaglobe.com 80 Years For Charles Taylor Would Be ‘Excessive’: Defense 05/11
independent.co.uk Liberian warlord 'would not be safe' in UK prison 05/11
voanews.com Charles Taylor's Lawyers Say Proposed Sentence is Vindictive 05/11
guardian.co.uk Charles Taylor asks not to be jailed in UK 05/11
af.reuters.com INTERVIEW-Sierra Leone candidate would renegotiate mining deals 05/08
allafrica.com Liberia: PYJ - Taylor's Men Killed My Ma! 05/08
allafrica.com Liberia: More Prayers Offered Taylor 05/08
impunitywatch.com Prosecutor Recommends 80-Year Sentence for Taylor 05/05
allafrica.com Liberia: Prosecutor Recommends Taylor Gets 80 Years for War Crimes 05/04
pmnewsnigeria.com Prosecutor Seeks 80-Yr Jail Term For Charles Taylor 05/04
upi.com 80 years recommended for Charles Taylor 05/04
modernghana.com Charles Taylor Should Serve 80 Years In Prison - Prosecutors 05/04
allafrica.com Liberia: 'Taylor is Kind-Hearted' - Prince Johnson 05/03
boston.com Prosecution wants 80 years for Charles Taylor 05/03
independent.co.uk Prosecution demands 80-year sentence for former Liberian president Charles Taylor 05/03
tamilguardian.com Prosecutors demand 80-year sentence for Charles Taylor 05/03
africafiles.org Sierra Leone:Taylor, the bitterness of war, the sourness of justice 05/03
news.com.au Prosecution wants 80 years for Taylor 05/03
huffingtonpost.com Prosecution Wants 80 Years For President 05/03
af.reuters.com Freetown's wood homes a link to Sierra Leone's past 05/03
france24.com THE HAGUE: Prosecutor seeks 80-year sentence for Liberia's Taylor 05/03
pambazuka.org Taylor: the bitterness of war, the sourness of justice 05/02
allafrica.com Africa: Why Wasn't It Africa That Found Charles Taylor Guilty? 05/02
allafrica.com Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor Judgment - From the Public Gallery 05/01
allafrica.com Africa: On the Charles Taylor Verdict - Is There Justice in Africa? 05/01
aljazeera.com Opening the other eye: Charles Taylor and selective accountability 05/01
modernghana.com Taylor trial a threat to Africa: family spokesman 05/01
turkishweekly.net Lebanon Halts Ship 'Carrying Arms for Syria Rebels' 04/30
turkishweekly.net Lebanon Says Ship Was Taking Arms To Syria Rebels 04/30
chinadaily.com.cn Suspected Syria-bound arms found in ship 04/29
allafrica.com Sierra Leone: Taking Solace From a Verdict That Can't Bring Back Loved Ones 04/29
rt.com Hide-and-ship: Did the US know Libyan weapons were en route to Syrian rebels? 04/29
rferl.org Lebanon Says Ship Was Taking Arms To Syria Rebels 04/29
dw.de Lebanon seizes ship carrying weapons near Syrian border 04/29
africanpress.me Cruelty: Rebels cut off Victor Vandi’s left leg during the civil war 04/29
en.rian.ru Lebanon Halts Ship 'Carrying Arms for Syria Rebels' 04/29
reuters.com Lebanon impounds ship carrying Libyan weapons 04/28
reuters.com Suspected Syria-bound arms found in ship off Lebanon 04/28
france24.com SYRIA: Lebanon intercepts arms ship headed for Syria 04/28
realclearworld.com No Double Standard for Global Thugs 04/28
english.alarabiya.net Lebanon says intercepted weapons shipment headed for Syrian armed opposition 04/28
bbc.co.uk Lebanon holds 'Syria arms ship' 04/28
speroforum.com Lebanon Says Ship Was Taking Arms To Syria Rebels 04/28
allafrica.com West Africa: Taylor Verdict Adds Impetus to ICC Efforts 04/28
english.alarabiya.net Lebanese army stops ship carrying arms to Syria: official 04/28
blogs.aljazeera.com Charles Taylor verdict's wider significance 04/28
mg.co.za Charles Taylor guilty of arming and abetting RUF rebels 04/27
modernghana.com World hails Taylor war crimes conviction 04/27
allafrica.com Africa: Jackson Expresses Satisfaction in the Conviction of War Criminal Charles Taylor 04/27
ndtv.com Former Liberian President Charles Taylor's conviction sends warning to tyrants 04/27
kbc.co.ke Taylor war crimes verdict praised 04/27
dnaindia.com Charles Taylor's conviction for war crimes is a lesson to all tyrants 04/27
mg.co.za Taylor verdict adds sparkle to Sierra Leone festivities 04/27
ipsnews.net Taking Solace from a Verdict that Can't Bring Back Loved Ones 04/27
enoughproject.org With Charles Taylor Conviction, Another Gain for International Justice 04/27
turkishweekly.net Liberia Reacts to Taylor Conviction With Mixed Emotions 04/27
nytimes.com Recalling Horrors in Liberia Wrought by Taylor 04/27
blogs.aljazeera.com Charles Taylor, Africa and International Justice 04/27
grnlive.com Charles Taylor found guilty of abetting Sierra Leone war crimes 04/27
blogs.aljazeera.com Wider significance of Charles Taylor verdict 04/27
livewire.amnesty.org ‘We can forgive but we can’t forget’ 04/27
english.alarabiya.net Lebanon says intercepted weapons shipment headed for Syrian armed opposition 04/27
english.alarabiya.net Lebanese army stops ship carrying arms headed to Syria: Official 04/27
dailymail.co.uk Verdict in former Liberian war-lord Charles Taylor's trial expected today 04/26
cnn.com Court: Charles Taylor guilty of aiding rebels who raped, killed 04/26
bbc.co.uk Taylor aided S Leone war crimes 04/26
worldnews.msnbc.msn.com Ex-Liberia leader guilty in 'watershed' war-crimes case 04/26
news.com.au Ex-Liberian president guilty of war crimes 04/26
france24.com Charles Taylor's blood diamond verdict opens 04/26
edition.cnn.com What are 'conflict diamonds?' 04/26