http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Charles_TaylorFind stories, videos, and photos about Charles Taylor from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:11:45 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Charles_Taylor14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Charles Taylor from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/30/africa.women/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/30/africa.women/index.html#cnnSTCTextGrammy-winning singer Angelique Kidjo joined human rights activists to demand courts martial for troops who publicly gang raped women in the streets of the West African country of Guinea last month.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/14/liberia.taylor.hague/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/14/liberia.taylor.hague/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Liberian President Charles Taylor expressed his incredulity at the testimony against him at his war crimes trial Tuesday, saying "there is no way" he is guilty of any of the charges.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/16/markets/cds.bear.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/16/markets/cds.bear.fortune/index.htmA year after the government rescued Bear Stearns, the economy has stumbled badly.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/sierra.leone.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/sierra.leone.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree former leaders of Sierra Leone's brutal Revolutionary United Front guerrilla movement were found guilty Wednesday of crimes against humanity including murder, rape, sexual slavery and forced marriages, the Special Court for Sierra Leone announced.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/09/liberians.deportation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/09/liberians.deportation/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of Liberians living in the United States face deportation March 31 when a federal immigration status created for humanitarian purposes expires.Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/09/taylor.torture.sentencing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/09/taylor.torture.sentencing/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor Sr. was sentenced Friday to 97 years in prison for charges including torture and conspiracy, according to a federal court in Florida.Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:31:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1855910,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1855910,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRoundly criticized when it first appeared, the administration's controversial memo on torture was slapped down once again in a Florida trialMon, 03 Nov 2008 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/30/taylor.torture.verdict/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/30/taylor.torture.verdict/index.html#cnnSTCTextFederal jurors convicted the son of former Liberian president Charles Taylor Sr. of torture and conspiracy charges Thursday, said a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in the southern district of Florida.Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1847207,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1847207,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe abuses Chucky Taylor is accused of committing were perpetrated in Liberia. Prosecuting them on U.S. soil could make the trial a legal landmark Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/27/taylor.torture.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/27/taylor.torture.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextProspective jurors gasped last week at the gruesome details of torture described in a courtroom as attorneys navigated the jury selection process in Charles Taylor Jr.'s trial, which begins Monday.Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:08:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1825725,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1825725,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsInternational justice is often derided, but Samantha Power writes that its recent successes have been hard to ignoreTue, 22 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1822529,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1822529,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWar-crimes charges may hold Sudan's leader accountable, but it could make ending the conflict even more difficultMon, 14 Jul 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1822018,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1822018,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsU.N. officials and diplomats said the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court will seek an arrest warrant Monday charging Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with crimes against humanity and genocide in DarfurFri, 11 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/07/taylor.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/07/taylor.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Liberian President Charles Taylor appeared in court Monday at the resumption of his war crimes trial, six months after boycotting the opening session and calling the trial a "charade."Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:15:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1700945,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1700945,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe first witness in the trial of hte former Liberian President talks, not about atrocities, but about "blood diamonds"Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/20/charles.taylor.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/08/20/charles.taylor.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextJudges on Monday postponed until January 2008 the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor on charges of directing atrocities in Sierra Leone after his defense asked for more time to prepare.Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/09/100122331/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/09/100122331/index.htm1. ARGENTINA The government's decision to ration gas and electricity for firms rather than raise prices for residential consumers does little to address mounting woes in the energy sector and helps set the stage for future economic problems. Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/06/04/taylor.trial/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/06/04/taylor.trial/index.htmlFormer Liberian President Charles Taylor on Monday boycotted the start of his U.N.-backed court war crimes trial in The Hague, calling it a "charade" in a letter read by his court-appointed lawyer who later walked out.Mon, 04 Jun 2007 09:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/21/taylor.hague/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/21/taylor.hague/index.htmlFormer Liberian President Charles Taylor spent his first night in a Dutch prison as prosecutors prepared to move quickly to bring him to trial on 11 war crimes charges.Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/20/taylor.transfer/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/20/taylor.transfer/index.htmlFormer Liberian President Charles Taylor arrived Tuesday in the Netherlands, where he will stand trial on 11 war crimes charges, an International Criminal Court spokeswoman said.Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/15/taylor.nigeria/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/15/taylor.nigeria/index.htmlBritain has promised to hold Liberia's Charles Taylor in jail if he is convicted of war crimes, paving the way for the West African country's former president to be tried in the Netherlands.Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/04/03/btsc.koinange/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/04/03/btsc.koinange/index.htmlIt's 8 a.m., and a soccer game is under way on a makeshift field by the exotic beaches of Sierra Leone, along the Atlantic Ocean.Mon, 03 Apr 2006 15:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/30/taylor.trial/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/30/taylor.trial/index.htmlA U.N.-backed court in Sierra Leone has asked the Dutch government to stage the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor in the Netherlands, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said Thursday, and the government has set conditions for that to happen.Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/29/taylor.profile/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/29/taylor.profile/index.htmlLiberian President Charles Ghankay Taylor -- known as "Pappy" to his band of child soldiers -- is a wanted man in West Africa.Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/29/taylor.nigeria/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/29/taylor.nigeria/index.htmlFormer Liberian President Charles Taylor, captured while trying to flee his home-in-exile in Nigeria, has arrived in Sierra Leone, where he was taken into custody on war-crimes charges and will face court.Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/28/taylor.nigeria/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/28/taylor.nigeria/index.htmlFormer Liberian President Charles Taylor has vanished from the Nigerian villa where he was living in exile, days after Nigeria said Liberian authorities could repatriate the man wanted for war crimes, a Nigerian government spokesman said Tuesday.Tue, 28 Mar 2006 13:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/25/taylor.liberia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/25/taylor.liberia/index.htmlThe Nigerian government on Saturday agreed to allow Liberian authorities to arrest exiled leader Charles Taylor and return him to Liberia, where he is accused of war crimes.Sat, 25 Mar 2006 15:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/17/liberia.taylor/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/17/liberia.taylor/index.htmlLiberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Friday asked her Nigerian counterpart to hand over Charles Taylor, the exiled former Liberian leader who faces war crimes charges.Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/01/16/liberia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/01/16/liberia/index.htmlEllen Johnson-Sirleaf has been sworn in as Liberia's new president, becoming Africa's first elected female head of state and vowing to lead the country away from its turbulent past.Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/11/11/liberia.un/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/11/11/liberia.un/index.htmlU.N. peacekeepers in Liberia now have the authority to arrest former President Charles Taylor and transfer him to Sierra Leone for trial should he return to the country.Fri, 11 Nov 2005 21:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/03/10/sleone.tribunal/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/03/10/sleone.tribunal/index.htmlSierra Leone's U.N.-backed war crimes court has been inaugurated amid tight security and concerns over whether it can deliver justice after the country's decade-long war.Wed, 10 Mar 2004 10:31:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/08/11/346802/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/08/11/346802/index.htmLiberia is in chaos, and that's bad news for televangelist Pat Robertson. Liberian President Charles Taylor has been indicted for war crimes by a UN-backed court in Sierra Leone, rebels control lar...Mon, 11 Aug 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/06/10/324534/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/06/10/324534/index.htmJesus mania swept Liberia. For eight nights last December the nation's TV channels--both of them--simultaneously showed programs created by Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network. There was...Mon, 10 Jun 2002 04:01:00 EDT