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Taylor Convicted for War Crimes in Sierra Leone Trial
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor became the first head of state since World War II to be convicted by an international war crimes court. He was found guilty on 11 counts for arming Sierra Leone rebels and profiting from blood diamonds mined by slave labor. He faces sentencing next month. the court has no death penalty.
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Leidschendam
Netherlands
Charles Taylor
Sierra Leone
Special Court For
Taylor
Inter
David Crane
Syracuse University
U.N
Ban Ki-moon
International Criminal Justice
Eduardo del Buey
U.S. State Department
Victoria Nuland
Slobodan Milosevic
Muammar Gaddafi
Omar al-Bashir
Radovan Karadzic
Freetown
Nigeria