Ex-Wife of Charles Taylor Charged with Torture, Arrested in London Today the Metropolitan Police Service charged Agnes Taylor with torture for her alleged involvement with atrocities committed by Charles Taylor’s rebel group, the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), during the first Liberian Civil War. Charles Taylor, who brought civil war to Liberia with the […]
U.S./Belgian citizen arrested for his alleged participation in the trade of “blood diamonds” during Sierra Leone’s civil war.
U.S./Belgian citizen arrested for his alleged participation in the trade of “blood diamonds” during Sierra Leone’s civil war Michel Desaedeleer, American and Belgian citizen, was arrested in Spain this week, pursuant to a European arrest warrant. He is suspected of having participated, with former Liberian President Charles Taylor and the Sierra Leonean rebels of the […]
Former Liberian ULIMO Rebel Commander Arrested in Switzerland for Alleged War Crimes
Former Liberian ULIMO Rebel Commander Arrested in Switzerland for Alleged War Crimes Second arrest in Europe within weeks for war crimes allegedly committed during the 1st Liberian civil war (1989-1996). The arrest of Alieu Kosiah, a former commander of the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO), a rebel group that fought against Charles […]
Martina Johnson, Former Liberian NPFL Rebel Commander, Arrested And Indicted In Belgium For Alleged War Crimes And Crimes Against Humanity
Martina Johnson, Former Liberian NPFLRebel Commander, Arrested And Indicted In Belgium For Alleged War Crimes And Crimes Against Humanity First arrest ever for war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committedduring the 1st Liberian civil war (1989-1996). Martina Johnson, a former front line Commander of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) of Charles Taylor […]
