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African women look within for change

Grammy-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.

Charles Taylor refutes 'malicious' accusations at war crimes trial

Former 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.

Fortune: The truth about credit default swaps

A year after the government rescued Bear Stearns, the economy has stumbled badly.

Sierra Leone rebel leaders found guilty

Three 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.

Liberians facing mass deportation from U.S.

Thousands of Liberians living in the United States face deportation March 31 when a federal immigration status created for humanitarian purposes expires.

Son of ex-Liberian leader sentenced to 97 years in prison

The 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.

Time.com: Bush Torture Memo Slapped Down by Court

Roundly criticized when it first appeared, the administration's controversial memo on torture was slapped down once again in a Florida trial

Ex-Liberian president's son convicted of torture

Federal 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.

Time.com: A War-Crimes Trial in Florida

The abuses Chucky Taylor is accused of committing were perpetrated in Liberia. Prosecuting them on U.S. soil could make the trial a legal landmark

Taylor Jr. to stand trial on charges of torture abroad

Prospective 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.

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