Advisor claims Taylor was arrested by same Nigerians who helped him flee
A spiritual advisor for former Liberian President Charles Taylor has said that Nigerian security forces led Taylor to the border of Cameroon to facilitate his escape, but then returned to arrest him...
Taylor set for first war crimes court appearance as lawyer appeals for defense funds
Former Liberian president and accused war criminal Charles Taylor is set to make his first appearance in the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) before Justice Richard Lussick at Freetown on Monday,...
Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) Chief Prosecutor Desmond de Silva told the Associated Press in an interview Friday that Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor is being closely guarded by UN peacekeepers from...
Sierra Leone court seeks move of Taylor trial to Hague: Dutch foreign ministry
The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thursday that the Special Court for Sierra Leone has asked the country to host the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor [BBC profile; JURIST news...
Ex-Liberia president taken into UN custody, delivered to war crimes court
United Nations officials and armed peacekeepers took former Liberian President Charles Taylor into custody Wednesday in Monrovia after he was transported to Liberia following his capture by Nigerian officials in an attempt...
BREAKING NEWS ~ Wanted war crimes suspect Taylor is missing: Nigeria
The BBC is reporting a statement by the Nigerian government that wanted war crimes suspect Charles Taylor , the former Liberian president indicted by the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) who it said...
A spokesman in Nigeria for former Liberian president Charles Taylor said Monday that his whereabouts are unknown, after Nigeria indicated over the weekend that Liberia could take Taylor into custody to stand trial for war...
Sierra Leone war crimes court calls for Nigeria to detain Taylor immediately
The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) Sunday called on the Nigerian government to immediately detain former Liberian president and accused war criminal Charles Taylor so that he does not disappear before being...
Liberia president seeks decision from African leaders on Taylor trial
In an effort to bring closure to the contentious issue of the fate of former Liberian President Charles Taylor , Liberia's new president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Tuesday called on African leaders to decide whether to place Taylor...
Move to put ex-Liberia president Taylor on trial should serve as warning: UN prosecutor
The latest effort to put former Liberian President Charles Taylor on trial for crimes against humanity at the Special Court for Sierra Leone should be seen as a warning to the "world's...
