Reference to harsh treatment prompts censor to cut down at Guantanamo hearing in Sept. 11 caseGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A reference to harsh treatment at CIA prisons brought out Guantanamo’s censors Thursday as an official of the war crimes court abruptly cut the sound to prevent spectators from hearing classified information. Ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor admits he allowed the use of enemy skulls at roadblocksTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — In an unusual defense against war crimes charges, former Liberian President Charles Taylor told judges Thursday that he saw nothing wrong with displaying the skulls of slain enemy soldiers at roadblocks. Ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor says he allowed the use of human skulls at roadblocksTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor told a war crimes court Thursday he saw nothing wrong with displaying the skulls of slain fighters at roadblocks as his rebel forces swept into the country in a 1989 revolution. Ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor says his troops were trained to avoid atrocitiesTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has told a war crimes court his band of rebel fighters were trained in Libya to avoid atrocities as they swept into the country in a 1989 revolution. Former Israeli soldiers say there were ‘no clear red lines’ in Gaza war, reckless force usedJERUSALEM — Israeli soldiers who fought in last winter’s Gaza War say the military used Palestinians as human shields, improperly fired incendiary white phosphorous shells over civilian areas and used overwhelming firepower that caused needless deaths and destruction, according to a report released Wednesday. Ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor rejects war crimes charges, says he was a corruption fighterTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — The American CIA and Libya’s leader Moammar Gadhafi both had a hand in Charles Taylor’s rise to power as Cold War politics and pan-African struggles helped propel him to the presidency in Liberia, according to his testimony Wednesday at his war crimes trial. Former Liberian leader portrays himself as fighter of corruptionTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Charles Taylor has testifed before war crimes judges that he was an anti-corruption fighter in Liberia before ousting the military in a coup to restore democracy. Former Liberian leader tells tribunal that war crimes case based on ‘deceit, deception, lies’THE HAGUE, Netherlands — His combat fatigues were replaced by a dark suit and tie, and the tinted aviator glasses gave the former Liberian leader a haughty air as he took the stand Tuesday to emphatically denounce the war crimes charges against him as “disinformation, misinformation, lies, rumors.” Liberia’s Taylor ends 3-year silence, says war crimes case is deceit, deception and liesTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Ending three years of silence, former Liberian President Charles Taylor began building his defense against war crimes charges Tuesday, portraying himself as a peacemaker rather than the cannibalistic warlord described by prosecutors. Liberia’s Taylor takes stand, says war crimes case against him based on lies, misinformationTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor testified at his war crimes trial Tuesday that the case against him was built on lies and misinformation, and he denied he had commanded and armed rebels who killed and tortured tens of thousands of civilians. Liberia’s Taylor takes stand at The Hague to defend against murder, rape chargesTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Charles Taylor has taken the stand in his own defense at his war crimes trial and says the case against him is built on lies. Demjanjuk charged with death camp crimes as Germany once again confronts Nazi-era demonsMUNICH — The legal saga of John Demjanjuk neared its final chapter Monday as prosecutors set the stage for one of Germany’s highest-profile war crime trials in years — formally charging the retired U.S. auto worker with involvement in the murder of 27,900 people at a Nazi death camp. Uganda willing to arrest Sudanese president al-Bashir on international war crimes warrantKAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda said Monday it would arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir if he enters the country, an unusual stance after a summit of African leaders denounced the international arrest warrant against al-Bashir. Charles Taylor begins his war crimes defense against Sierra Leone atrocity chargesTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Lawyers for Charles Taylor began his defense against war crimes charges Monday, arguing that the former Liberian president was not responsible for the murder, rape and mutilation of civilians by rebels in Sierra Leone and should not be blamed simply out of disgust at the atrocities. Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor accused of several war crime chargesList of charges against Liberia’s ex-leader Taylor Prosecutors at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone have accused former Liberian President Charles Taylor of arming and leading rebels in 1996-2002 and being “part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against the civilian population.” Charles Taylor begins his defense against Sierra Leone atrocity chargesTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, on trial for war crimes, wants to set the record straight about his role in a savage civil war that tore apart Sierra Leone and left hundreds of thousands dead or mutilated, his lawyer said Monday. Ex-Liberian President Taylor to begin his defense against Sierra Leone atrocity chargesTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — For a year, prosecution witnesses accused former Liberian President Charles Taylor of atrocities ranging from cannibalism to commanding Sierra Leone rebels who hacked off villagers’ limbs, and of selling weapons and ammunition in exchange for so-called blood diamonds. Charles Taylor to begin his defense against Sierra Leone atrocity chargesTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Charles Taylor begins his defense Monday against charges he led rebels in Sierra Leone who murdered, raped and mutilated villagers in a brutal terror campaign during the country’s civil war. No legal rights to investigate Taliban deaths _ or Bush admin refusal to do so, officials sayWASHINGTON — Obama administration officials said Friday they had no grounds to investigate the 2001 deaths of Taliban prisoners of war who human rights groups allege were killed by U.S.-backed forces. UN says Somali insurgents, government troops committing torture, possibly war crimesGENEVA — The U.N. human rights chief says Somalia’s insurgents and government troops are committing torture and other atrocities that might be war crimes. Bosnian mothers in agony as experts piece together jigsaw puzzles of loved ones’ bonesTUZLA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — How many times can you bury your child without going mad? Yugoslav war crimes tribunal rejects Karadzic motion seeking dismissal of indictmentTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal on Wednesday rejected Radovan Karadzic’s request to dismiss his indictment based on a claim that he cut an immunity deal with U.S. peace envoy Richard Holbrooke. Prosecutors appeal international court decision not to indict Sudan president for genocideTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have appealed the tribunal’s decision not to indict Sudan’s president on charges of waging genocide in Darfur, according to a document released Tuesday. African leaders launch “African Unity” as first step to hypothetic continent-wide federationSIRTE, Libya — Concluding marathon talks late into the night, African leaders agreed Friday to a Libyan-driven push to transform the African Union and in theory greatly extend its powers. Liberian commission recommends prosecution for Charles Taylor, other warlordsMONROVIA, Liberia — Liberia’s truth and reconciliation commission recommended Thursday that ex-President Charles Taylor and seven other former warlords be prosecuted for crimes against humanity for their alleged roles in the West African country’s civil war. Amnesty accuses Israel, Hamas of war crimes in Gaza offensiveJERUSALEM — Amnesty International accused Israel and Palestinian militants of war crimes Thursday in the most comprehensive report on the recent Gaza war. Both sides rejected the findings. Dutch Supreme Court upholds conviction of businessman who sold Iraq mustard gas chemicalsTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the war crimes conviction of a businessman for selling chemicals to Saddam Hussein that his regime in Iraq turned into poison gas and unleashed on Kurds and Iranians. Serbian prosecutors charge 17 former Kosovo rebels for alleged war crimesBELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian prosecutors filed war crimes charges on Friday against 17 former Kosovo guerrillas for the alleged murder, rape and torture of Serb civilians. 4 ex-Serb paramilitaries convicted over 1999 Kosovo massacreBELGRADE, Serbia — Four former members of a notorious Serb paramilitary unit were convicted Thursday of gunning down 14 Kosovo Albanian civilians, including children and the elderly, in 1999, and were sentenced to between 15 and 20 years in prison. International court orders former Congo vice president tried for murder, rape, pillageTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court on Monday ordered former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba to stand trial on charges of commanding a militia that unleashed a campaign of murder, rape and pillage in the Central African Republic. |
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