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- Africa - Charles Taylor - civil war - international justice - Liberia - Sierra Leone


Guilty as Charged: The rise and fall of Charles Taylor

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The case against Charles Taylor was far from air-tight and international courts tend to mainly convict Africans, but for Sierra Leonean attorney Alpha Sesay, there’s no denying that those convicted deserve to be in the dock.

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  • Alpha SESAY. Lawyer, The "Open Society Justice Initiative" (from The Hague);
  • Jonathan RANDAL. Journalist and writer. Former war correspondent, The Washington Post;
  • Alex VINES. Head of the Africa Programme, Chatham House.

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Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Wassim Nasr, Pauline Heilmann.

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