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War Crimes Convict Completes Sentence
Monday, 28 May 2018, 4:49 pm | Special Court for Sierra Leone
The Residual Special Court has reached a significant milestone, with the discharge later today of the first person convicted of war crimes to complete his full sentence. More >>
Taylor Motion to Serve Sentence in Rwanda Deined
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 3:50 pm | Special Court for Sierra Leone
Trial Chamber Denies Taylor Motion to Serve His Sentence in Rwanda An RSCSL Trial Chamber has denied in its entirety a motion by convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor requesting that the RSCSL terminate the enforcement of his sentence ... More >>
Judges Sworn-in for Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 12:12 pm | Special Court for Sierra Leone
Sixteen distinguished jurists today were sworn-in as Judges of the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone, the institution which will succeed the Special Court which closes this month. More >>
Special Court Hands Over Complex to Sierra Leone
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 9:33 am | Special Court for Sierra Leone
The Special Court today formally handed over the Court’s landmark courthouse and the surrounding court complex to the Government of Sierra Leone, as it takes the final steps towards closure of the institution. More >>
Charles Taylor Transferred to UK for Enforcement of Sentence
Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 4:23 pm | Special Court for Sierra Leone
Charles Ghankay Taylor, the convicted former President of Liberia, was transferred today from the Netherlands and the custody of the Special Court to the United Kingdom, where he will serve the remainder of his 50-year sentence for war crimes and crimes ... More >>
Charles Taylor Appeal Judgement Scheduled: 26 September 2013
Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 4:11 pm | Special Court for Sierra Leone
The Judges of the Special Court’s Appeals Chamber announced today that they will deliver their Appeal Judgement in the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Thursday, 26 September 2013 at 11:00 a.m. local time in The Hague. More >>
“Justice is for Us All”: Statement by Justice King
Friday, 19 July 2013, 3:32 pm | Special Court for Sierra Leone
“Justice is for Us All”: Statement by Special Court President Justice George Gelaga King to Mark International Criminal Justice Day More >>
Justice George Gelaga King Elected Special Court President
Wednesday, 5 June 2013, 3:06 pm | Special Court for Sierra Leone
Justice George Gelaga King of Sierra Leone has been elected Presiding Judge of the Appeals Chamber, a post which makes him President of the Special Court. He succeeds Justice Shireen Avis Fisher of the United States, whose term ended on Monday. More >>
Office of the Prosecutor Trains Kingstom Police Prosecutors
Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 11:29 am | Special Court for Sierra Leone
The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) concluded a two-day training of fifty police prosecutors at Kingtom Police Barracks on Saturday, held as part of the OTP’s ongoing effort to build capacity in Sierra Leone’s judicial sector. More >>
Contempt Convictions Upheld Against Former AFRC Leaders
Friday, 22 March 2013, 3:04 pm | Special Court for Sierra Leone
A three-judge panel of the Appeals Chamber has rejected the appeals by three former AFRC leaders convicted in September 2012 of contempt for interference with Prosecution witnesses. The appeal was heard by Justice Emmanuel Ayoola (presiding), Justice Renate ... More >>
Statement by Prosecutor Brenda J. Hollis to UNSC
Thursday, 11 October 2012, 11:24 am | Special Court for Sierra Leone
SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR Statement by Prosecutor Brenda J. Hollis, Special Court for Sierra Leone to the United Nations Security Council 9 October 2012 Mr. President, More >>
Former Special Court Investigator Accused of Contempt
Sunday, 7 October 2012, 11:20 am | Special Court for Sierra Leone
Prince Taylor, a local investigator formerly attached to the Charles Taylor defence team, was arrested early this morning on nine counts of contempt of the Special Court. More >>
AFRC Leaders Found Guilty of Contempt
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 4:19 pm | Special Court for Sierra Leone
Special Court for Sierra Leone – PRESS RELEASE – AFRC Leaders Found Guilty of Contempt, Interfering in the Administration of Justice More >>
Defence Case Closes, Final Arguments, in Bangura, et. al.
Friday, 7 September 2012, 10:38 am | Special Court for Sierra Leone
Following the formal closure today of the Defence case, Prosecution and Defence delivered their closing statements in the contempt trial of three former AFRC leaders accused of tampering with a Prosecution witness. More >>
Eric Koi Senessie Sentenced to Two Years for Contempt
Monday, 9 July 2012, 1:54 pm | Special Court for Sierra Leone
Eric Koi Senessie Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Contempt of the Special Court More >>
Special Court Concerned About Detention of ICC Staff
Sunday, 17 June 2012, 1:33 pm | Special Court for Sierra Leone
I am deeply concerned about the detention by the Libyan government of four ICC staff while on mission in Libya. More >>
Charles Taylor Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison
Thursday, 31 May 2012, 9:54 am | Special Court for Sierra Leone
The Judges of Trial Chamber II today sentenced convicted former Liberian President Charles Ghankay Taylor to a term of 50 years in prison for planning and for aiding and abetting crimes committed by rebel forces in Sierra Leone during the country's ... More >>
Special Court for Sierra Leone – Full Taylor Judgement
Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 11:54 am | Special Court for Sierra Leone
The full 2,499-page judgement can be accessed on the Special Court’s website, or from an alternate link. Shortened versions of both links are provided below. More >>
Taylor Hearing: Prosecution, Defence Present Oral Arguments
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 2:50 pm | Special Court for Sierra Leone
Convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor expressed his “sadness and deepest sympathy for the atrocities and crimes that were suffered by individuals and families in Sierra Leone,” today, but told the Judges at his sentencing hearing that he ... More >>
Prosecutor hails historic conviction of Charles Taylor
Friday, 27 April 2012, 11:02 am | Special Court for Sierra Leone
The Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Brenda J. Hollis, today applauded the conviction of Charles Taylor, former President of Liberia, for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Sierra Leone during its eleven-year civil war. ... More >>
