Charles Taylor, former President of Liberia, was granted asylum in Nigeria in August 2003 despite being indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Special Court for Sierra Leone. The asylum decision has been challenged by two Nigerian businessmen, both of whom were tortured and mutilated in Sierra Leone in 1999 by rebel groups backed by Taylor, in a case now before the Abuja division of the Nigerian Federal High Court. On November 29, 2004, the Justice Initiative filed an amicus brief with the court on the duty of states to prosecute perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and withhold asylum from them.
The following is a full list of resources on the case from the Justice Initiative database:
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RIGHTS: Virtual Eyes on Taylor Trial
Author: IPS Inter Press Service
Date: 23 January 2008
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PRESS CONFERENCE BY PROSECUTOR OF SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE
Author: UN
Date: 22 January 2008
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Taylor war crimes trial unhinged by false start
Author: The Associated Press
Date: 26 June 2007
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Taylor Trial Delayed Again
Author: Allafrica
Date: 25 June 2007
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RIGHTS GROUPS LAUNCH WEBSITE ON TAYLOR'S TRIAL
Author: This Day
Date: 10 June 2007
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Website Launched to Cover Taylor Trial
Author: allAfrica
Date: 4 June 2007
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Taylor's trial gets under way
Author: Legalbrief Africa
Date: 4 June 2007
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Liberia: Taylor's Victims Wait for Justice
Author: This Day
Date: 10 April 2006
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Security Council Must Address Costs of Moving Taylor Trial to the Hague
Author: Justice Initiative Communications
Date: 4 April 2006
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NCICC urges govt to handover Taylor
Author: Vanguard
Date: 27 March 2006
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Taylor trial 'crucial' to Liberian reconstruction: rights groups
Author: Agence France Presse
Date: 25 March 2006
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Some quiet victories for human rights
Author: International Herald Tribune
Date: 22 December 2005
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Royce, Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Call for Charles Taylor to be Brought to Justice
Author: U.S. Rep. Ed Royce
Date: 14 December 2005
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NGOs Forum Demands Arrest of Charles Taylor
Author: This Day
Date: 28 November 2005
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Nigerian leader third-term boost
Author: BBC NEWS
Date: 15 November 2005
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UN Mandates Taylor's Arrest In Liberia
Author: The Guardian
Date: 13 November 2005
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Nigerian Court Paves the Way for War Crimes Victims' Suit Against Charles Taylor
Author: Justice Initiative
Date: 2 November 2005
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Taylor: Court Dismisses FG's Preliminary Objection
Author: THISDAY
Date: 1 November 2005
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The Non-Trial Of Charles Taylor
Author: The Namibian
Date: 14 October 2005
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Arrest him now!
Author: The Weekly Observer
Date: 15 September 2005
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Surrender Taylor, Rights Groups Task Obasanjo
Author: Thisday Online
Date: 15 September 2005
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Liberian Elections and Charles Taylor
Author: Coalition Against Impunity
Date: 1 September 2005
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Senate Seeks Powers to Extradite Taylor
Author: Daily Trust
Date: 31 August 2005
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President Charles Taylor of Nigeria
Author: Gamji
Date: 29 August 2005
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A Gradual Return to Impunity
Author: The East African
Date: 15 August 2005
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Nigeria: Surrender Taylor to War Crimes Court
Author: Human Rights Watch
Date: 11 August 2005
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Security Agents Release 2 Detained Printers, Continue Hunt for Human Rights Activist
Author: Media Rights Agenda
Date: 9 August 2005
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SSS Arrests Three for Anti-Charles Taylor Campaign
Author: This Day
Date: 8 August 2005
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Nigeria And Death of Indignation
Author: This Day
Date: 8 August 2005
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Power, Pathology And Chidi Odinkalu
Author: This Day
Date: 7 August 2005
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Security Agents Arrest 2 Printers, Hunt for Human Rights Activist
Author: Media Rights Agenda
Date: 5 August 2005
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AG to Caution SSS On Rights Abuse
Author: This Day
Date: 4 August 2005
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We Are Not Fugitives, Charles Taylor Is
Author: Justice Initiative
Date: 3 August 2005
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Opinion: A Free Charles Taylor Threatens West Africa
Author: Vanguard
Date: 17 July 2005
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Visits the Special Court
Author: Special Court for Sierra Leone
Date: 15 July 2005
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U.N. Rights Chief Should Call for Taylor's Surrender
Author: Human Rights Watch
Date: 12 July 2005
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Sierra Leone: AU Should Ensure Taylor Faces Justice
Author: Human Rights Watch
Date: 5 July 2005
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Amnesty International, Civil Societies Want Taylor to Face Justice
Author: Concord Times
Date: 1 July 2005
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200 NGO Groups Call for Taylor's Trial
Author: Vanguard
Date: 1 July 2005
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Sierra Leone: AU Should Ensure Taylor Faces Justice
Author: Human Rights Watch
Date: 30 June 2005
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Charles Taylor Murdered 500 Nigerians
Author: This Day
Date: 20 June 2005
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Declaration Calling for Nigeria to Surrender Charles Taylor to the Special Court for Sierra Leone
Author: Amnesty International
Date: 14 June 2005
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Taylor And Liberian Election
Author: Daily Champion
Date: 10 June 2005
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Defeat of Justice Undermines Peace, Security...Kofi Woods
Author: The NEWS
Date: 31 May 2005
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UN: Taylor's Return to Liberia Bad for Peace
Author: This Day
Date: 30 May 2005
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Report: Former Liberian leader violating exile terms, should be sent to tribunal
Author: Fox 23 News
Date: 27 May 2005
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U.N. Security Council: Ensure Justice in West Africa
Author: Liberia Life
Date: 24 May 2005
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Emmanuel Shaw II, Grace Minor, Edwin Snowe, Benoni Urey and Others are Taylor's Agents in Liberia
Author: The Perspective
Date: 20 May 2005
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Liberia's Taylor 'still active'
Author: BBC News
Date: 19 May 2005
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Prosecutor Reacts to New Report on Charles Taylor's Activities from Exile
Author: Special Court for Sierra Leone (Office of the Prosecutor)
Date: 19 May 2005
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