We call on all governmental and inter-governmental actors in West Africa to ensure Taylor promptly appears for trial.

We understand that any trial will need to be accessible to the victims of the crimes, and to those in whose names the crimes were committed, … But if it proves impossible to conduct a...

The people of northern Uganda have long suffered terrible abuses without any chance of redress, … With today’s arrest warrants, the ICC has opened the door for justice to be done.

This is a historic step which opens doors to justice for people of Northern Uganda who have suffered horribly for nearly 20 years under the hands of the LRA,

I think indeed that these trials need to be conducted on a more focused basis than the Milosevic trial was. Of necessity, some of these criminal trials will not be able to tell anywhere near...

You cannot put new defense attorneys in like screwing in a light bulb. The failure by the appointed attorneys to ask the witnesses questions was probably the most disturbing part.

This is a crucial moment for Washington to help West Africa break a devastating cycle of impunity.

The U.S. government has played a very positive role in pressing for Taylor’s surrender. His transfer to the Sierra Leone war crimes court marks a milestone in the international community’s commitment to justice.

A third country needs to offer a jail cell for Charles Taylor if he’s convicted. Countries should be lining up to take Taylor, not backing away.