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Taylor continues boycott of war crimes trial
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] continued his boycott Monday of the judicial proceedings against him during the second day of his trial at the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) . Taylor is d (More) |
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Taylor not indigent defendant: UN investigators
A five-member team of UN investigators concluded in a confidential report to the UN Security Council disclosed Thursday by the New York Times that former Liberian President Charles Taylor [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] may retain control over la (More) |
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Taylor trial will continue as scheduled despite boycott: prosecutor
The trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] will continue as scheduled, despite Taylor's boycott of the trial's opening last week, according to Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) chief prosecu (More) |
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An Empty Chair at The Hague: Trying Charles Taylor
JURIST Contributing Editor David Crane of Syracuse University College of Law, former Chief Prosecutor for the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone, says that despite the absence of former Liberian president and indicted war criminal Charles Taylor from (More) |
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Taylor boycotts opening arguments in war crimes trial
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] boycotted the opening of judicial proceedings against him Monday at the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) , saying in a letter to the court that his confidence (More) |
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West Africa war crimes tribunal needs more funds to finish Taylor trial: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Thursday urged international donors to increase their contributions to the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) , echoing a plea by prosecutor Stephen Rapp who warned Wednesday that the tribunal would be forced (More) |
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Taylor defense witnesses refusing to testify in fear of UN sanctions: lawyer
A defense lawyer for former Liberian President Charles Taylor [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] told the Special Court for Sierra Leone Monday that potential defense witnesses are refusing to testify for the defense because they fear the possibili (More) |
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Taylor war crimes witnesses to testify anonymously: prosecutor
Most witnesses who have been called to testify in the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] will remain anonymous, and some may be forced to relocate to avoid retaliation by Taylor's supporters in L (More) |
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Former Liberia interim president charged with corruption
Charges have been brought against former interim president of Liberia Gyude Bryant for embezzling $1.3 million during his tenure from October 2003 until January 2006, according to a Liberia government statement Tuesday. The indictment was based on (More) |
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Sierra Leone war crimes indictee dies weeks before verdict
Former Sierra Leone Defense Minister Sam Hinga Norman died of heart failure Thursday, several weeks before a verdict was due in his war crimes trial before the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) , the Court announced Thursday. Norman, who passe (More) |
US suffragists formed Equal Rights Party, named Presidential candidate
On September 20, 1884, a group of American suffragists formed the Equal Rights Party in San Francisco, dedicated to "equal and exact justice to every class of our citizens, without distinction of color, sex, or nationality" and in support of the proposition that "the laws of the several states be so amended that women will be recognized as voters, and their property-rights made equal with that of the male population, to the end that they may become self-supporting - rather than a dependent class."
Read the full text of the first platform of the Equal Rights Party.
The party immediately nominated Mrs. Belva Lockwood for US President and Marietta Snow for Vice-President. Grover Cleveland won that election, but Lockwood was included in a number of presidential primaries, and is recorded to have won some 4149 votes from the male voters of the time.
