May 30, 2012
Charles Taylor, 64, the former leader of Liberia, convicted war criminal and American college student, will very likely spend the rest of his natural life in prison as punishment for the role he played in the violent crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war.
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Politics
A new investigation into Firestone's rubber plantation sheds light on Liberia's civil war
PRI's The World
November 18, 2014
The uneasy relationship between the American tire company Firestone and former Liberian warlord Charles Taylor is the subject of a new documentary film, "Firestone and the Warlord."
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Arts, Culture & Media
Once a refugee, she's opened one of Liberia's few bookstores, where children can read about themselves
PRI's The World
January 30, 2016
Updated
It's hard to learn to read when your country has been torn apart by war and disease. It's even harder when children's books come from far away. But Wayétu Moore, whose family fled Liberia's civil war when she was five, is setting out to change the odds for kids in Liberia and other countries with low literacy.
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VIDEO: Former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years
May 30, 2012
Charles Taylor, 64, the former leader of Liberia, convicted war criminal and American college student, will very likely spend the rest of his natural life in prison as punishment for the role he played in the violent crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war.
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Conflict & Justice
Three Prong Approach to Stopping Syria
PRI's The World
September 09, 2013
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been accused to using chemical weapons on his own people. So why isn't he being investigated by the International Criminal Court? Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Rebecca Hamilton, author of 'Fighting for Darfur.'
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Politics
Author calls for three-prong approach, including legal action, in response to Syria
PRI's The World
September 10, 2013
Syria's use of chemical weapons contravenes many international laws, meaning its leaders could be subject to international criminal prosecution. But for that to work, one author says, it must be done in coordination with other measures, including diplomacy and military strikes.
Arts, Culture & Media
Examining past war crimes cases
PRI's The World
July 14, 2008
Sudan's president is the first sitting head-of-state to be charged with genocide, but two former heads of state have been similarly charged
Arts, Culture & Media
A childhood in Africa
PRI's The World
September 05, 2008
Marco Werman speaks with author Helene Cooper about her memoir, "The House at Sugar Beach - In Search of a Lost African Childhood."
Conflict & Justice
Pinochet case and human rights today
PRI's The World
October 16, 2008
Ten years ago today the Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet was arrested. His case has become a benchmark for the international human rights movement. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from Peter Kornbluh of the National Security Archive.
Politics
Africans speak out on U.S. presidential race
PRI's The World
October 30, 2008
Anchor Katy Clark speaks with the BBC's Vera Kwakofi about African perspectives on the US presidential election. Kwakofi is host of the interactive BBC program, "Africa Have Your Say."
Arts, Culture & Media
The women in white
PRI's The World
November 07, 2008
The film "Pray the Devil Back to Hell" documents the story of a group of women who organized protests for peace aimed at ending Liberia's nearly 20-year civil war. Leymah Gbowee was the driving force behind the movement.