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Once a refugee, she's opened one of Liberia's few bookstores, where children can read about themselves

January 30, 2016

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02/01/2016 - 10:15am

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.

Global Politics

A new investigation into Firestone's rubber plantation sheds light on Liberia's civil war

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."

Global Politics

Author calls for three-prong approach, including legal action, in response to Syria

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.

Conflict & Justice

Three Prong Approach to Stopping Syria

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.'

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.

Conflict & Justice

Liberia's Charles Taylor Guilty of Aiding Sierra Leone War Crimes

The World

April 26, 2012

International judges find former Liberian leader Charles Taylor guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war at his trial in The Hague.

Arts, Culture & Media

What Liberians Make of the Charles Taylor Guilty Verdict

The World

April 26, 2012

A United Nations-backed court has found Charles Taylor guilty of crimes against humanity in Sierra Leone. In Liberia, the reaction is complicated. Many still revere Taylor; others are upset that he hasn't been charged with Liberian crimes.

Charles Taylor's Legacy in Sierra Leone

The Takeaway

April 26, 2012

Charles Taylor Found Guilty of War Crimes

The Takeaway

April 26, 2012

Charles Taylor, former leader of Liberia, found guilty of war crimes

The Takeaway

April 26, 2012

A special court for the United Nations Thursday announced that its judges had found CHarles Taylor, the former president of the West African nation of Liberia, guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during Sierra Leone's civil war. The verdict is the penultimate moment of a five-year trial, with sentencing scheduled for May.

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Arts, Culture & Media

Examining past war crimes cases

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

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

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.

Global Politics

Africans speak out on U.S. presidential race

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

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.

Conflict & Justice

The warlord and the supermodel: Naomi Campbell testifies at The Hague

The Takeaway

August 05, 2010

Former warlord and president of Liberia Charles Taylor has been on trial for over three years, charged with war crimes he allegedly committed in Sierra Leone. Alpha Sesay, a trial monitor for the Open Society Trial Initiative, joins us with details.

Global Politics

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf — 'Ma Ellen' — and her Liberian Presidential Re-election Bid

The World

September 30, 2011

Liberian incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is running for re-election. The women's vote helped put her in office last time. But many Liberian women are turning their back on the president

Global Politics

Reaction From Liberia on Nobel Prize

The World

October 07, 2011

Not everyone is happy in Liberia about Sirleaf winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

Former Liberian Dictator Charles Taylor Worked for US Spy Agencies

The Takeaway

January 18, 2012

Conflict & Justice

Sierra Leoneans Eagerly Await Verdict in Charles Taylor Trial

The World

April 24, 2012

The verdict in the trial of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor is expected on Thursday. Taylor is charged with war crimes in neighboring Sierra Leone, and people in that West African country are hoping for a guilty verdict.