Sweet Justice
Charles Taylor has been raging in West Africa to control for at least a decade (1989-1999) by the rebels, Liberia and Sierra Leone, who committed some of the worst in the world and was known as a gun runner and diamond smuggler. He is currently supporting on trial for 11 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sierra Leone Revolutionary United Front rebels by buying weapons and the sale of diamonds. ”Tens of thousands of people died in conflicts in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Instability also to the neighboring regions of the Ivory Coast and Guinea to spread.” Here is an excerpt from the test in order to truly understand the brutality of the rebels from Taylor:
Posing as a former director of the Taylor operations and a death squad commander in Liberia and Sierra Leone, said Mr. Marzah former militia leader ordered to eat the flesh of enemies in Liberia, including African peacekeepers and the UN. . “He said we should eat Even the UN white people -. He said we could use it as eating pork, Mr. Marzah said, adding that it was” an example for the people to fear “He kept saying, that anything without the express instruction of Mr. Taylor and that anyone who would execute his orders were violated. cut “We the throat, butcher you … toss the head, remove the meat and put it in a pot … Charles Taylor knows that, he added. Mr. Marzah also described how he killed so many men, women and children he had lost track, and even the belly of pregnant women slashed on the orders of Mr. Taylor. Earlier in his testimony, said Mr. Marzah the court he had taken up arms, some stored at the residence of President Taylor, Sierra Leone and returned to Liberia with diamonds, which he then presented to Mr. Taylor.
I was pleased to hear that Hissène Habré of Chad have to go back. He was the ruthless dictator of Chad from 1982-1990 responsible for numerous disappearances was. It has been documented that he is responsible for 40,000 political killings and 200,000 cases of torture. Habré came to power with the help of the French and the CIA, and now lives in exile in Senegal. It took several attempts to bring Habré to trial. But by 2006, “a Belgian court issued an arrest warrant, on the universal law that Belgium on human rights violations, wherever they are committed. Accused judge issued permits basis”, the Senegalese have rejected the extradition of him to Belgium. As a result, human rights organizations called on Senegal to prosecute Habré, but they said they did not have jurisdiction. Well, the Senegalese have amended their constitution so they can assess, Habré and France has offered financial and technical assistance for the route. This is the first important step towards achieving the repressive dictator to justice.
After all, the BBC takes an interesting article titled “Ex-slave” Niger to court, “which is worth comment. Hadijatou Mani was sold into slavery when she was 12 years for $ 500 in Niger. She was a sex- slave and was forced into domestic work and agriculture. Many years later, she published was and decided, a man of his choice and his teacher said that she was his wife to marry. He took her to court and was of bigamy and sentenced him to six months in prison. A local group rights, Timidria says that 43 000 live like slaves in Niger. In 2003, Niger has finally adopted a law on slavery is a crime (in his time!) But Ms Mani said that the law does not enforced. She decided to present its case before the Community Court of Justice of ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) to bring Nigeria and supports “the government continued the practice of slavery by the common law, against women in direct conflict with the Constitution andthe Criminal Code differentiates legitimate. “This case is very important because it is the first of its kind and reminds us that slavery still a reality for thousands of Africans, especially women and children.
For example, there was a story in the Ugandan newspaper New Vision of a woman who was kidnapped 26 years ago as a child and as a sex slave in the Yemen. They finally contact with his family in 2005, but they have no money to take home with them. Even while living in northern Uganda, many people in Lira would tell me that they thought that children who were abducted by the LRA to Sudan by the Arabs were sold as sex slaves to the Gulf. Many boys were killed or kidnapped forced to fight with the rebels, however, seem to be missing a lot of young girls kidnapped. There is no evidence for this claim, but it can not technically dismissed until all abducted by the LRA to be recorded or until the mass graves of young girls are to be discovered.
Parts of Africa affected by conflict and poverty are not just for people in these difficult areas, but many people are left very vulnerable and could be forced into slavery or war.This article is just a brief overview of some recent court cases in the news, that can really change Africa for the better. Slaveholder, the rebel leader was evil and ruthless State rarely apprehended in the past, but hopefully this will change. Strong independence of the judiciary is the best hope for sweet justice in Africa