Richard Dicker
Richard Dicker
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It's a huge setback for justice. Most of all, it's a setback for the victims.
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I think there is a danger ... of this spinning out of control,
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have a chilling effect on the willingness of competent lawyers to vigorously defend the accused in these cases.
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On the second anniversary of Charles Taylor's flight to Nigeria, his continued impunity is undermining the rule of law in West Africa and putting civilians in the region at risk.
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Politically, it makes sense to be an exponent of justice.
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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,
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This is a crucial moment for Washington to help West Africa break a devastating cycle of impunity.
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serious human rights shortcomings in the structure of the trial.
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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 fair trial because of the security conditions, the question arises of relocating the trial elsewhere to allow for a fair proceeding.
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This reluctance to press Nigeria to hand over Taylor fosters a double standard that betrays the people of Sierra Leone,
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We call on all governmental and inter-governmental actors in West Africa to ensure Taylor promptly appears for trial. The U.N. peacekeeping forces in Liberia and Sierra Leone will need to play their role to ensure justice can be done while stability in West Africa is maintained.
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U.S. ambassadors have been acting like schoolyard bullies. The U.S. campaign has not succeeded in undermining global support for the court. But it has succeeded in making the U.S. government look foolish and mean-spirited.
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There are lessons for the prosecution to learn and lessons for the judges to learn. The length of the trial underscores the importance of focusing on the key charges.
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We have grave concerns that the court will not ensure fair trial,