Sierra Leone Special Court Issues Its First Convictions

The Special Court for Sierra Leone has convicted three men of war crimes and crimes against humanity during Sierra Leone’s decade-long civil war. The convictions include, apparently for the first time, a conviction for child recruitment.

Here is the Court’s press release. These are the Court’s first judgments since it was jointly established by the United Nations and Sierra Leone in 2002. A special chamber of this court is currently trying Charles Taylor in the Hague.