Category: Law & Order
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🇨🇭 Swiss Supreme Court Upholds 20-Year Sentence for Former Liberian Rebel Commander
Switzerland’s highest court has upheld Alieu Kosiah’s 20-year prison sentence for war crimes committed during Liberia’s civil war, while overturning his separate crimes-against-humanity conviction because the relevant Swiss law could not be applied retroactively.
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🇧🇫 Burkina Faso Restores the Death Penalty as Sahel Security Crisis Drives Tougher Laws
Burkina Faso has restored the death penalty after abolishing it in 2018, with terrorism, espionage, high treason and other serious offenses now potentially carrying capital punishment. The policy follows years of jihadist violence and reflects the military government’s broader emphasis on security, sovereignty and stronger state authority.
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🇲🇽 The Mexico Signal: Kante, the Howard-Taylor Case and Liberia’s Expanding Drug Investigation
Sheikh Bassirou Kante’s reported arrival in Mexico adds a new international dimension to Liberia’s expanding case against former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor and other defendants. With Kante named in the indictment and his recorded communications central to the government’s allegations, his whereabouts and credibility could become critical issues as the case moves toward trial.
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🇱🇷 George Weah Visits Jewel Howard-Taylor at South Beach Prison as Liberia’s Drug Case Draws Political Attention
MONROVIA, Liberia — Former Liberian President George Manneh Weah has visited former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor at South Beach Prison, bringing renewed political attention to the high-profile legal case surrounding the former vice president. Weah’s visit comes as Howard-Taylor remains in detention while facing allegations connected to Liberia’s ongoing drug-trafficking investigation. The former vice president…
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🇺🇸 California Moves Toward Requiring Major Companies to Disclose Historical Ties to Slavery
SACRAMENTO, California — California lawmakers have advanced legislation that could require major companies operating in the state to disclose whether their businesses or predecessors have historical connections to slavery and other forms of forced labor. The measure represents another step in California’s continuing debate over how corporations should confront the legacy of slavery and the…