human rights organisations want taylor tried in africa

Source: AND Africa

African human rights groups have demanded that indicted former Liberian leader, Charles Taylor be tried on the continent and not The Hague. 

About 40 African human rights affiliated to the Inter-African Union of human rights want a court to be set up in either, Ethiopia, Gambia or South Africa. The rights groups think the decision would appease those strongly opposed to West’s interference in African affairs. The UN is yet to decide on the issue though the West wants him tried at The Hague in Netherlands.

Taylor is accused of sponsoring and aiding rebel groups who perpetrated murder, sexual slavery, mutilation and conscription of child soldiers in Sierra Leone's brutal civil war in exchange for a share in the lucrative diamond trade.

The UIDH was created in 1992 and groups 40 human rights organisations in 30 African countries.