On 7 March 2003, Charles Taylor was indicted by the Prosecutor for the Special Court of Sierra Leone on 17 counts of crimes against humanity. These crimes included mutilation, rape, sexual slavery and the recruitment of child soldiers – all significant human rights abuses that this Parliament and the EU is trying to act against in a positive way.
Le 7 mars 2003, Charles Taylor a été accusé par le procureur du Tribunal spécial pour la Sierra Leone de 17 chefs d’accusation de crimes contre l’humanité, qui comprennent la mutilation, le viol, l’esclavage sexuel et le recrutement d’enfants-soldats - de graves violations des droits de l’homme contre lesquelles le Parlement et l’UE s’efforcent de lutter activement.