This site will provide news and expert analysis - updated regularly - throughout the trial of Charles Taylor. It is intended as a knowledge resource for all individuals interested in the trial, with a particular emphasis on reaching West African audiences. The site is a joint project of the Open Society Institute, the Open Society Justice Initiative, The International Senior Lawyers Project, and Clifford Chance US LLP (for more about these organizations, please go to the Who We Are page). Our correspondents are international justice experts who will file daily blog reports directly from the courtroom. Their blog entries will be supplemented by weekly reports, analysis, and essays on topics central to the trial.

This site was conceived when it became clear that Taylor’s trial would be moved out of West Africa. For obvious reasons, it is especially important for people in that region to have access to news from the courtroom. This site will strive to present that news and will, wherever possible, present West African views and voices.

Although the site’s founders and correspondents are committed to human rights, the rule of law, and the international justice movement, the site does not take a position on the guilt or innocence of Charles Taylor. Rather, the site will provide as much information - objectively presented - as possible.