戰爭罪行,危害人類罪: 查爾斯·泰勒被判罪名成立 / War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity: Charles Taylor Found Guilty

戰爭衝突是人類歷史起落的主要里程碑,幾乎世界每一個角落都逃不過戰禍鐵蹄的蹂躪。

或許,有灰色人生論者会說:『人之初,性本惡』,好勇鬥狠是動物生存的原始本能,如達爾文【進化論】辨證:『適者生存,不適者被淘汰』。

但是,把人類貶為「衣冠禽獸」,卻似乎是一筆勾消了您我「萬物之靈」数千年的文化成果。

無可否認,人類歷史記錄了無數血跡斑斑的戰爭禍亂,局部或漫燃的內戰、外戰、熱戰、冷戰赤裸裸地暴露了原始人性的暴戾，兇惡，殘忍。

不過,在烽煙戰火之中,我們仍然是希望找到和平,找到雙邊或多邊的國際團體來組織、領導、談判、和解、及懲治戰爭和危害人類罪犯。

故此,國際戰爭罪行法庭在上星期4月26日,就有關賴比瑞亞軍閥查爾斯·泰勒被判罪名成立的宣佈,實在是令人鼓舞,令人感到: 天網恢恢,疏而不漏。

維護正義和平是人類歷史進化的主要里程碑,也就是衣冠与禽獸一鏡兩面的分別。

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根據【維基百科】: "....... 查爾斯·泰勒（英語：Charles Taylor，1948年1月28日－）是一名賴比瑞亞政治人物，曾於1997年至2003年8月11日間出任賴比瑞亞第22任總統。在1990年代初的賴比瑞亞內戰時他是非洲最知名的軍閥之一。內戰結束後他被選為總統。此後他被迫流亡。目前他被關押在海牙聯合國監獄中受塞拉里昂特別法庭審判。... 2012年4月26日，他於海牙被判定在11項罪名指控中罪名全部成立，預計5月3日審判完成。....

Verdict and reactions

The verdict was announced in the Hague on April 26, 2012. The SCSL Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) unanimously ruled that he was guilty of all 11 counts of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity. Sentencing hearings would commence on 3 May and be announced on 30 May.

Count	Crime	Type*	Ruling
Terrorising the civilian population and collective punishments
1	Acts of terrorism	WC	Guilty
Unlawful killings
2	Murder	CAH	Guilty
3	Violence to life, health and physical or mental well-being of persons, in particular murder	WC	Guilty
Sexual violence
4	Rape	CAH	Guilty
5	Sexual slavery and any other form of sexual violence	CAH	Guilty
6	Outrages upon personal dignity	WC	Guilty
Physical violence
7	Violence to life, health and physical or mental well-being of persons, in particular cruel treatment	WC	Guilty
8	Other inhumane acts	CAH	Guilty
Use of child soldiers
9	Conscripting or enlisting children under the age of 15 years into armed forces or groups, or using them to participate actively in hostilities	VIHL	Guilty
Abductions and forced labor
10	Enslavement	CAH	Guilty
Looting
11	Pillage	WC	Guilty
*Explanation of type of crime: CAH = Crimes Against Humanity WC = Violation of Article 3 Common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II (war crimes) VIHL = Other serious violation of international humanitarian law

References:

* 維基百科: 查爾斯·泰勒

* Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (ex-Liberian politician)

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