Profile: Victims who want to see warlords held accountable for their crimes

From: Morning Edition (NPR) | Date: July 22, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

LINDA WERTHEIMER
Morning Edition (NPR)
07-22-2005
Profile: Victims who want to see warlords held accountable for their crimes

Host: LINDA WERTHEIMER
Time: 10:00-11:00 AM

LINDA WERTHEIMER, host:

A former Afghan warlord was sentenced in a London court this week to 20 years in prison for torture and hostage taking in Afghanistan. He was tried under a law that allows the British to prosecute torturers regardless of where they committed their crimes. Many of the Afghan warlords have fought both the invading Soviets in the 1980s and later, the Taliban. Human rights groups are appealing for more of ...

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