United Nations Security Council Resolution 1688
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1688, adopted unanimously on June 16, 2006, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation in Liberia, Sierra Leone and West Africa, including resolutions 1470 (2003), 1508 (2003), 1537 (2004) and 1638 (2005), the Council approved the transfer of former Liberian President Charles Taylor to the Special Court for Sierra Leone which was moved to The Hague in the Netherlands, due to security concerns.[1]
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Date | 16 June 2006 | |||
Meeting no. | 5,467 | |||
Code | S/RES/1688 (Document) | |||
Subject | The situation in Sierra Leone | |||
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Result | Adopted | |||
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The Netherlands agreed to host the trial only if Charles Taylor was imprisoned in a third country.[2]