NEW : ` The Court 's landmark ruling underlines that no one is above the law , '' said Stephanie Barbour , head of Amnesty International 's Centre for International Justice in The Hague . Amnesty International welcomes ruling , saying it shows that no one is above the law . Court in The Hague overturned Charles Taylor 's conviction and 50-year sentence . He was President of Liberia from 1997 until 2003 , when he fled under torture . He was convicted of supplying , encouraging rebels in Sierra Leone in a campaign of terror .
NEW : Amnesty International welcomes ruling , saying it shows that no one is above the law . Court in The Hague overturned Charles Taylor 's conviction and 50-year sentence . He was President of Liberia from 1997 until 2003 , when he fled under torture . He was convicted of supplying , encouraging rebels in Sierra Leone in a campaign of terror .