Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Despite guilty verdicts today, impunity is still the rule - 25 February 2009

The judgment issued today by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) finding three senior members of Sierra Leone’s Revolutionary United Front (RUF) guilty of

Blood Diamonds are still a reality - 23 January 2007

Conflict or blood diamonds fuel conflict, civil wars and human rights abuses.

Survivors of sexual violence still waiting for justice and reparations - 1 November 2007

During the conflict between 1991 and 2002, it is estimated that a third of all women and girls in Sierra Leone were subjected to sexual violence. Many of these

Control Arms Campaign: Tangible momentum and potential for real change - 10 December 2003

On this 55th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, threats of new terrorist attacks and the dangers of weapons of mass destruction dominate the h
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