Sierra Leone Civil War: Difference between revisions

During the Sierra Leone Civil War numerous atrocities were committed including [[war rape]], [[mutilation]], and mass murder, causing many of the perpetrators to be tried in international criminal courts, and the establishment of a truth and reconciliation commission. A 2001 overview noted that there had been "serious and grotesque human rights violations" in Sierra Leone since its civil war began in 1991. The rebels, the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), had "committed horrendous abuses". The report noted that "25 times as many people" had already been killed in Sierra Leone than had been killed in the [[Kosovo war]] (1998-1999) at the point when the international community decided to take action. "In fact, it has been pointed out by many that the atrocities in Sierra Leone have been worse than was seen in Kosovo."<ref name="Shah">{{cite web|last=Shah|first=Anup|title=Sierra Leone|url=http://www.globalissues.org/article/88/sierra-leone|work=Global Issues|date=23 July 2001 |access-date=12 January 2013}}</ref> In total, 1,270 primary schools were destroyed in the War.<ref name=ilab>[http://www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/tda2001/Sierra-leone.htm "Sierra Leone"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102020941/http://www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/tda2001/Sierra-leone.htm |date=2 November 2013 }}. ''2001 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor''. [[Bureau of International Labor Affairs]], [[U.S. Department of Labor]] (2002)</ref>