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Sierra Leone: Court Makes Pioneering 'Forced Marriage' Ruling
UNIRIN, 26 February 2009
The Special Court for Sierra Leone on 25 February convicted three former leaders of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), marking the first time a court has convicted on the charge… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Court Jails RUF Rebel Leaders
UN News, 8 April 2009
The Prosecutor of the United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) today welcomed the sentences handed down to three men who led a rebel movement during the most… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Verdict On RUF Trial Today - But Will It Wipe Away the Wounds?
Concord, 25 February 2009
Thousands of women were abducted and forced to become "bush wives" to rebel commanders during the war. Many are still suffering from their experiences. Read more »
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Sierra Leone: The Violence Against Salone Women Must Stop
Concord, 26 March 2009
It is less than a decade since the drums of war officially stopped beating. However, the country is still gripped by its aftermath - every facet of our society is affected by it.… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Marion Kargbo, 'My Mother Gave Me to Them'
UNIRIN, 26 February 2009
Marion Kargbo was 18 when she was forced to marry a soldier of the rebel Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in January 1999, in the middle of Sierra Leone's civil war. Read more »