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Two Decades of Civil War in Sierra Leone Ends Today in 2002
18 Jan 2025 16:52 GMT
… 1991, when the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), a rebel group headed by Foday Sankoh, attempted to … of atrocities later prosecuted as war crimes.
LOUNGI, SIERRA LEONE : A picture taken 19 … Mission in Sierra Leone) but was largely unsuccessful as the RUF kept …
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A grim reminiscence of a bloody and unforgettable day in Sierra Leone : January 6, 1999
07 Jan 2025 09:47 GMT
… Nigerian journalist who came to Sierra Leone, made his transition seamless with … combined rebel forces of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and the Armed Forces Revolutionary … Standard-Times, according to sources, “RUF rebels murdered his wife, their …
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Is Sierra Leone ready for a Fula president?
02 Dec 2024 00:47 GMT
… carried the greatest responsibility for War Crimes committed during the war were … leadership tells the story: Foday Sankoh, leader of the Revolutionary United Front RUF, was a Temne … of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, allegations of ethnic consideration in …
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This Corrupt Biden Pardon May Already Have Caused Innocent Deaths
22 Jan 2025 15:18 GMT
… wrote.
In Sierra Leone, for example, Bout supplied the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), with weapons … that enabled RUF fighters “to … survivors” were maimed by the RUF, which “often mocked their …
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Deputy Majority Leader Emerson Lamina Calls on Guinea to Return Yenga to Sierra Leone
15 Jul 2024 16:10 GMT
… Majority Leader in the Sierra Leone Parliament, made this … and people of Sierra Leone.”
Lamina asserted that … law, must allow Sierra Leone to exercise sovereignty over … undisputed part of Sierra Leone until the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel war …
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New row arises over fledgling Liberian war crimes court
30 Jun 2024 14:19 GMT
… Taylor’s ex-wife against war crimes accusations.
And when Agnes Reeves … he or rebels of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) carried out in Liberia between … crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in neighbouring Sierra Leone, and is serving …
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Justice for Persons with Disabilities at the Liberia War Crimes Court: Learning from Missed Opportunities at the Special Court for Sierra Leone
28 Jun 2024 07:26 GMT
… the Special Court for Sierra Leone
The Liberian War Crimes Court has the … similarities, however, Liberia and Sierra Leone had vastly different post-war … January 6, rebels from the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) had established themselves within Kissy …
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Advocates Condemn Pres. Boakai’s Pick to Head War Crimes Court Office – Say Relationship with Rebel Faction Leader Will Undermine Public Trust
21 Jun 2024 04:25 GMT
… public trust in the war crimes and economics crimes courts … crime against peace, a war crime, or a crime against … Leonean commander with the rebel Revolutionary United Front, tried and acquitted for … of the RUF to the Special Court for Sierra Leone. In 2024 …
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Call for civil disobedience in Sierra Leone is not an act of rebellion – A point of view
16 May 2024 15:37 GMT
… 54%
Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 May 2024 … Congress (APC) and the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP … horrors unleashed by the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and the Armed Forces … Julius Maada Bio, Sierra Leone finds itself besieged by …
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Reflections on the Sierra Leone Civil War: A Moral Case for Mercenaries?
25 Mar 2024 12:46 GMT
… the Republic of Sierra Leone Military Forces (RSLMF) and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF).
In the … egregious war crimes committed by the RUF precipitated a military coup in Sierra Leone. … , the AFRC, and the RUF. Foday Sankoh was given the Vice Presidency …