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General Resources, Education, History, Politics, and Human Rights
- Amnesty International on Sierra Leone--Profile & Updates (New York and
Washington, DC)
- Columbia University: What the fighters
say: a survey of ex-combatants in Sierra Leone. (August 2004) by Macartan Humphreys and Jeremy Weinstein. CGSD working paper; no. 20.
-- New York: Columbia University, The Earth Institute, Center on Globalization and Sustainable Development, 2004. (PDF format)
- Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative on Sierra Leone, 1998-2005 (New Delhi, India; London, UK; Accra, Ghana)
"The CHRI is a non-partisan independent international non-governmental organisation. Human rights education and advocacy are at the core of all CHRI's activities, and the aims and ends of its reports and investigations." This web site includes:
-- In pursuit of justice: a report on the judiciary in Sierra Leone (2002) CHRI newsletter; vol. 9, no. 2 (Summer 2002). 51 p. PDF format.
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Conciliation Resources (London)
- Constitution of Sierra Leone (1999) PDF format. (via Sierra Leone Web, Peter C. Anderson et al., USA)
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"Cry Freetown" Web Site (Insight News Television, London, UK)
The web site features background information on the documentary film about the civil war in Sierra Leone, including footage of graphic violence,
produced in 1999 in association with Insight News Television, UK. There is also a section on the 'history of Sierra Leone', information
about the principal filmmaker, Sorious Samura, and a "Buy the video" section.
- "Daily Life in Sierra Leone" Exhibition at
the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia)
"In 1936-37, Henry Usher Hall, Curator of General Ethnology, led the first Museum-sponsored expedition to sub-Saharan Africa. He spent seven
months conducting ethnographic research among the Sherbro peoples of Sierra Leone." The web site features highlights from the
photographs and other materials collected by Hall, accompanying texts, and links to related information on the history of Sierra Leone, to the
Africa Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum, and to the
University of Pennsylvania Museum Archives.
- Elections 2007 in Sierra Leone
- Friends of Sierra Leone (Washington, DC)
General information about the organization, its activities, and a newsletter from Sierra Leone. "Friends of Sierra Leone [founded in 1991 by
former Peace Corps Volunteers and Sierra Leoneans] is a U.S.-based voluntary, not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving Sierra Leone. The
Friends of Sierra Leone (FoSL) is non-political and supports all of Sierra Leone, regardless of ethnicity or region."
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Global Policy Forum on the UN Security Council: Sierra Leone,
2004 (New York)
- A frequently-updated archive of UN documents and discussion papers. "A group of citizens from several countries
founded the Global Policy Forum in December 1993 to monitor global policy making at the United Nations."
- Special Court for Sierra Leone
- Government of Sierra Leone (See Republic of Sierra Leone -- State House Online below)
- Human Rights Connection: "The War for Diamonds and the Response of Civil Society: the Sierra Leone Case Study" (2002) By Abu Brima. (The Center for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University and Forefront, New York)
- Human Rights Watch on Sierra Leone (New York & Washington, DC)
- HRW on Sierra Leone: latest news and links
- "Justice in motion: the trial phase of the Special Court for Sierra Leone" (November 2005) Human Rights Watch report. (Online) ; vol. 17, no 14(A)
- "'We'll kill you if you cry' -- Sexual violence in the Sierra Leone
conflict." (January 2003) Human Rights Watch report. (Online) ; vol. 15, no 1(A)
- Sierra Leone, 2002. In Human Rights Watch World Report 2003. (Online).
- Sierra Leone, 2001. In Human Rights Watch World Report 2002. (Online).
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Sierra Leone: a call for justice, 2000
- Sierra Leone, 2000. In Human Rights Watch World Report 2001.
(Online).
- Sierra Leone, 1999. In Human Rights Watch World Report 2000.
(Online).
- "Civil war in Sierra Leone, October 27, 1999" Focus on Human
Rights
- "Forgotten children of war: Sierra Leonean refugee children in Guinea,
1999
- "Shocking war crimes in Sierra Leone: new testimonies...", Press Release,
June 24, 1999
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HRW Campaign: "Civil war in Sierra Leone," June 24, 1999. Focus on
Human Rights.
Campaign document, with links to photos, special reports, and press releases from past year on Sierra Leone and neighboring countries.
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"Sierra Leone: getting away with murder, mutilation, rape: new testimony from Sierra
Leone." Human Rights Watch (Online), January 1999.
The HTML version of a 60-page print report.
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Sierra Leone, 1998-99 In Human Rights Watch World Report 1999.
(Online).
General overview.
- "Sierra Leone: sowing terror, atrocities against civilians in Sierra Leone."
Human Rights Watch (Online) ; v. 10, no. 3 (A) (July 1998)..
- Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre: Sierra Leone Profile (2004) Norwegian Refugee Council (Geneva, Switzerland)
For each country monitored, the document include an overall summary, population figures, social indicators, and some analyses.
See also, the IDMC Homepage.
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International Crisis Group on Sierra Leone, 2001--
(Washington, DC ; Brussels, Belgium)
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IRIN: Integrated Regional Information Network on Sierra Leone
- International Bureau of Education on Sierra Leone (UNESCO, Geneva, Switzerland)
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International League for Human Rights: "'Killer' bills and
decrees: the Sierra Leone media's struggle for survival" (2001) (Kakuna Kerina, Matthew Leone, and David Tam-Baryoh)
- The Laws of Sierra Leone (1926 to present) (via Sierra Leone Web, Peter C. Andersen, USA)
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The Lawyers Centre for Legal Assistance -- Sierra Leone (Freetown, Sierra Leone)
"LAWCLA was established in March 2001 ... an independent, non-political, non-profit making, public interest Human Rights Law centre which
among other things, provides free legal assistance to indigent members of the public, undertakes research in Human Rights issues and facilitate
the training of law enforcement and other public officials in human rights."
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MANSA: Mande Studies Association (via Southwest Texas State University,
Department of Anthropology, San Marcos, Texas)
The website includes information about the association's publications and activities, its by-laws, a selection of photographs on Mande culture
and daily life, a cultural map; plus related links. "[Founded in 1986]
MANSA was organized to increase and encourage communication between scholars interested in all topics of study involving the Mande peoples of West
Africa, and the neighbors with whom they interact on a regular basis."
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Partnership Africa Canada on Sierra Leone (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
- "PAC [founded in 1986] is a coalition of Canadian and African NGOs working together on issues of human rights,
human security and sustainable development."
- War and peace in Sierra Leone: diamonds, corruption, and the Lebanese connection.
(November 2002) By Lansana Gberie. -- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: PAC, 2002. (PDF format)
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See also: Diamonds and Human Security
Project--Publications
-- Other facets. (Online). -- Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada: Partnership Africa Canada, Diamonds and Human Security Project, 2001-- (PDF format)
"...a periodic newsletter about the international effort to end diamond-related conflict."
- "The Heart of the Matter: Sierra Leone, Diamonds and Human Security" (January 2000) by Ian Smillie, Lansana Gberie, Ralph Hazelton. PAC occasional papers. 88 pages. (Word format) See also: 15-page summary (PDF format)
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Physicians for Human Rights on Sierra Leone (Boston, Massachusetts and Washington, DC)
- Republic of Sierra Leone -- State House Online Office of the President -- News
& Information. (Freetown, Sierra Leone)
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Sierra Leone Web (Peter C. Andersen)
- Sierra Leone Web Page (University of
Pennsylvania)
- Special Court for Sierra Leone -- Official Website (New York ; Freetown, Sierra Leone)
"The Special Court for Sierra Leone was set up jointly by the Government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations. It is mandated to try those who bear the greatest responsibility for serious violations of international humanitarian law and Sierra Leonean law committed in the territory of Sierra Leone since 30 November 1996."
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United Nations on Sierra Leone
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency. World Factbook: Sierra
Leone (2008)
- United States Department of State: Sierra Leone Country Report on Human Rights Practices:
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United States Institute of Peace Library: Peace Agreements Digital Collection (Washington, DC)
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United States Mission to the United Nations on Sierra Leone, 1998- (Political and
Security Affairs, USUN, New York)
Press releases and other statements by the US Ambassador and others.
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