Sierra Leone
Just about the size of South Carolina, Sierra Leone is a tropical country in west Africa. It's more than 71,000 square kilometers and has a population estimated at 4.8 million. It was colonized by great Britain in 1808-1961. With over twelve ethnic groups, and several languages, Sierra Leone is very diverse. The official and commercial language of the country is English, and each group has its own ethnic language, but, an important vehicle of communication is Krio, the 'Lingua Franca', which is widely spoken within the country. Sierra Leone's natural resources include diamonds, bauxite, chromite, gold, iron ore, rutile, and timber. Most Sierra Leoneans depend on subsistence farming. Cassava, cocoa, coffee, millet, palm oil, peanuts, and plantains are the major crops grown in the country. Like many African countries, the people of Sierra Leone went through great political turmoil since gaining their independence. They had their first free and fair election in May 1997, since 1967. ( Sierra Leone) Before hand, Sierra Leone was, and still is a battle ground, used for murder, rape, abduction, slavery, and torture. This was all a result of the Revolutionary United Front rebels, or RUF. The conflict began in
Both the U.S. and U.K. have played significant roles in recent political and military developments in Sierra Leone. The U.S. is the single largest donor in response to the Sierra Leonean crisis, having contributed $53 million in food, humanitarian and other aid in the year of 1998, including support for ECOMOG. This support for ECOMOG should be accompanied by close monitoring of its conduct and efforts to protect human rights(sowing terror). Human Rights (http://www.sierra-leone.org/usds013098.html) March 17, 2000 Finally, things are making turn-around for the people of Sierra Leone. The National commission for Reconstruction, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, Will be responsible for the rebuilding, and revitalizing of Sierra Leone. The NCRRR, which started out as a ministry until being turned into a commissioned organization, will work very closely with the human rights division on the co-ordination of resource mobilization activities. They will be responsible for the resettling of some five hundred thousand refugee's in neighboring countries, cater to some two million internally displaced persons and vulnerable groups, and also the resettlement of some six hundred thousand internally displaced persons in various camps around the country(NCRRR). The most horrible act of human abuse, is considered to be, the use of children in combat. Children have been recruited by the CDF's (civil defense force) for many of the same reasons that the AFRC/RUF abduct them into their ranks: children are often easily indoctrinated, fearless, and have little sense of what is morally right or wrong They are taken from their families, and sometimes forced to kill them, or watch. They are then The mercenaries stayed in Sierra Leone for 22 months. Within that time, they successfully launched attacks against the RUF, which cause them to withdraw f
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