Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea in the northeast, Liberia in the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean in the southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of 71,740 km (27,699 sq mi) and has a population estimated at 6,296,803. The country has a tropical climate, with a diverse environment ranging from savannah to rainforests. Freetown is the capital, seat of government, and largest city. Bo is the second largest... read more
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Negotiating Justice: Guidance for mediators
From HD Centre Dated 25 February 2009 By Priscilla Hayner - This paper intends to provide guidance on the parameters and policy options for justice in the context of peace negotiations, including basic facts of law, guidance on amnesties and international criminal justice, and lessons for incorporating...
Negotiating Justice: Guidance for mediators
From HD Centre Dated 25 February 2009 By Priscilla Hayner - This paper intends to provide guidance on the parameters and policy options for justice in the context of peace negotiations, including basic facts of law, guidance on amnesties and international criminal justice, and lessons for incorporating...
Negotiating peace in Sierra Leone: Confronting the Justice challenge
From HD Centre Dated 1 December 2007 By Priscilla Hayner - How specific justice issues came to be included in and potentially excluded from the 1999 Lome Peace Accord. In addition to closely studying the negotiations dynamics and influences that led to the final agreement, this case...
Negotiating peace in Sierra Leone: Confronting the Justice challenge
From HD Centre Dated 1 December 2007 By Priscilla Hayner - How specific justice issues came to be included in and potentially excluded from the 1999 Lome Peace Accord. In addition to closely studying the negotiations dynamics and influences that led to the final agreement, this case...
Bringing peace to West Africa: Liberia and Sierra Leone
From HD Centre Dated 22 April 2007 By Lansana Gberie - This paper discusses the tortured peace processes in the West African states of Liberia and Sierra Leone, delineating lessons learnt from the complicated and prolonged diplomacy and external military interventions that characterised these efforts. In important...
Bringing peace to West Africa: Liberia and Sierra Leone
From HD Centre Dated 22 April 2007 By Lansana Gberie - This paper discusses the tortured peace processes in the West African states of Liberia and Sierra Leone, delineating lessons learnt from the complicated and prolonged diplomacy and external military interventions that characterised these efforts. In important...
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Sierra Leone drafts a development plan for the next 50 years
From The Observer Dated 9 February 2012 Conference in Freetown recommends focusing on the long-term benefits of health, education and infrastructure rather than on increasing foreign investment in miningFifty years ago when Sierra Leone gained independence after 150 years of colonial rule, with it came a feeling...
Sierra Leone: Nation Drafts a Development Plan for the Next 50 Years
From AllAfrica.com Dated 9 February 2012 [IPS] Freetown - Fifty years ago when Sierra...
Sierra Leone ruling party refutes violence claims
From Big News Network Dated 8 February 2012 FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -; Sierra Leone's ruling party says they may use libel and defamation laws to refute claims by the top opposition presidential candidate that the party is provoking ...
Sierra Leone ruling party refutes violence claims
From Seattle Times Dated 8 February 2012 Sierra Leone's ruling party says they may use libel and defamation laws to refute claims by the top opposition presidential candidate that the party is provoking violence ahead of November polls.
The Paralegal Effect: A Conversation with Photographer Aubrey Wade
From Open Society Institute and Soros Foundation Network Dated 8 February 2012 If it happens that you get arrested in Bo, Sierra Leone's bustling second city, chances are you'll wind up at the Central Police Station. If you're lucky, that's where Baindu Koroma will find you.
Sierra Leone ruling party refutes violence claims
From Orange County Register Dated 8 February 2012 FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) -- Sierra Leone's ruling party says they may use libel and defamation laws to refute claims by the top opposition presidential candidate that the party is provoking violence ahead of November polls....
Sierra Leone Makes a Development Plan for the Next 50 Years
From IPS Inter Press Service Dated 8 February 2012 Fifty years ago when Sierra Leone gained independence after 150 years of colonial rule, with it came a feeling of optimism that along with a newfound control of its governance, the country would profit from its ample endowment of natural...
Waki to sit on UN Sierra Leone court
From The Daily Nation Dated 7 February 2012 Appellate judge Philip Waki has been appointed to the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone opposition: gov't provoking violence
From Seattle Times Dated 7 February 2012 The top opposition presidential candidate is accusing Sierra Leone's ruling party of provoking violence ahead of November polls.
Sierra Leone opposition: gov't provoking violence
From Kentucky.com Dated 7 February 2012 The top opposition presidential candidate is accusing Sierra Leone's ruling party of provoking violence ahead of November polls. Click to Continue »
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