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Special Court for Sierra Leone
The Special Court of Sierra Leone was set up jointly by the government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations in 2002. Its mandate is to try those accused of war crimes committed in Sierra Leone since 30 November 1996. Read about how the...
BBC
Bbc: Sierre Leone's War Crimes Tribunal
Fifty thousand people were killed and thousands had their bodies mutilated during the civil war in Sierre Leone. Find out who has been charged, how the tribunal is different from other war crime tribunals and how long the court was...
US Department of State
U.s.dept of State: Special Court for Sierra Leone
A background look at the violent war crimes and legal violations committed in Sierra Leone which led to the creation of the United Nations War Crimes Court in January 2002. The Special Court started to deliver verdicts for the crimes in...
United Nations
Un: Sierra Leone: Un Backed Court Convicts Three Rebel Leaders for War Crimes
Briefly discussed is the trial of three men who led a rebel movement in Sierra Leone and were found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). (26 February 2009)