June 18, 1999: Freetown, Sierra Leone: Two double amputees whose hands were hacked off by rebels from the Revolutionary United Front (RUF)sitting in a camp for the displaced.

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Sierra Leone: A Call for Justice

Human Rights Watch Press Releases
(June 2000+)

No "Safe Passage" Through Rebel-Held Sierra Leone
April 3, 2001

Sexual Violence within the Sierra Leone Conflict
February 2001

Sierra Leone: Justice and the Special Court
Press Release, November 1, 2000

Sierra Leone: Pressing Human Rights Concerns

Human Rights Watch Letter / Briefing for Ambassador Greenstock, Ocotber 4, 2000

Sierra Leone: Justice Imperative (Letter to Kofi Annan, August 16, 2000)

U.N. Action on Sierra Leone Court Welcomed (August 14, 2000)

Sierra Leone Government Bombing Causes Civilian Deaths (July 12)

Decisive U.N. Action on Sierra Leone Urged (June 20)

New Testimony of Rape Committed by Sierra Leone Rebels (June 5)

Sierra Leone Rebels Forcefully Recruit Child Soldiers (May 31)

Sierra Leone: Fresh Reports of RUF Terror Tactics (May 26)

U.K. Arms May Go to Abusive Forces in Sierra Leone (May 25)

Sierra Leone: U.S. Urged to Support Criminal Tribunal (May 19)

Sierra Leone: Expedited UN Criminal Tribunal Urged (May 19)

Sierra Leone Government Troops Torture and Reportedly Execute RUF Rebel Suspects
May 18

Fair Trial Urged for Rebel Leader Sankoh
May 17

Arms Embargo on Sierra Leone Rebels Neglected
May 15

Neglected Arms Embargo on Sierra Leone Rebels
HRW Briefing Paper, May 14 2000

New Peacekeeping Authority Needed in Sierra Leone
May 11

U.N. Must Not Forget Sierra Leone Civilians
May 9

Civilians the Real Target in Sierra Leone
May 4

HRW Press Releases Before May 2000

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