Human Rights Watch - Home Page
Sierra Leone - Recent Material Support HRW About HRW Site Map

Sierra Leone
Sowing Terror
Atrocities against Civilians in Sierra Leone
July 1998, Vol. 10, No. 3 (A)

GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS

I. SUMMARY

II. RECOMMENDATIONS

To All Parties Involved in the Present Conflict in Sierra Leone:
To the Sierra Leonean Government:
To the Liberian Government:
To the Guinean Government:
To the United Nations:
United Nations Security Council
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
To ECOWAS and ECOMOG:
To the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, and other Members of the International Community:

III. HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES COMMITTED AGAINST CIVILIANS

Human Rights Abuses Committed by Members of the AFRC/RUF
A War of Terror against Civilians
International Law Governing the Crisis
Killings, Mutilations, Sexual Abuse, and Enslavement by the AFRC/RUF
Atrocities Against Children
Gender-based Violence
Abductions
Forced Labor
Sexual Slavery
Forced Recruitment
Other Violations of International Humanitarian Law
Abuses Committed by Members of Civilian Defense Forces (CDFs)
Killings and Mutilation
Recruitment of Child Soldiers

IV. SIERRA LEONEAN REFUGEES

The Situation of Sierra Leonean Refugees in the Republic of Guinea
Assistance
Refugee Protection
Situation for Sierra Leonean Refugees in Liberia
Separation of Ex-combatants from Civilian Refugees
Assistance and Protection in Vahun
Kolahun Camp

V. THE INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

The United Nations
The Organization of African Unity, ECOWAS, and ECOMOG
The United Kingdom, European Union and United States

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS