Sierra Leone Civil War

there are over 250,000 child soldiers fighting for their lives (Goodwin).During the Sierra Leonean civil war in 1991-2002, the United Nations estimated that there were over 7,000 child soldiers being used on both sides (Maclay). The conditions during the war were terrible and in 2002 over 50,000 people were dead, however nobody came to help and put troops on the ground. There were over 2.5 million citizens in Sierra Leone forced to leave their homes which is almost half of the entire population. No one

In 1991, the Sierra Leone Civil War started. Rebels invaded Beah's hometown, Mogbwemo, located in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone, and he was forced to flee. Separated from his family, he spent months wandering south with a group of other boys. At the age of 12, he was forced to become a child soldier. According to Beah's account, he fought for almost three years before being rescued by UNICEF.[1] Beah fought for the government army against the rebels. In 1997, he fled Freetown by the help

The Effect of Civil War on the economic developmental of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, a country that lies on the west coast of Africa, faced a gruesome war that occurred from 1991 to 2002. The civil war generated consequences that the people of Sierra Leone and its economy are paying for. Sierra Leone’s economic development and progress after the post-civil war became an interest to me because Sierra Leone is where my family originated from. I personally can relate to the war and the consequences it

This journal article examines the important personal experiences of boys who became child soldiers in the Sierra Leone civil war. Through, the lens of the structuration theory, the authors of the article examined how these boys were transformed into the armed forces. In addition, the authors discuss some of the challenges that child soldiers encounter during rehabilitation. The first author’s main point introduces the structuralist theory. Incorporating the ideas of Anthony Giddens the authors

the civil war in Sierra Leone. During the civil war, between 215,000 and 257,000 Sierra Leonean women and girls were subjected to sexual violence. The Special Court for Sierra Leone addressed some critical issues in the areas of sexual and gendered violence, including forced marriage, and child soldiers which were essential in reforming international law. This essay will cover significant articles in the Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, provide a brief history of the civil war in Sierra

Prior to the intervention, Sierra Leone was enduring a civil war sparked by socio-economic issues of poverty, resulting in violence. Bakarr Bah (2013) states that “this civil war posed security and humanitarian challenges for the international community”. Lucy Scott mentions that insecurity, social, economic and political exclusion set the conditions for violence. The United Nation, however, became a major participant after the 1999 Lomé Peace Agreement (Bah, 2013). The agreement was a settlement

For eleven years, civil war desecrated the infrastructure throughout the small African nation of Sierra Leone. Tens of thousands were killed, and human suffering was widespread. More than a decade of constant fighting between the government and relentless rebels left the country in ruins. Roads were destroyed, bridges burned, buildings left in shambles, and the power supply nearly eliminated. The United Nations intervened, and assisted the government of Sierra Leone in establishing peace and setting

The Sierra Leones Civil War, started in 1991 and ended in 2002.In more than a decade cities were destroyed and occupied, people displaced, women raped and children forced to become soldiers. Man were mostly used in the diamond’s mines or deployed in illegal armed forces. At the very beginning, in 1991 the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) from Liberia moved to Sierra Leone to overthrow the Joseph Momoh government. In the meanwhile, the Sierra Leone Army tried its best to protect the huge amount of

Sierra Leone’s modern history is one that is full of issues which were prevalent throughout the latter part of the 20th century. This small country has struggled to maintain a proper footing. Unfortunately, it took multiple coups and a violent civil war for Sierra Leone to reach a somewhat stable state socially. These issues may be largely due to the country’s strange origins. This essay will be discussing some of the events that lead up to the brutal civil war and the war itself. Several indigenous

Paul Collier and Marguerite Duponchel examine how civil war impacts the economical developmental of the West African country , Sierra Leone. The authors discuss several consequences that Sierra Leone is facing because of the civil war that occurred from 1991 to 2002. For example, poor literacy is a result of the civil war because many children were prevented from going to school. As a result, majority of the population in Sierra Leone is made of young youth and adult, whose lack education. Collier