Accountability and Reconciliation- What we have tried,what works

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Accountability and Reconciliation-What we have
tried,what works The Sierra Leone Experience

• By
• Reginald S.Fynn

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The Government
RUF
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ULIMO
NPFL
Govt.
ECOMOG
RUF
CDF
UNAMSIL
sobels
78,000 combatants in all
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What caused the War?

• Corruption
• Unemployment
• Poverty
• One Party State
• Suppression of Dissent
• Diamonds
• International influences
• Etc.

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The character of the war?

• - BRUTAL.

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Peace efforts

• National consultative conferences 1995
• Abidjan peace accord 1996
• Conakry six month plan
• Abuja peace talk 1997
• Lome peace accord 1999

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Lome Peace Accord

• Power sharing
• Amnesty
• Special war fund
• Truth and reconciliation commission

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Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act 2000

• To create an impartial historical record
• To address impunity
• To investigate and report
• To promote the process of healing and
  reconciliation

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The Special Court for Sierra Leone 2002

• To try those who bear the greatest responsibility

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Concerns

• Whos truth? The victors?
• The whole truth?
• Amnesty abandoned. Any effect on the sanctity of
  agreements?
• Special court vs. National court
• Special court vs. TRC (was truth sacrificed at
  the alter of justice)

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.and more concerns

• Reparation for victims
• Good governance issuesCorruption,civil freedoms
• Legal reform and access to justice
• Poverty and unemployment