Civil War and generalities
Wich percentage of the population lives in poverty?
70%
The name of the capital of Sierra Leone
Freetown
What is a Blood Diamond?
diamonds extracted and sold in the context of a conflict in order to finance one of the sides
As what is used sexual violence?
As a weapon / as an strategy / to accomplish military goals
Year of the first post-civil war elections
2002
Wich has been one of the main reasons that prevent the development of this country?
Their natural resources, mainly the diamonds.
Year of the independence from the UK
1961
This group occupied the diamond mines in order to get access to funding and continued support of their actions
Revolutionary United Front (RUF)
The main victims of this sexual violence
Young women and girls
Winner of the first post-civil war elections
Kabbah
which actors exploited the slaves to extract the blood diamonds?
The government and the RUF
Meaning of RUF
Revolutionary United Front
Where and/or when where they found?
in Koidu during the 1930s
Other activities that they were forced to do
forced labor, such as cooking, washing, carrying ammunition and looted items, as well as farm work.
In what Kabbah’s administration focused?
on fostering reconciliation, maintaining internal security, and promoting economic recovery and reform
How many people resulted displaced in this nation during the civil war?
Half a million
One of the most violent practices that occurred in this civil war
Amputation
Purpose of the Kimberly Process Certificate Scheme
The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) is the process established in 2003 to prevent "conflict diamonds" from entering the mainstream rough diamond market by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/56
What happened to the resulting babies of the rapes
They were abducted from the mother and later used as child soldiers
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How many people were murdered in the civil war?
More than fifty thousand
The name of the country who was sanctioned for supporting the rise of the RUF
Liberia
Expanded the conflict into Sierra Leone due to its wealth of natural resources
Charles Taylor
Estimated number by the UN of women and girls raped during the civil war between 1991 and 2002
60’000
What happened in the trial of Charles Taylor?
On April 26, 2012, Taylor was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during Sierra Leone’s civil war.