Sierra Leone justice
Last reviewed: 18-08-2008
Going to trial
For a domestic take on Sierra Leone news, the country's newspapers include the Standard Times Press and the Concord Times. The Awareness Times is a fairly new arrival on the local media scene. For background on the Taylor trial and a wealth of other stories on Sierra Leone from African news organisations, go to the news website, allafrica.com. The BBC has a profile of Sierra Leone. The Special Court for Sierra Leone has its own website. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch run comprehensive web pages on the latest human rights developments in the country. The U.N. IRIN news service Sierra Leone page has humanitarian news and analysis.
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