http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/694/ en_GB_uk Sierra Leone http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83099 A photographer blogs about her experiences in Sierra Leone, where she uses digital photography to help women and girls that have survived conflict, displacement, and gender violence make themselves heard. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82884 They were murderers, rapists, torturers, butchers and their victims in Sierra Leone’s civil war. Now – for the moment, since diamond-funded conflict and chaos could return at any time – they try to fight in less destructive ways and resume the real lives they can barely remember, reports Angela Robson. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82736 They were murderers, rapists, torturers, butchers and their victims in Sierra Leone’s civil war. Now – for the moment, since diamond-funded conflict and chaos could return at any time, says Angela Robson – they try to fight in less destructive ways and resume the real lives they can barely remember. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80881 Mercy Ships works with Sierra Leoneans who lacked access to polio vaccines during the country's civil war and now suffer with the disease. From: Mercy Ships http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80715 Two former commanders of a pro-government militia have been convicted by a local tribunal of war crimes they committed during the country's prolonged civil war in the 1990s. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80323 Benefiting from the current government’s failure to deliver key social services, Ernest Bai Koroma was elected president by Sierra Leoneans last week, despite the incumbent entering the race as the favorite. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80287 Activists from Nepal, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Thailand are currently gathering outside the UN headquarters in New York to demand greater attention be paid to global hunger. Through a regularly updated blog, the campaigners are sharing behind-the-scenes action, video feeds, concert footage, and more. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/79837 This weekend's elections in Sierra Leone were "generally well administered, peaceful, and competitive," according to the European monitors in the country for the first post-civil-war vote to be completely overseen by local officials. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/79750 This weekend, Sierra Leone holds its first national elections since peacekeepers left the country following its 10-year civil war. But peace is still fragile in the region, adding to the importance of holding fair and transparent elections, writes a human rights lawyer. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/79444 In the first sentences handed down by the Special Court for Sierra Leone, three former members of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council have been given lengthy prison sentences for crimes committed during the country's lengthy civil war. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/150368/1/ Rush Hour, a photographic montage of rush hour in Sierra Leone with a bustling soundtrack, runs at the Museum of Docklands from 6 July to 1 November. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/149990/1/ UNITED NATIONS, Jun 5 (OneWorld) - Both the United Nations and some of the world's leading human rights organizations are welcoming the start of the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/78709 Unless the underlying causes of Sierra Leone's recent civil war are tackled, instability and violence are increasingly likely as the country approaches the elections, say Brian Thomson. From Chatham House http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/77914 Thousands of women and girls marched against sexual violence through the main streets of Freetown last week as part of a new initiative to end violence against women. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/143607/1/ As "The Blood Diamond" opens in movie theatres across the United States, OneWorld offers a brief guide to the issues of conflict diamonds, child soldiering, and Sierra Leone's recovery from civil war. Find out what you can do to make a difference.