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Articles, publications, books, tools and multimedia features from the U.S. Institute of Peace provide the latest news, analysis, research findings, practitioner guides and reports, all related to the conflict zones and issues that are at the center of the Institute’s work to prevent and reduce violent conflict.
Special Court of Sierra Leone Briefing: The Taylor Trial and Lessons from Capacity-Building and Outreach
Against a backdrop of halting progress by many international courts, the Special Court of Sierra Leone (SCSL) has quietly had significant success in accomplishing its mission to provide justice for the perpetrators most responsible for the horrific crimes committed against the people of Sierra Leone.
Combating Serious Crimes in Postconflict Societies - English Edition
This path-breaking volume presents broad guidelines and specific prescriptions for combating serious crime in societies emerging from conflict.
Rethinking Truth and Reconciliation Commissions: Lessons from Sierra Leone
As the international community reflects on the tragedy in Rwanda ten years ago, the question of how societies should attempt to heal the wounds from past virulent conflicts has recently received renewed interest by members of the press, policy, and NGO community around the globe.
Rethinking Truth and Reconciliation Commissions: Lessons from Sierra Leone (Arabic Edition)
Summary After an eleven-year civil war that became internationally notorious for mutilation, sexual violence, and the targeting of children, a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) began its public hearings in April 2003. Increasingly, truth commissions are regarded as a standard part of conflict resolution "first aid kits."
Peace Agreements: Sierra Leone
Peace Agreement Between the Government of Sierra Leone and the Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone (07-07-1999) Posted by USIP Library on: August 19, 1999 Source Name: HTML version of the agreement from Sierra Leone Web; verified by Embassy of Sierra Leone in Washington, D.C. Printed text of the agreement and additional documents from the U.S. Department of State, faxed to D.C. from the U.S. Embassy in Lomé, Togo.
West Africa: Prospects for Peace
Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo all have suffered greatly from violent conflict in recent years. What is the role of UN? What are the prospects for peace and reconciliation? Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, special representative to the United Nations, examined these questions.
Prospect for Peace in Ivory Coast
On February 12, 2003, Timothy Docking, Africa specialist and program officer in the Institute's Research and Studies Program explored some of the complicated issues surrounding the ongoing conflict in the Ivory Coast during testimony before the Africa Subcommittee of the House Committee on International Relations.
Truth Commission: Sierra Leone
Truth Commission: Truth and Reconciliation Commission Duration: 2002 – 2004 Charter: The Truth and Reconciliation Act 2000 Commissioners: 7 Report: Public report
Responding to War and State Collapse in West Africa
Summary The past dozen years of warfare in West Africa have led to the death, injury, and mutilation of hundreds of thousands of people and the displacement of millions more.
Peacekeeping in Africa
Summary PART ONE The Brahimi Report represents the first systematic and comprehensive effort to identify and address the technical problems with UN peacekeeping missions and within the United Nations' Department of Peacekeeping Operations. The conference participants largely agreed that the report is, as one participant said, "the most important document on peacekeeping ever written." The Brahimi Report does not, however, address the most serious problem facing contemporary peace...