This week one of my big research topics was the end of Sierra Leone's civil war. It turns out that in 1999 the United Nations decided to intervene by sending in troops to aid the country. By 2001 the troops had begun disarming the rebels, and in 2002 the fighting ceased and the war was declared over. But the people of Sierra Leone still had to wait for true justice. It was not until 2006 that they were truly satisfied. First, in 2003 rebel leader Foday Sankoh died of natural causes whilst waiting to be tried for his wrong doings against Sierra Leone. The second act of justice was in 2006 when James Taylor, the president of Liberia, was caught and arrested.
But why did it take so long for the later of these men to be found and tried? Did they try any other members of the rebel party? Or was the blame placed upon just these two men?
Sources:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1065898.stm
http://www.mg.co.za/article/2006-03-30-victims-of-sierra-leone-war-rejoice-at-taylors-arrest
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