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West Africa: Guinea and Sierra Leone: no place of refuge

In late May 2001 United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Kofi Annan described the situation in the Mano River Union countries of West Africa as ”one of the most serious humanitarian and political crises facing the international community today”. After more than a decade of armed conflict and human rights abuses there are more than one million … Continue reading West Africa: Guinea and Sierra Leone: no place of refuge →

West Africa: Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone: a human rights crisis for refugees and the internally displaced

Between February and April 2001, Amnesty International delegations visited Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to interview refugees and internally displaced people. This report provides an overview of the delegations’ findings together with information on human rights abuses obtained subsequently and on the context in which these abuses are taking place. It concludes with recommendations for … Continue reading West Africa: Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone: a human rights crisis for refugees and the internally displaced →