In particular, the recommendations are intended to help. The truth and reconciliation act 2000 pdf192kb, february 10, 2000 mandate. The sierra leone parliament made provision for such a commission in early 2000 by virtue of the truth and reconciliation act, 2000 the act. The country has a brutal history marked with bloodshed emanating from a civil war that lasted. Yet more than one year after receiving the report, the government has. Truth and reconciliation commission report for the. Income tax act, 2000 sierra leone legal information. The truth and reconciliation commission act of 2000 requires any. The government prepared a bill which substantially reflected the recommendations contained in the draft statute. The legal practitioners act, 2000 is amended by the repeal and replacement of section 10 by the following section. She reveals that the operation of the scsl plagued the sierra leone trc in. The sierra leone truth and reconciliation commission and the. I pray never to see again what i saw in my beloved sierra leone.
Children and the truth and reconciliation commission for. The mandate of the trc, on the other hand, is to investigate the causes, nature, and extent of the violence. Extract from the poem i saw by mohamed sekoya, submitted to the national vision for sierra leone, a project of the trc after years of brutal conflict in sierra leone there existed a need to confront the past. The truth and reconciliation act, 2000 sierra leone web. Sierra leone truth and reconciliation commission wikipedia. The author discusses and compares the special court for sierra leone and the truth and reconciliation commission to point to gaps in transitional justice that call for community.
The trc act calls on the commission to undertake research, receive statements from victims and witnesses, and hold. In a report at that time, icg noted a number of concerns about government manipulation of the. Extract from the poem i saw by mohamed sekoya1 introduction 1. The trc act states that the commission should take individual statements as part of its information gathering exercise. The sierra leone truth and reconciliation commission was created as part of the lome peace. Article xxvi of the lome peace agreement and to provide for related matters.
The trcs contribution to peace and reconciliation in sierra leone rests on its final report, which is months overdue. By the wars end in january 2000, an estimated 5075,000 people. Income tax act, 2000 updated to reflect all tax legislation through finance act, 2009 october 2009. Sltrc is its public hearings and its written report, and these can be evaluated. Special court agreement ratification act 2002 purpose. Sierra leone in 2000, specifically mentions the need to give special attention. Banking act, 2000 sierra leone legal information institute. As an authority with a responsibility to provide quality services to our diverse, but valued. The government of sierra leone established a truth and reconciliation commission trc as a. The truth and reconciliation commission act 2000 the act requires the commission to make recommendations concerning the reforms and measures. Children and the truth and reconciliation commission for sierra leone 1 executive summary recommendations for the involvement and protection of children in the trc he truth and reconciliation commission trc act recognises the particular impact of the sierra leonean conflict on children and calls on the trc for sierra leone to. Amongst several provisions of the peace agreement, article vi paragraph 2 ix provided for the establishment of the truth and reconciliation commission trc.
Section 7 of the truth and reconciliation commission act 2000 outlined the methods the commission should use to realise its objectives. Partial justice and reconciliation for sierra leone women but reparations and reform remain elusive article pdf available in research in social movements, conflicts and change 32. Enacted by the president and members of parliament in this present parliament assembled. Background to the recommendations matrix sierra leone trc. The lome peace agreement, in particular, article xxix and the trc act refer specifically to the obligation of the government to establish measures for the. Renewed commitment needed to end impunity 3 amnesty international 24 september 2001 ai index. The trc act passed in 2000 requires the government to implement the trc s recommendations faithfully and timeously. Amnesty international and sierra leone civil society organizations would like to. The commission was later enacted in 2000 by the president and parliament of sierra leone. To date, the government of sierra leone gosl has enacted various laws to ensure the protection and promotion of the rights of women and children, such as the antihuman trafficking act 2005, the sierra leone citizenship amendment act 2006, the prevention and.
The mandate of the sierra leone truth and reconciliation commission trc or commission was then set out in several sections of the enabling legislation, the trc act, adopted in 2000 by the parliament of sierra leone. Section 281 of the 1991 constitution of sierra leone allows victims of fundamental human rights abuses to seek redress before the supreme court of sierra leone. The lome peace agreement required sierra leone to establish a truth and reconciliation commission to meet these different needs. Sierra leone is the rst country where a truth commission operated alongside. Pensions, gratuities and other benefits act, 2003 truth and reconciliation act, 2000. The object for which the commission is established is to create an impartial historical record of violations and abuses of human rights and international humanitarian law related to the armed con. In the ensuing years, a number of amendments were made to the act as contained, for example, in the finance acts of 2006, 2007 and 2008, as well as in other legislative enactments.
The law that set up the trc the truth and reconciliation act of 2000 requires the government to implement all of the trcs recommendations. A citizens handbook written by paul j resear inform nation human rights she exe sec nat human rights j yale law sch socie fourah bay college na hu freetown in tr new york, sheku b. Investigate the causes, nature, and extent of the violence that occurred during the civil war. Truth and reconciliation commission report for the children of sierra leone childfriendly version 2004. The special court for sierra leone started operations in july 2002. Being an act to establish the truth and reconciliation commission in line with. Chapter three recommendations i pray never to see again what i saw in my beloved sierra leone. Excombatant views of the truth and reconciliation commission and the special court in sierra leone a study by pride in partnership with the international center for transitional justice freetown, 12 sept. The truth and reconciliation commission was to produce a report on human rights violations beginning in 1991, provide a forum for both victims and perpetrators, and. This accord was signed by then president ahmad tejan kabbah, and the leader of. Partial justice and reconciliation for sierra leone women. In june 2003, during the thematic hearings on children, the childrens forum network. Extract from the poem i saw by mohamed sekoya, submitted to the national vision for sierra leoneas part of the countrys reconciliation efforts, sierra leone has made available records of its trc s process on a newly launched website.
A profile of the sierra leone truth and reconciliation commission, published by the media and public education unit of the commission, october 2002, p. A person qualifies for admission as a legal practitioner if a the person is i the holder of a degree in law awarded by the university of sierra leone. The sierra leone government is required by the trc act 2000 to implement the trc recommendations in a faithful and timely manner. The truth and reconciliation commission act 2000 the act requires the commission to make recommendations. Alongside other tasks, the trc had the mandate to examine the prospects of a reparations programme and it made recommendations in this regard in its final report. Trc, which was presented to sierra leone s president, ahmad tejan kabbah, in october 2004.