Compensate 100,000 Amputees

Although the Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone has no provision for reparations, a reparations process, a key recommendation of Sierra Leone's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is due to begin at the end of February.

It is expected to compensate 100,000 people, including amputees, war wounded, victims of sexual violence, war widows and children.

Currently, the bulk of the funding is coming from the UN Peacebuilding Fund, but much more is needed.

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