Amputees and war wounded overcoming the odds, entreats Government, CSOs and Journalist to up their game
By: Alusine Rehme Wilson War wounded and amputees in Northern Sierra Leone have beseeched government, civil society organizations and Journalists to up their game in addressing the imperative recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) regarding victims of war as successive governments have not adequately fulfilled most of the recommendations. Highlights of the repatriation proposal include skills training, micro credits, health, education, community reparations, symbolic representation plus provision of pensions to victims that were badly affected by the country’s civil unrest. With support from Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF) through the Media Reform Coordinating Group Sierra Leone (MRCG-SL) in assessing whether some of the imperative recommendations of the TRC regarding amputees and war wounded have been adhered to or not and for war victims of the civil unrest to disclose what has kept them going over the years. As specified in Paragraph 492 o...