MRCG COMMISSIONS THE REHABILITATED KUMRABAI FERRY PEACE MONUMENT AND ENGAGES THE COMMUNITY ON TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE
The Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG) has commissioned the rehabilitated Kumrabai Ferry ‘Peace Monument’ which has a narrative relating to peacebuilding in Sierra Leone and also engaged the community on transitional justice issues. The community engagement raised the awareness of residents in Kumrabai Ferry and its environs on transitional justice issues to prevent conflict and provide and enabling peaceful environment. The Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF) in Ghana provided the fund for the rehabilitation and community meetings facilitated by the MRCG. The project is aimed at engaging the media and communities to increase public awareness on Transitional Justice (TJ) mechanisms and change the narrative on TJ issues in Sierra Leone. The residents said at the commissioning ceremony that on 8 December 2000, Lieutenant General Daniel Opande, Force Commander UNAMSIL, Brigadier Alihasan, Commander Sector 4 and General Issa Sesay, Interim Chairman of the Revolution Unit...