Child Right Ambassadors Network Sierra Leone

Today the 6th of January we commemorate the sad events that too place in January 6th 1999 and later give awards to people who have contributed to national development in Sierra leone.

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Amb.Justice

Today is not marked as a public holiday in Sierra Leone. But the pain of 6th January 1999 will today be remembered by almost every family in the country and as a child led organization we are ready to take the responsibility to remember our family members.
There are calls for a national memorial to be erected and for January 6 to be declared a day of public national atonement. But some politicians are afraid of what they see as opening up of old wounds. And many too, are afraid of their own shadows because of the role they played in fuelling the war.
Today the people of Sierra Leone will be praying for politicians across the political divide to promote tolerance, cohesion, dialogue; and for the government to show restraint in its control of the political space and use of executive and constitutional powers.January 6th, 1999 will forever be in the hearts and minds of every Sierra Leoneans as it was the day rebels attacked the country’s capital , Freetown,
which remained a memorable and unforgettable day in the history of Sierra Leone. The sounds of guns took over the atmosphere of the former British colony. That day scores of atrocities happened and hundred of thousands of people experienced the worst human rights abuses ranging from torture, r**e, and the amputation of legs and hands..

Regards
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