3 Sierra Leoneans Guilty Of Multiple War Crimes – washingtonpost.com

The charges against all three include amputation, murder, enlistment of child soldiers and sexual slavery. They also include forced marriage, the enslavement that countless young girls suffered when their villages were raided and they were forced to “marry” a rebel.

Wednesday’s convictions marked the first time that the forced-marriage charge was successfully handed down in an international court of law.

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