Refuge?
Running Time: 8 Minutes.REFUGE?, shot by WITNESS partner Rencontre Africaine pour la Défense des Droits de l'Homme (RADDHO), with music and narration by Philip Hamilton, documents the social and...
View ArticleOperation Fine Girl: Rape Used as a Weapon of War in Sierra Leone (Excerpts)
Running Time: 13 Minutes, 23 SecondsOPERATION FINE GIRL : RAPE USED AS A WEAPON OF WAR IN SIERRA LEONE was titled, produced and directed for WITNESS and Oxygen by academy award nominee Lilibet Foster...
View ArticleLiberia: The Story of the Amputee All-Stars
The amputee soccer players - formerly child soldiers of opposing rebel groups - are held up as the new hope of Liberia. The Amputee Football Federation of Liberia has already played in international...
View Articlestop the war - stop the recruitment of child soldiers
The music video exposes the extent of human rights violations cased by warfare as well as the predicaments faced by women and children during wars. It is a clarion call to stop wars that continue to...
View ArticleInterview of Former Child Soldier Ishmael Beah
As part of his AK-47 series Al Jazeera's Josh Rushing spoke to Ishmael Beah, a former child soldier in Sierra Leone, about his experiences.(This video was originally uploaded to YouTube by Al Jazeera...
View ArticleWitness to Truth (Excerpts)
Running Time: 7 min. A Video Report and Recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Sierra LeoneIn a groundbreaking use of video documentation, WITNESS was invited by the Sierra...
View ArticleRival political groups clash in Sierra Leone - 17 Mar 09
At least 20 people were injured and several women raped when supporters of rival political parties clashed in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone.The clashes between members of the opposition Sierra...
View ArticleBlood Diamonds- Trailer
Blood Diamonds - The unlawful diamond trade in Sierra Leone ... Blood Diamonds. Documentaries. Overviews. Up-and-Coming.History . Episodes. Videos. Photos. News. Forums ...Learn more about Blood...
View ArticleArthur Pratt and WeOwnTV
We traveled to Sierra Leone in January/Febuary 2009 on a scouting trip for a community based media workshop we have planned for August/September this year. We are collaborating with Arthur Pratt who...
View ArticleVictims remember Taylor's brutal rule - 14 Jul 09
Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president, is being tried at the International Criminial Court at the Hague for war crimes during the brutal 1991-2001 civil war in neighbouring Sierra Leone. Al...
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