Breaking down the Sierra Leonean civil war in all its complexity at the March 23rd remembrance gathering. #Memba34 Center for Memory and Reparations - SL

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SIERRA LEONE NEEDS A REMEMBRANCE DAY TO HELP DEAL WITH THE PAST | As this year’s March 23rd commemoration comes to a close, we continue to call on the President of Sierra Leone to proclaim National Reconciliation Day - recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Government officials, diplomats, international organizations, Genocide survivors and friends of Rwanda have arrived at the Kigali Genocide Memorial for the 31st commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in #Rwanda. #Kwibuka31

“The truth is no longer respected. One day, a friend of mine asked me a question. He said, ‘But you, as a person, how do you live?’ Some of what he said was in a foreign language, and I’ll say it the same way: He asked me: ‘How do you live, carrying both the dark past and the

We send our thoughts and prayers to the People of Rwanda as they observe #Kwibuka31

Rwandan students in the UAE reflect on why we must commemorate the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi: Remembering is a duty, honoring lives lost, learning from the past and shaping a future free from hate. Memory fights denial and makes ‘Never Again’ a lived promise. #Kwibuka31

NOMINATIONS STILL OPEN FOR THE 2025 NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AWARD - only for those who have been drum majors for transitional justice or human rights for a minimum of 10 years. Dropping names in the comment section is not a nomination! centerformemoryandreparations.org/National-Recon…

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu was honoured with the peace prize in 1984 for his opposition to South Africa's brutal apartheid regime. His clear views and his fearless stance made him a unifying symbol for all African freedom fighters. #NobelPeacePrize

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This May we honour Members of Parliament, Civil Society, NGOs, and ordinary citizens who rallied for peace in Freetown on May 8, 2000 - remembering those who were killed. We call on Government of Sierra Leone to proclaim National Reconciliation Day for remembrance and healing.

This May we honour Members of Parliament, Civil Society, NGOs, and ordinary citizens who rallied for peace in Freetown on May 8, 2000 - remembering those who were killed. We call on Government of Sierra Leone to proclaim National Reconciliation Day for remembrance and healing.

This May we call on the Government of Sierra Leone to proclaim a National Reconciliation Day as we remember those killed during the May 8, 2000 Peace Rally. Want to make a difference? We are building a Sierra Leone Civil War Museum. Click below to donate. gofund.me/f74b0799

The May 8, 2000 civil society peace rally helped bring peace to Sierra Leone. Twenty-five years later we remember when ordinary Sierra Leoneans confronted Foday Sankoh. Follow the link to our #MembaPodcast to hear what happened that day. Listen Here —> m.soundcloud.com/user-937190692…

Listen to our podcast to know what happened in Freetown in May 2000 when civil society and Members of Parliament confronted RUF leader Foday Sankoh in the largest peace rally Sierra Leone has seen.

The National Reconciliation Award, with support from Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF) , honors an individual who has committed at least a decade to transitional justice or human rights in Sierra Leone. Recipient must give a public lecture on a transitional justice or human rights issue in Sierra Leone.

The National Reconciliation Award honors an individual who has worked for transitional justice or human rights in Sierra Leone for a minimum of 10 years. MADAM BINTA MANSARAY | 2022 Awardee Binta Mansaray is the Registrar of the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone.

The National Reconciliation Award honors an individual who has worked for transitional justice or human rights in Sierra Leone for a minimum of 10 years. RAYMOND DE’SOUZA GEORGE (Paparay) | 2023 Awardee Paparay is known for his poems that promote patriotism, peace and cohesion.

The National Reconciliation Award honors an individual who has worked for transitional justice or human rights in Sierra Leone for a minimum of 10 years. HAJA MARIE BOB-KANDEH | 2024 Awardee Haja Marie stood valiantly on the forefront of the struggle for peace in Sierra Leone.