(CNN)-- Three former leaders of Sierra Leone's brutal Revolutionary ... of 6 million. The RUF rebels were known for hacking off civilians' hands and feet during the war, which lasted from March ...

The U.N. Special Court for Sierra Leone found ... in the Revolutionary United Front guerrilla movement -- were known for hacking off civilians' hands and feet during the war, which stood out ...

During Sierra Leone’s civil war, child combatants armed ... instances in which children recruited to the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) were compelled to commit abuses under threat of death ...

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is in a detention centre in The Hague, facing 11 charges of war ... for Sierra Leone has accused Taylor of selling diamonds to finance the RUF.

[AFP] Sierra Leone's UN-backed ... committed during the country's brutal civil war. Augustine Gbao, 72, a former leader of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), had served 17 years of a 25-year ...

the former Liberian president who was sentenced to 50 years in prison for his involvement in the Sierra Leone civil war. After Johnson returned to the United States, his longtime colleague, Michael ...

The RPCA has pioneered the Longitudinal Study of War-affected Youth (LSWAY) that began in 2002 at the end of Sierra Leone’s civil war. Funded through multiple National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH ...

Many developed problems in the Sierra Leone civil war due to poor healthcare access. During a 1999 ceasefire, Bo hospital opened a clinic to treat those who needed it. This gallery is from ...

Sierra Leone made significant ... from the rebel Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), and from the government-allied Civil Defense Force (CDF) militias.