This evidence-led archive covers final Special Court judgments, national coup-attempt convictions, unresolved protest-era killings, the 1992 summary executions and the murder of FannyAnn Eddy. Each file limits its status labels to defendants and charges actually adjudicated.
This section records criminal responsibility established through a completed court process. The label applies to the named defendant and the charges adjudicated.
The Special Court convicted three AFRC leaders on eleven counts. Brima and Kanu received 50 years and Kamara 45; all three defense appeals were dismissed.
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The Special Court convicted three senior RUF figures. Final sentences were 52 years for Issa Sesay, 40 for Morris Kallon and 25 for Augustine Gbao.
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The Special Court convicted Moinina Fofana and Allieu Kondewa; the appeal entered crimes-against-humanity convictions and imposed 15- and 20-year sentences.
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The Special Court convicted Liberia's former president on all 11 counts for planning and aiding or abetting crimes committed by rebel forces in Sierra Leone. His 50-year sentence was upheld on appeal.
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Armed attacks on barracks, prisons and other sites in Freetown left more than 20 people dead and freed about 2,200 inmates; separate civilian and military trials produced convictions in 2024.
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Six police officers and more than 20 protesters or bystanders were killed amid violent demonstrations and security-force responses. Accountability for civilian deaths remains incomplete.
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Twenty-six people were executed after secret military proceedings with no appeal; later reporting said some victims may not have been tried at all.
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The LGBT-rights activist was killed in her Freetown office. A charged suspect escaped before trial, and no final conviction or proved motive resolved the case.
Open case file →“Solved / adjudicated” is applied case by case and only to defendants and charges resolved by a court. It does not imply that every conflict-era crime or alleged perpetrator was prosecuted.
Each proceeding keeps defendant-specific convictions and acquittals visible. The AFRC and RUF trials involved different accused, organizations, evidence and final judgments.
The RUF, CDF and Taylor proceedings concerned different defendants, organizations, evidence and modes of responsibility. They are related historically but not duplicate case files.
Flags, records and courtroom motifs identify the archive without inventing portraits, reenactments or crime scenes.
Crime by Region currently publishes seven verified Sierra Leone case files.
The archive includes the AFRC, RUF, Civil Defence Forces and Charles Taylor judgments.
No. Five have adjudicated outcomes; the August 2022 protest killings, the 1992 summary executions and the murder of FannyAnn Eddy remain without complete individual accountability.
Yes, when reliable sources support a substantive, non-duplicative case file.
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