Sierra+Leone-AM-FA10

= Sierra Leone =

__**Primary Documents**__ Letter to Sierra Leone's new president on key human rights concerns I chose this because it is a direct letter from Human Rights Watch to the President of Sierra Leone. Also, it outlines the current most important human rights issues. I found it interesting that Sierra Leone is one of the many countries with a corruption problem, because that could explain some of the issues, including conflict diamonds.

State of Human Rights Report I chose this because it is a report from the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone on the state of human rights. I found it slightly disturbing just how many human rights issues were listed in the report. There are so many children's rights issues, but there are many others too.

President Bush Signs Law on Child Soldiers I chose this article because it is about a law that President Bush signed denouncing the use of child soldiers. I don't understand how child soldiers help you much in a war, because they're too young to fight as well as someone 18 or 20. Also, they're probably seriously affected by the war, and will have serious PTSD.
 * __Other Artifacts__**

Conflict Diamonds I chose this because it's an article on conflict diamonds. There was a big problem in Sierra Leone where people were being killed for diamonds and children were being used to mine. Also, it defines exactly what a conflict diamond is.

Sierra Leone Diamonds I chose this because it is an article on the diamonds of Sierra Leone. It was interesting to me that diamonds in Sierra Leone are some of the best diamonds in the world, but also a little disappointing because they're not always mined legally. According to the article, diamonds have become a motivator of violence.