Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is diamond-rich but one of the poorest countries in the world. It was as if that country never existed until a decade-long civil war brought it to world attention. Thousands of Sierra Leoneans were victims of the horrific war.
Adults and children suffered mutilations and amputations, and thousands of children were abducted by warring factions and forced to become child soldiers, porters, and child slaves. The country and its victims are still struggling to come to terms with their recent past.