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Witness to truth : a video report and recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Sierra Leone, 2004 /

"In a groundbreaking use of video documentation, Witness was invited by the Sierra Leonean Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in late 2003 to produce the first video accompaniment to an official TRC report. Featuring astonishing testimony given before the Commission, Witness to truth sum...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Sierra Leone. Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Witness (Project)
Other Authors: Caldwell, Gillian, Thomas, Christine
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Witness, [2004]
Subjects:
Sierra Leone. > Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Political crimes and offenses > Investigation > Sierra Leone.
Truth commissions > Sierra Leone.
Reconciliation (Law) > Sierra Leone.
Human rights > Sierra Leone.
Video recordings > Political aspects.
Video tapes in court proceedings.
Sierra Leone > Politics and government > 1961-
Sierra Leone > History > Civil War, 1991-2002.
Documentary films.
Description
Summary:"In a groundbreaking use of video documentation, Witness was invited by the Sierra Leonean Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in late 2003 to produce the first video accompaniment to an official TRC report. Featuring astonishing testimony given before the Commission, Witness to truth summarizes the report's key findings and recommendations, highlighting the causes and consequences of the war, raising public awareness of the TRC's peace-building efforts throughout the country, and encouraging civil society in Sierra Leone and beyond to hold the government accountable for implementing the binding recommendations issued by the TRC"--Publisher's Web site.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Edited by Louis Spitzer, Amadu Tejanie Bah, David Riley.