Civil Defence Forces
The Civil Defense Forces (CDF) was a paramilitary organization that fought in the Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002). It supported the elected government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah against the rebel groups Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC). Much of the CDF was made up of the Kamajors group, which is part of the larger Mende ethnic group. The Kamajors believed in many magical ways of defending themselves, such as rituals to create bulletproof skin. Three leaders of the CDF were indicted at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, more specifically Samuel Hinga Norman (head of the …
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CCPA: Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives · 8 August 2018
A year later, in November 2016, I returned to Mariana to commemorate the first anniversary of the Fundão dam disaster, or what Brazilian activists had designated as the Rio Doce …
deployed police, firefighters and army and civil defence forces for search-and-rescue operations in Bento …
CCPA: Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives · 8 August 2018 English
A year later, in November 2016, I returned to Mariana to commemorate the first anniversary of the Fundão dam disaster, or what Brazilian activists had designated as the Rio Doce …
deployed police, firefighters and army and civil defence forces for search-and-rescue operations in Bento …
CIGI: Centre for International Governance Innovation · 23 May 2012 English
"This paper outlines a comprehensive strategy for engaging non-state actors in security sector reform (SSR) by synthesizing the emerging literature on this approach and developing new conceptual tools to advance …
ethnic/clan militias, political party militias, civil defence forces, informal commercial security groups, formal …
ICCLR: International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy · 14 March 2007 English
The Panel has followed the jurisprudence of the ICTY/R, by taking into account the unlawful purpose pursued by the accused and thus indirectly limited the scope of application of section …
from Revolutionary United Front (RUF), Civil Defence forces (CDF) and Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC) … has three alleged leaders of the former Civil Defence Forces indicted on 8 counts.51 The trial began …
Rights and Democracy · 10 February 2004 English
I also thank the University of Wyoming Graduate School, the Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) gave the international commu- Research Office, the Women’s Studies Program, the Office of the Dean …
Soldiers CCF Christian Children’s Fund CDF Civil Defence Forces (Sierra Leone) CIDA Canadian International … army. The local militias became known as Civil Defence Forces (CDFs) (Bangura, 2000; Richards, 2001). …
Rights and Democracy · 10 February 2004 English
I also thank the University of Wyoming Graduate School, the Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) gave the international commu- Research Office, the Women’s Studies Program, the Office of the Dean …
Ariane Brunet of Rights & Democracy CDF Civil Defence Forces (Sierra Leone) during the research process … army. The local militias became known as Civil Defence Forces (CDFs) Economic Community of West African …
