By Zainab Sunkary Koroma (ATJLF/MRCG Fellow 2025)
More than two decades after Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war ended, survivors who bore its deepest scars are still waiting for promises to be fulfilled. Amid fading memories and a shifting political landscape, the country’s war victims remain in limbo, holding onto hope, living with trauma, and demanding the justice they were assured.
In the aftermath of the conflict, which lasted from 1991 to 2002 and claimed over 50,000 lives, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was established to chart a path to national healing. Among its most urgent recommendations was a reparations programme for victims, one that included healthcare, education, housing, psychosocial support, and financial compensation. But the road from recommendation to reality has been long and largely unmet.
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