General information

Call No.:

350-3-2:1/1

Part of series

HU OSA 350-3-2 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Africa: Sierra Leone

Located at

BetaSP NTSC #1 / No. 1

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00009773

Date of production

1995

Date

1995

Level

Item

Primary Type

Moving image

Language

English

Duration

1 hour

Notes

Occasionally poor image (flickering image, no image) and sound (dialogues are sometimes muffled and indistinct).

Content

Form/Genre

Raw material

Contents Summary

Recordings of field research in Sierra Leone by Corinne Dufka, senior researcher in Human Rights Watch's Africa Division with specialized expertise in Sierra Leone. The tape contains an unedited interview with Corinne Dufka talking about the consequences of the civil war that broke out in Sierra Leone in 1991, including the abduction of civilians by the rebel forces and the amputation practices that were prevalent between 1996 and 1999. It also includes: a recording of Corinne Dufka’s working place by night while the camera operator explains the lack of electricity in most of the households in Sierra Leone; Freetown street footage; footage of villages which have been burnt and destroyed by the rebels as they were withdrawing eastwards; interviews with locals; and footage of a religious gathering in Sierra Leone.

Context

Associated Names

Dufka, Corinne (Researcher)