SIERRA LEONE: John and Mustapha, Sierra Leone, “We have no hope of a better future”

KOINDU Wednesday, July 30, 2008 (IRIN) - John (12) and Mustapha (14) were orphaned during the war when their parents were killed in front of them. Like many children in Sierra Leone, they struggle not only with the horrific memories of what happened to their parents, but also with the abuse they are currently suffering at the hands of those supposedly caring for them now. “During the war, we were in Guinea. The rebels came to the camps and our mother was shot. Our father was tied to a tree and...