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Kabbah calls for RUF challenge at the polls

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    Meanwhile, President Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah challenged the RUF on Tuesday to fight his government at the ballot box in 16 months and not on the battlefield, news reports said.

    He was speaking in a nationwide independence day radio and television broadcast. His offer came a day after the RUF ceasefire proposal reported from Lome.

    Kabbah, who came to power in democratic elections ending military rule in 1996, also unveiled plans for an independent human rights commission. The body would investigate war atrocities, most of which the media has blamed on the RUF. The commission would also ensure the protection of fundamental
    rights of all Sierra Leoneans, he said.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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