A Sierra Leone human rights group also expressed “horror” at the continuing threat to democracy in the country. In a news release received by IRIN today, the National Commission for Democracy and Human Rights (NCDHR) said the “apocalyptic battle” for Freetown in recent weeks “is only the climax of an escalating wave of terror inflicted on hapless, innocent citizens throughout the country”. The grave violations of human rights in Sierra Leone were “too high a price for any citizen to pay for embracing democracy”, the NCDHR said. It strongly urged support for the peace process underway in Sierra Leone, both internally and from the international community.
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