Individual rights in Sierra Leone
Before the civil war in Sierra Leone there were individual rights in place but they were not enforced very firmly. There were very large drug trades in Sierra Leone and lots of crime that includes, kidnapping, rapes, torture, murder and discrimination. After the Civil war new rights were ruled about woman's rights, crime, and discrimination. Although these new rights were implied they are not very well enforced in Sierra Leone as there is still a lot of crime and discrimination especially towards women and children. Another thing I found interesting is that it is very hard to become a citizen there if you are not african american. Citizens of Sierra Leone don't usually get a fair trial in court and are sentenced to much harsher punishments then here in Canada. For example theft can lead to 7-10 years in a Sierra Leone prison where there is torture and unfair treatment. In parts of Sierra Leone these individual rights are enforced very clearly but are still not taken seriously by the citizens and in other parts of Sierra Leone there is no enforcement of these rights and total chaos.
If Canada's Charter was implied in Sierra Leone I think it would be a very different place still with crime but there would an economy and people would be more happy. I think because of the rights that are in place there now that people get angry with how they are treated and the life they have and thats how all the crime happens. With Canada's individual rights in place I believe there would be order in Sierra Leone and people would be happy with the rights they have, because right now they can do pretty much anything and get away with it and thats not how people should live. I think the biggest problem in Sierra Leone is discrimination because if you are white you are highly hated there but also if you are disabled or female there is a lot of discrimination and I think equality among the citizens would really help this place out.
Some specific parts of the charter that I think are needed in Sierra Leone are Legal rights in which fair trials are held and the right to be free unless proven guilty with specific evidence. I also think that Equality rights would be a huge thing for Sierra Leone as I explained before there is a lot of discrimination and I think that really effects Sierra Leone and how the economy and lifestyle is there.
As of today the government of Sierra Leone has been promising to pass a bill for individual rights but that has not happened yet.z
Matt
ReplyDeleteI liked how you were so intrigued about the issue that your book portrayed and thats was the main reason for you reading it. I also really like how you bring your reader into your roundtables by asking them what they think and if they agree or disagree with your thoughts. i would really like to know what your thoughts were after reading the book, did you like it dislike it? were their things you expected or not. Just your overall opinion. Great job on everything keep it up!
-Katie
Your explanations are in so much depth!. You seem like you really loved reading this book, because you talked about it with so much passion. I agree with everything that Katie said. I learned so many things that I never knew like, "In parts of Sierra Leone these individual rights are enforced very clearly but are still not taken seriously by the citizens and in other parts of Sierra Leone there is no enforcement of these rights and total chaos." My question is did it give any examples from the book, so what did happen, "Citizens of Sierra Leone don't usually get a fair trial in court and are sentenced to much harsher punishments then here in Canada." What is one of there unfair trial in Sierra Leone? Amazing Job!
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ReplyDeleteThis was an interesting and intriguing explanation of Sierra Leone. You have put your thoughts forth in such a way to make it purposeful and interesting. I do however not agree with if they had the Canadian Charter it would make this place any better. The government does't even have control of the whole country. What would really help was if they had access to all of the places of Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone also says in their constitution that the trials are suppose to be fair and that it is suppose to be impartial. How do you think that things will change if the country isn't using their constitution in the first place?
I really enjoyed the things you brought up and the strong connections you made throughout your GINS project. The connections of our consumer life and their consumer life was really good. I also think that the connections you made in your GINS post #5 were really good because you got a chance to connect something that wouldn't happen much here, to the Canadian Charter. Overall, I think that you did a great job!
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