Eight former rebels, convicted of atrocities committed during Sierra Leone's  , have been transferred to a Rwandan prison to serve their sentences. The acting registrar for Sierra Leone's  , Binta Mansaray, said that there are no prisons in Sierra Leone that meet international standards. However, Rwanda is able and willing to enforce the sentences. Rwanda established the Mpanga prison to accommodate prisoners convicted of war crimes committed during the 1994 genocide . In March, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda signed an agreement with its fellow Special Court to hold prisoners convicted by the Sierra Leonean tribunal.
Eight former rebels, convicted of atrocities committed during Sierra Leone's decade-long civil war , have been transferred to a Rwandan prison to serve their sentences. The acting registrar for Sierra Leone's Special Court , Binta Mansaray, said that there are no prisons in Sierra Leone that meet international standards. However, Rwanda is able and willing to enforce the sentences. Rwanda established the Mpanga prison to accommodate prisoners convicted of war crimes committed during the . In March, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda signed an agreement with its fellow Special Court to hold prisoners convicted by the Sierra Leonean tribunal.
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decade-long civil war
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Special Court
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1994 genocide