“When the ground opened”: Responsibility for harms and rights violations in disasters – Insights from Sierra Leone

RT @JofHumanRights: Who’s responsible for losses and human rights violations in disasters? We asked survivors of the 2017 mudslides in Sier…

Who’s responsible for losses and human rights violations in disasters? We asked survivors of the 2017 mudslides in Sierra Leone. Many survivors see the disaster as an “act of God” but they also want accountability from the state. 🔗https://t.co/cSgFNx2Ktq h

“Rather than taking systematic action to redress survivors’ losses and remedy the conditions that led to the disaster, the government provided at most temporary relief to some victims, while arbitrarily excluding others." https://t.co/RGgGfeNkil

RT @SesaySesay18: DELIGHTED to see this published by HRJ. An article by me and Megan Bradley on survivors’ perceptions of responsibility fo…