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World Service,21 Mar 2003,28 mins

Happiness After The Sierra Leone War?

Everywoman

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Young girls were abducted and raped by the rebels during the Sierra Leone war, some killed and some returned. After the war, many have struggled to reintegrate with their community. The show looks at the reasons why. Also on the programme: A look at the moving story of the mother and daughter separated by the war in Sierra Leone who were finally reunited after 9 years. Plus, how mothers-in-law are now grounds for divorce in Italy.

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