"CAN YOU SEE ME?"
The group of amputee war victims from Sierra Leone
pass out information at a protest in NYC against Òblood diamondsÓ, though
most people walked by quickly avoiding their pleas. Rep. Tony P. Hall joined
human-rights activists and victims of Sierra Leone's diamond wars for a
protest highlighting the role American consumers are unwittingly playing in
funding some African wars. They marched to Cartier Jewelers on 5th Avenue to
demonstrate and hand out leaflets aimed at educating consumers about this
blood trade. Damba Koroma, 8 years old and Bintu Amara (behind her who lost
leg) are victims of rebel atrocities in Sierra Leone.
