July 03
Sierra Leone: Historic Bill to End Child Marriage Passed - Sustained Efforts to Raise Community Awareness Must Now Follow
Reacting to the signing into law of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2024 on 2 July by President Julius Maada Bio, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International Regional Director for… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone: Historic Bill to End Child Marriage Passed - Sustained Efforts to Raise Community Awareness Must Now Follow
Reacting to the signing into law of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2024 on 2 July by President Julius Maada Bio, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International Regional Director for… Read more »
October 17, 2023
Sierra Leone: Still No Justice for Victims of August 2022 Violent Protests More Than One Year On
The Sierra Leonean authorities must ensure truth, justice, and reparations for those killed during the August 2022 protests which turned violent, Amnesty International said today,… Read more »
March 20, 2023
Sierra Leone: Seven Months After August's Protests Which Turned Violent in Some Locations, No Justice Yet for Those Injured or the Families of Those Killed
Amnesty International collected testimonies alleging excessive use of force by Sierra Leonean security forces to crack down on protests which turned violent in Freetown, Makeni and… Read more »
December 15, 2022
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone - No Diamond Is Worth the Life of a Community
The Sierra Leone government must continue to ensure that the human rights of people living close to the diamond mine exploited by Meya Mining in eastern Kono district are… Read more »