Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 March 2024: Millions of Commonwealth citizens will benefit from improved people-centred access to justice as law ministers concluded their meeting in Zanzibar with a package of new measures and pledges. The package was shaped by four-day deliberations among ministers, with input from diverse stakeholders, including people [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 March 2024: The Plenary of RSCSL Judges met in Freetown on 3rd of March, 2024, and elected Justice Richard Brunt Lussick of Samoa to a two-year term as President of the Residual Special Court. He succeeds Justice Pierre Boutet of Canada. Justice Isaack Lenaola of Kenya [Read More]
Franck Kuwonu:Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 February 2024: In his native Togo, Roger Kodzo Klomegah is reshaping the future of human rights through active citizenship and youth empowerment. His journey began at Amnesty International Togo, where he co-won the human rights improvisation championship of his local group. Roger’s commitment to making [Read More]
Franck Kuwonu: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 February 2024: Courteney Mukoyi, a young tech activist from Zimbabwe, earned global acclaim with the Council of Europe’s Democracy Innovation Award in 2022. This recognition, he believes, led to his appointment to the UN Office of Human Rights Youth Advisory Group, as one of [Read More]
Ian Brennan: NPR: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 05 February 2024: The 2024 Grammy awards will see the introduction of a new category: “best African music performance.” When the category was announced last year, Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. stated that it would be “able to acknowledge and appreciate a broader array [Read More]
Franck Kuwonu: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 January 2024: Racheal Kalinaki sees herself as a voice for the young and disabled in Uganda. Her journey, marked by personal struggles and triumphs, reflects an unwavering commitment she says, to advocating for those who, like her, have been sidelined by society because of [Read More]
Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 January 2024: Today on the 25th anniversary of the horrific events of January 6th 1999, I spent time with the executive committee and members of the War Amputees and War Wounded Association. We were hosted by Melquosh Mission International, an organization led [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 December 2023: Christians in Bethlehem reflected on the birth of Jesus yesterday with prayers, but there was very little to celebrate, if at all, as Palestinians in Gaza continue to face heavy pounding from Israeli military that has taken the lives of over 20,000 people, 9,000 [Read More]
Basita Michael: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 December 2023: A shadow descended over Sierra Leone’s justice system on December 7th, 2023, with the revelation that Chief Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards (Photo above) had “taken leave.” This announcement, delivered through a letter disseminated on social media from the Secretary to the President, [Read More]
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