Politics & Law

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 04 February 2022: Following her recent appearance at the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee where she presented evidence and answer questions about her stewardship of the Freetown City Council, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has also held several discussions with the Anti-Corruption Commission as part of investigations into alleged abuse [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 February 2022: Twenty six High Court Judges have been posted across Sierra Leone to review the sentences, and in some cases – detention without charge meted out to over one thousand people, including teenagers, in a week-long crusade by the country’s Chief Justice to improve access [Read More]

Lawrence Williams: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 February 2022: It is now clear that those who orchestrated the suspension of Lara Taylor-Pearce just wanted the independent Auditor General out of the way. It is also crystal clear that those who masterminded her removal from office on grounds of “professional conduct or [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 February 2022: Sierra Leone’s Human Rights Commission (HRCSL) yesterday issued a notice saying that it is conducting a “public inquiry into the conduct of law enforcement officials”, following a spate of disturbing reports of abuse of power by the country’s security forces – both police and [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 January 2022: The Judiciary of Sierra Leone last Friday announced that it will review the convictions of over 1,000 inmates as part of what it describes as effort to increase access to justice and decongest Correctional Centres across the country. This week,  31st January 2022 to [Read More]

Dauda Yillah: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 January 2022: Events that occurred in Burkina Faso just a week ago go to prove further that the contagion of military takeovers once considered dead and buried in our West African subregion has re-emerged with a vengeance. Sudden and violent regime change is back [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 January 2022: Last Thursday, 27 January 2022, President Dr Julius Maada Bio presented his government’s success stories and overall development agenda to the diplomatic community and development partners working in the country, at a formal dinner held at State Lodge. Welcoming the guests, Madam First Lady [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 January 2022: Yesterday, Friday 28 January 2022, President of Sierra Leone – Dr Julius Maada Bio pronounced Antonio Rüdiger as ‘Brand Global Sierra Leone Football Ambassador’ and handed him the country’s diplomatic passport, at a ceremony attended by family members, well-wishers and government officials held in [Read More]

CHRDI: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 January 2022: Gender-based inequalities in the Sierra Leonean society are highly evident among the many risks of gender-based violence that women and girls face. Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is rooted in unequal power relations that are further reinforced by social and gender norms [Read More]