Mamie Kailondo, a 21-year-old health education student at Njala University and intern at AMT Hospital in Bo, is among a growing number of young Sierra Leoneans turning personal trauma into public advocacy. A...
The Family Support Unit, in collaboration with the Community Relations Department of Magburaka Police Division, conducted a school sensitisation program on Thursday, 16th October 2025, aimed at fostering...
The Forum Against Harmful Practices (FAHP) has organized a one-day workshop at the Buxton Church Hall on Charles Street in Freetown to promote the use of social media to amplify voices calling for an end...
Khadija is calling for justice and compensation for the trauma she endured due to forced Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). She is demanding that the government of Sierra Leone take responsibility for...
A court in Moyamba has remanded Marie Thorlley, a traditional initiator, after she was charged with unlawfully performing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on a 13-year-old girl in Ribbi Chiefdom. The incident...
In a groundbreaking ruling, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has found the Government of Sierra Leone in violation of women's and girls' rights for failing to explicitly...
The Parliament of Sierra Leone has issued a formal disclaimer regarding the recently enacted Child Rights Act, 2025, clarifying that the legislation does not impose any fines, penalties, or punishments...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has delivered a landmark ruling against the Government of Sierra Leone, finding it in violation of women's and girls' rights due...
The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) has expressed deep concern over a recent statement from the Parliament of Sierra Leone regarding the Child Rights Act, 2025. In a press release dated...
The Parliament of Sierra Leone has issued a clear statement to correct false information circulating about the new Child Rights Act, 2025. Some reports, including one from Radio Democracy 98.1FM, claimed...
