Public concern has intensified after photographs of a young child, reportedly unveiled following an initiation linked to female genital mutilation (FGM), circulated widely on social media, reviving national...
A survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM) has called for an end to the practice, describing it as a painful and harmful tradition that she believes is now carried out mainly for financial gain. Speaking...
The European Union has criticized Sierra Leone for failing to outlaw Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in its newly enacted Child Rights Act of 2025, describing the omission as a major setback in the country’s...
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...
