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...
Human rights lawyer Basita Michael has called on Parliament to include a clear ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the new Child Rights Act, 2024. In an official letter addressed to the Honourable...
A bright future was cut tragically short in Tombahun Village after Aminata Jabbie, a 19-year-old woman, died from complications related to a forced Bondo Society initiation, reigniting urgent debate over...
Katanya Women's Development Association, a local non-governmental organisation aimed at empowering and advocating for the rights of women, ended the International Day of Zero Tolerance on Female Genital...
The Amazonian Initiative Movement-Sierra Leone (AIM-SL) has wrapped up a series of consultations and training sessions in Kenema District aimed at combating female genital mutilation (FGM) and promoting...
Country Director of SEND Sierra Leone, Joseph Ayamga speak tough against harmful Practices accomplist. "To the leaders in this room, I say this: your leadership is measured not by the titles you hold...
Madam Rugiatu Neneh Turay, a passionate anti-FGM activist dedicated to the well-being of women and girls, has spoken powerfully on the urgent need to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Sierra Leone. She...
Magistrate George B. Samai of the Kambia Magistrate Court has committed to Port Loko High Court the cases of alleged manslaughter, relating to the deaths of Kadiatu Bangura and Salamatu Jalloh in the Bondo...
The tragic deaths of 13-year-old Salamatu Kalawa and 17-year-old Kadiatu Bangura have brought renewed attention to the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Sierra Leone. Both girls succumbed...
