The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) has raised urgent concerns over worsening overcrowding in the country’s correctional centres, warning that the situation threatens human rights protections...
A proposal to extend Sierra Leone’s presidential term from five to seven years has stirred public debate amid ongoing constitutional review discussions, with prominent human rights lawyer Victor Lansana...
The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) on 19 November 2025 received a delegation from ECOWAS, led by Sabetta Chansa, Technical Advisor for Security Sector Reform Governance (SSRG). The...
Sierra Leone has convened a high-level stakeholder consultation ahead of its 4th Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations Human Rights Council, signaling its continued commitment to strengthening...
Khadija Tejan Nabie, a prominent human rights activist, has issued a public appeal for urgent government intervention following reports of threats against journalist Amadu Lamrana Bah of the Truth Media...
The Rainbo Initiative has convened a high-level stakeholders’ dialogue on the establishment of a Sexual Offenders Database (SOD), covering the period January 2024 to August 2025, as part of efforts to...
The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL), through its Directorate of Monitoring and Research, has commenced a nationwide monitoring and data collection exercise in Correctional Centres across...
The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL), on August 20th, 2025, at its headquarters, Tower Hill in Freetown, had an engagement with a delegation from the African Union Committee of Experts on...
The Office of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice has held a technical working session with the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) to review the drafting instructions for the proposed...
The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) has held a high-level engagement with a delegation from the ECOWAS Court of Justice, led by its President, Hon. Justice Ricardo Claúdio Monteiro Gonçalves. The...
