The Judiciary of Sierra Leone has commenced a two-week court session in Mattru Jong, Bonthe District in the South- ern Province of the country, presided over by Hon. Justice Abdulai M. Bangura (JSC), marking...
Abdul Fatoma, Chief Executive of the Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI), has raised serious concerns about the state of Sierra Leone's judiciary, citing political interference...
The Judiciary of Sierra Leone has initiated a two-week court session in Mattru Jong, Bonthe District, Southern Province, marking the start of the October High Court Criminal Session. The session, led...
In a pivotal ruling delivered on Wednesday October 16, 2024, Honourable Justice Anthony Ganda of the High Court dismissed the jurisdictional and preliminary objections raised by the solicitors representing...
The Judiciary of Sierra Leone, led by Acting Chief Justice Nicolas N. C. Brown Marks, has established a new magistrate court in Kenema. This initiative aims to alleviate congestion in existing courts and...
Sento Conteh, a woman who was jailed for indecent exposure during the August 10, 2022, protest in Makeni, has been released. Conteh served the two-year sentence at the Female Correction Centre. In September...
Since President Dr Julius Maada Bio came to power in April 2018, significant reforms have taken place in the Judiciary. Magistrates and Judges no longer wait for orders from above to determine matters...
Sierra Leone’s Acting Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Nicholas C. Browne-Marke has yesterday commenced proceedings (Call Over) on ninety-four (94) criminal cases brought before the High Court marking...
The Judiciary of Sierra Leone has announced that the Michaelmas Criminal Sessions of the High Court will officially open in Freetown on Tuesday, 17th September 2024. The opening ceremony will take place...
The recent launch of the Justice Sector and Reform Strategy 2024-2030 by His Excellency the President marks yet another ambitious effort to transform Sierra Leone’s justice system. On paper, this new...
