By Sallieu S. Kanu A delegation from the Parliamentary Caucus on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) of the Gambia National Assembly, has on Thursday, March 2,2023, visited the Sierra Leone House of Parliament. The purpose of their visit was to exchange ideas on freedom of religious belief and religious tolerance. In a brief engagement with the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Segepoh Solomon Thomas and other Members of Parliament,...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No.3 on Thursday sent Foday Sesay, a footballer, to prison over allegation of larceny. He was arraigned on one count charge of larceny contrary to section 2 of the Larceny Act of 1916 According to the chargesheet, the accused on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at Evangel Bible College compound, Murray Town in Freetown did steal ten rubber tables each valued...Read More
By Alusine Sesay In Sierra Leone, public-facing women – including women leaders, women human rights defenders, and women journalists – face an increased risk of threats, intimidation, online insult, and violence. According to a recently published report, these threats are often made in an attempt to push such women out of public spaces, and diminish their voices. The report, titled “Threats Against Public-Facing Women in Sierra Leone”, was released by...Read More
By Sallieu S, Kanu As the trial of a police officer accused of raping a woman in a police station commences, AdvocAid has called for accountability and an end to violence against women and girls by law enforcement officials. In late 2021, Baindu (not her real name) was arrested and detained in Pujehun police station. She is a single mother to a three-year-old boy. While detained, a female police officer...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker Former Switzerland Ambassador H.E. Yvette Siaka Stevens recently donates Judo uniforms to the Sierra Leone Judo Federation in honor of her late son, Boris Siaka Steven who was a Judo blackbelt holder. Ambasador Stevens it was the dream of her Son to support the Federation, but death snatched him away and couldn’t fulfill his dream. She said that when her son visited Sierra Leone he held...Read More
