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Sierra Leone: Authorities must release and guarantee fair trial for TV personality Hawa Hunt detained under accusations of insulting the President and First Lady

Reacting to the ongoing detention of Hawa Hunt, a Sierra Leonean-Canadian artist and reality television personality who was arrested on...

Sierra Leone: Regional court ruling gives hope to thousands of pregnant girls banned from school

Responding to news that the regional Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice has today rejected...

Sierra Leone: Amnesty International joins legal challenge against government ban on pregnant girls attending school

Amnesty International has joined a legal case brought by two non-governmental organizations, Equality Now and WAVES, to challenge the Sierra...

Sierra Leone: Arrest of activist during peaceful protest demonstrates the urgency to reform restrictive laws

Following the arrest and interrogation today of activist Edmond Abu during a peaceful protest in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Sabrina Mahtani,...

Sierra Leone: Housing and environmental failures behind shocking scale of mudslide deaths

The terrible aftermath of the mudslides in Sierra Leone, which have left more than 3000 people homeless, grimly illustrates...

Sierra Leone: One dead, two seriously injured as security forces open fire on protesting students

The security forces killed one person and seriously injured at least two others as they opened fire on protesting students...

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