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The HANCI Child Adoption Case: Unnecessary delays and ‘Technicalities’ Undermining the ends of justice?
The long preliminary investigation (PI) into the matter of the State V. Dr. Roland Foday Kargbo, John Kapri Gbla, Henry Abu, Peter Lamin Dumbuya and...
WHAT DOES THE 2013 BUDGET SAY ABOUT GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT TO GENDER AND JUVENILE JUSTICE ISSUES?
During the 2012 presidential and parliamentary general election, the President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma’s manifesto proposed to make efforts on...
Examining the adjudication of insult cases and sentencing by local courts in Bo District
The traditions of various ethnic groups in Sierra Leone expect local chiefs to settle certain disputes at the community (village) level. Complaints...
THE JUDGEMENT IN The State V. Momoh Konteh.
The trial of the case of The State V. Momoh Kemoh Konteh, one of the most publicized corruption-related cases in contemporary times in Sierra Leone,...
Freetown City Council publishes Quarterly Statement Of Account: A Step forward in promoting transparent and accountable leadership?
On June 12, Freetown City Council published its first quarterly Statement of Account for 2013. The report was read out at a community outreach...
Update on Ongoing Efforts to Implement Sierra Leone’s Legal Aid Law
In order to prevent the implementation gap that seems to have afflicted many new laws in Sierra Leone, government and civil society organizations...
Accountability as a critical requirement in democratic policing: Is the Sierra Leone Police force lagging behind?
In modern democracies, the police force has the primary responsibility of protecting lives and property as well as maintaining law and order. In...
Age Assessment Procedures for Juvenile Offenders in Sierra Leone: Still weak for fair trial standards
Age assessment is one of the growing problems facing the adjudication of juvenile-related cases. This particularly became imperative after the...
Closing the Gap: CARL Partners with Freetown City Council to Strengthen Ward Committees
In 2004, Sierra Leone reintroduced local councils after a thirty-year hiatus. Section 20 of The Local Government Act states that “local councils ...