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Using modern technology to improve access to justice: The need for public address system in the Freetown Court Building
As part of efforts to strengthen the administration of justice in Sierra Leone, there have been significant efforts since the end of the conflict by...
CARL and Partners Extend Local Government Project to two District
The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) and its partners have extended a project that seeks to promote transparency and citizens'...
Sierra Leone’s Rule of Law Credential: the persisting weak links
While Sierra Leone is generally considered as one of the success stories of post-conflict countries that have made enormous strides at building...
Democracy and rule of law: Sierra Leone’s Supreme Court hears 2012 Presidential election petition
Five months after the opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) filed a petition challenging the authenticity of the outcome of November 17, 2012...
All Hands on Deck: Traditional leaders helping to protect women’s rights in Northern Sierra Leone
Trocaire, the Irish funded non-governmental organization, in partnership with the Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL), has embarked on...
Business and Justice: The role of the Judiciary in Promoting Investor Confidence in Sierra Leone
The case of the State v. Yusuf Turay et al is a matter that has attracted massive attention from the members of the public in general, and the media...
Effective Participation Beyond Reach in Sierra Leone?
“We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is participation”. Wynton Marsalis Sierra Leoneans turned out in...
Chief Justice Launches ‘New Local Courts’ in the Provinces: The Changing Phase of Sierra Leone’s Justice Landscape
Nearly two years after the Sierra Leone Parliament promulgated the Local Courts Act, senior officials of the Sierra Leone Judiciary traveled to the...
Statement by the Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law on the ongoing Corruption-related Trials in Sierra Leone
The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) today hailed the recent indictment of 7 medical practitioners and 22 others for various...