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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...
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...
Citizen Participation Needed to Play a Key Role in Public Resource Management
On January 26th, CARL and Action Aid-SL hosted a National Conference on Addressing Socio- Economic Justice Through Effective Public Resource...
“Justice Delayed is not only justice denied but the rule of law destroyed”: Revisiting the case of the State V Abass Chernor Bundu.
The case of the State V Abass Chernor Bundu is a case that has brought to the spotlight the unnecessary delays experienced in court when dealing...
Strengthening Judicial Integrity in the Fight Against Corruption in Sierra Leone: Making a Case for the Judiciary
In March, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Sierra Leone organized a three-day national dialogue forum to pick the brains of Sierra Leoneans...
Putting citizens in the Driving Seat of Development: Local Councils Must Take the Lead in Sierra Leone…
The 2004 Local Government Act was passed in Sierra Leone principally to promote locally-led development initiatives - in ways that would enhance...