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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...
Enhancing Juvenile Justice in Sierra Leone: Need for Remand Homes in Eastern Sierra Leone
Children in Sierra Leone suffered immeasurably during the armed conflict that engulfed the country from 1991 to 2002. They were forced into assuming...
Assessing the Impact of Community-Based Monitors in Human Rights Monitoring
The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) is an independent, not-for-profit organization working towards a just society for all persons...
Dispensation Of Justice At The Local Court: Persisting Challenges To Confront…
The Native Administrative court, also known as local court of Sierra Leone, derives its authority from the Local Courts Act, 1963; the Courts Act,...
Challenges in Fair Trial Administration in the North: A Case study of the Local Court
The right to a fair trial as a norm of international human rights law is designed to protect individuals from the excesses of law enforcement...