CARL writes President Julius Madaa Bio: Put Citizens and Accountability at the Centre of Governance.

CARL expresses grave concerns over failure by MDAs to submit financial statements to Audit Service Sierra Leone; urges Parliament and Ministry of Finance to intervene

The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) is gravely concerned about the failure, neglect or outright refusal by a number of public institutions to submit the required financial information for the purpose of conducting the annual national audit. A public statement issued on 7th August, 2017 by Audit Service Sierra Leone listed 29 (twenty nine) (more…)

CARL writes President Julius Madaa Bio: Put Citizens and Accountability at the Centre of Governance.

On the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute, CARL welcomes the renewed commitment of the Government Sierra Leone to ‘domesticate’ the Rome Statute; Urges continued support to the ICC

8th August 2018, Freetown, Sierra Leone

The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) welcomes the Government of Sierra Leone’s renewed commitment to the International Criminal Court (ICC), and for pledging to enact domesticating legislation that would make  the Rome Statute, the ICC’s foundation document, part of Sierra Leone’s legal code. (more…)

CARL writes President Julius Madaa Bio: Put Citizens and Accountability at the Centre of Governance.

Moving from Impunity to Accountability for ECOMOG Violations: CARL Welcomes Efforts to Bring Closure to War Victims in Sierra Leone

Freetown, Sierra Leone: The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law – Sierra Leone (CARL-SL) today applauded efforts by a combined team of local and international lawyers led by Karim Khan QC, Dato’ Shyamala Alagendra and Mr. Ibrahim Sorie Yillah to ensure justice and accountability for violations committed by forces of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) in Sierra Leone. (more…)

CARL writes President Julius Madaa Bio: Put Citizens and Accountability at the Centre of Governance.

CARL writes President Julius Madaa Bio: Put Citizens and Accountability at the Centre of Governance

Dear President Bio,

Let me take this opportunity, on behalf of the management and staff of the Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law, to formally congratulate you on your election as President of the Republic of Sierra Leone. It was an honourably earned victory and I wish you and your government a successful tenure over the next five years. I hope that you will remain committed to implementing your pre-election promises, and you can count on the leadership and staff of CARL to support your administration in achieving those promises. (more…)

CARL writes President Julius Madaa Bio: Put Citizens and Accountability at the Centre of Governance.

Ebola Survivors, Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law file a human rights violation complaint in the ECOWAS Court against the Republic of Sierra Leone

Ebola Survivors, Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law file a human rights violation complaint in the ECOWAS Court against the Republic of Sierra Leone

Briefing Paper

Between May 2014 and March 2016, there was an outbreak of an Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, which according to the World health Organization (WHO) recorded a total of 14,124 confirmed cases and 3,956 deaths. Many of those deaths included healthcare workers who took on the task of containing the outbreak. The outbreak affected other countries in West Africa, including Guinea and Liberia. The Ministry of Health  was tasked with the responsibility to coordinate the country’s response, mobilize and manage resources, and contain the outbreak. (more…)