by sabrinamahtani | Nov 22, 2012 | Advocacy, Blogs, Legal Aid, News, Press Releases
We, the following civil society organisations, AdvocAid, Amnesty International, Centre for Accountability & Rule of Law (CARL), L.A.W.Y.E.RS (Legal Access through Women Yearning for Equality Rights & Social justice), and Prison Watch, strongly condemn the...
by sabrinamahtani | Nov 21, 2012 | Advocacy, Blogs, Press Releases, Publications
AdvocAid’s work, particularly our recent research report on Women, Debt and Detention, was featured in an IRIN news report (below). SIERRA LEONE: Women, debt and detention Photo: Otto Bakano/IRIN Juveniles in a police cell in a Sierra Leone, where women are...
by sabrinamahtani | Oct 10, 2012 | Advocacy, Blogs, Death penalty, Events
10 October 2012 marks World Day Against the Death Penalty The TRC recommended that Sierra Leone abolish the death penalty. “Respect for human dignity and human rights must begin with respect for human life. Everyone has the right to life. A society that accords the...
by sabrinamahtani | Aug 28, 2012 | Advocacy, Blogs, Death penalty, Press Releases
We, the undersigned non-governmental organizations based in Sierra Leone, strongly denounce the execution of 9 inmates on death row in The Gambia last week. The executions represent a tragic setback to efforts at developing a human rights culture in the region, with...
by sabrinamahtani | Feb 8, 2012 | Blogs, Capacity Building, Legal Aid, News
We are very glad to have Derek volunteering with us. Derek is from Cameroon but came to complete his legal professional studies in Sierra Leone due to lack of a law school in Cameroon. He completed his LLB in Cameroon, has taught law part time and also has NGO...