by sabrinamahtani | Jun 23, 2015 | Blogs, Events, Press Releases
AdvocAid Launches New Kono Office To Reach More Women in Need of Free Legal Aid Friday 19 June: Today, AdvocAid held the official opening for their new regional Kono Office from which they’ll provide targeted legal support to girls and women in conflict with the law....
by sabrinamahtani | May 29, 2015 | Blogs, Events, Press Releases
AdvocAid Launches Kenema Office as Part of Justice Matters Programme in Sierra Leone Friday 29 May: Today, AdvocAid held the official opening for their new regional Kenema Office from which they’ll provide targeted legal support to girls and women in conflict with the...
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 | Jan 29, 2012 | Blogs, Events, News
AdvocAid was part of a panel at the International Human Rights Funders Group Conference this week in San Francisco. The panel was entitled “Flourish or Wilt? Taking Stock of Women’s Human Rights in an Era of Revolutionary Political Change” and we presented...
by sabrinamahtani | Jan 18, 2012 | Blogs, Events, Legal Aid
AdvocAid’s Executive Director and Legal Officer paid a visit to Makeni to monitor and support the work of our Makeni paralegal, Victoria Koroma, who is based with Access to Justice Makeni. We paid visits to the Courts and met with police, State Counsel and the...
by sabrinamahtani | Jan 18, 2012 | Blogs, Events, News
Today we are celebrating 10 years of peace in Sierra Leone and also remembering all those who suffered during the 11 year long civil war and those who still feel the effects today. Sierra Leone has come a long way since AdvocAid started in 2006 but there are still...
