by sabrinamahtani | Oct 10, 2013 | Blogs, Death penalty, Press Releases
On World Day Against the Death Penalty, 10 October 2013, AdvocAid renews its campaign to ensure that the death penalty is fully abolished in Sierra Leone. The current constitutional review process underway is an excellent opportunity to ensure that the Truth and...
by sabrinamahtani | Jul 19, 2013 | Blogs, Education
A short video of a graduation ceremony in Kenema Female Prison for women who passed their Stage 1 Literacy. AdvocAid runs literacy classes for women in prison across Sierra Leone with our fantastic partner, EducAid, an educational charity. The women are singing...
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...
