by lulu kitololo | Mar 22, 2011 | Advocacy, Blogs, Press Releases
For many of us, a year can flash by in an instant. But that is not the case for those in prison. Building on the success of last year’s celebration of International Women’s Day, AdvocAid is once again using the day to highlight the plight of girls and women in Sierra...
by sabrinamahtani | Mar 17, 2011 | Advocacy, Blogs, Death penalty, Legal Aid, Publications
An AdvocAid Briefing Paper concerning restricted time limits to appeal for those on death row. Section 64 of the Courts Act 1965 provides 21 days within which to appeal which CANNOT be extended for those sentenced to death. AdvocAid has been championing reform of this...
by lulu kitololo | Mar 12, 2011 | Blogs, Resources, Videos
A short film introducing AdvocAid’s work providing access to justice and strengthened rights for girls and women in conflict with the law in Sierra Leone. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPHieElCLio] Filmed and edited by Idriss Kpange. Produced by...
by sabrinamahtani | Mar 10, 2011 | Blogs, Death penalty, News, Press Releases
On Thursday March 3rd 2011, after 6 years on death row, MK was granted her freedom. In a landmark decision by the Court of Appeal, her original criminal trial for murder was rendered a nullity and she was discharged. The State has declined to re-prosecute the matter...
by sabrinamahtani | Dec 1, 2009 | Blogs, Legal Aid
Logan Hambrick (AdvocAid co-founder and Director) has written a fantastic article for Foreign Policy Digest – Women in Conflict with the Courts. Full text of the article can be found below. — DEVELOPMENTS Emmerson, one of Sierra Leone’s most popular...
by sabrinamahtani | Jul 20, 2007 | Blogs, Legal Aid, Press Releases
A report recently released by the UN cites the ongoing abuse within Sierra Leone’s prisons and the failure to protect the rights of inmates as a serious threat to peace in the country. Sierra Leone suffered a brutal decade-long civil war that formally ended in 2002,...
