by Joanna Howarth | Apr 20, 2023 | Legal Aid, Press Releases
Press Release: 20 April 2023 AdvocAid, L.A.W.Y.E.R.S., I.LR.A.J., A Girl At A Time, Amnesty International, and Girlz Empowered are concerned about the recent arrest of Zainab Sheriff who was arrested and detained for a video she posted online expressing her...
by Executive Director | Jul 2, 2020 | Blogs, COVID-19, Legal Aid
On 4 June 2020, AdvocAid’s legal manager Lydia Kembabazi was a panelist for the Africa Criminal Justice Reform (ACJR) webinar on COVID-19 and petty offences in West Africa. Lydia gave an insight into how measures taken to protect the Sierra Leone population from the...
by Executive Director | May 4, 2020 | Blogs, COVID-19, Legal Aid
While the whole world is reeling from the global COVID-19 health crisis, we are having to adapt our work in light of new restrictions across Sierra Leone. Drawing from lessons learned from our work during the Ebola outbreak, AdvocAid is working hard to develop new...
by Executive Director | Jun 19, 2019 | Advocacy, Blogs, Legal Aid, News, Press Releases
June 19th 2019 AdvocAid and the Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) have carefully followed reports relating to the clashes between the Sierra Leone Police and supporters of the opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) on 31st May, 2019. We have access to...
by Signe Roelsgaard | Aug 30, 2016 | 10 Year Anniversary, Blogs, Legal Aid
For this month’s anniversary blog, Lawyer Ishmael P Mammie has sat down with Saskia B Binet, AdvocAid’s Development Intern, to tell her about what it’s like to represent AdvocAid clients and how representing women with sometimes very serious charges has...
by Signe Roelsgaard | Aug 8, 2016 | Advocacy, Legal Aid, News
In Sierra Leone’s justice system, children and youth are rarely treated any differently than adults. They often spend excessive time behind bars without charge – considered guilty until proved innocent. To raise awareness about conditions in detention facilities for...
