by Maeve O'Gorman | Oct 3, 2017 | News, Press Releases
Title: AdvocAid welcomes new Executive Director and Legal Officer Year: 2017 AdvocAid is proud to welcome two new staff members to its team in Sierra Leone. Daniel Eyre joins the organisation today as Interim Executive Director and Cheryl Sembie started in August as...
by Signe Roelsgaard | Feb 23, 2017 | News, Press Releases, Uncategorized
Following the celebration of our 10 year anniversary last year and winning the Clifford Chance Access to Justice Award, which includes 500 hours of pro bono support from legal and organisational experts, AdvocAid would like to share news of developments for the...
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...
by Joanna Howarth | Mar 30, 2016 | Advocacy, Legal Aid, News, Press Releases
30 March 2016: AdvocAid are today calling for reform to Sierra Leone’s Larceny Act – an act that leads to many Sierra Leonean women being illegally imprisoned for debt. Women owing as little as Le 250,000 (around $60) have been imprisoned for up to three years....
by Joanna Howarth | Feb 12, 2016 | Blogs, News, Press Releases, Publications, Resources
12 February 2016: AdvocAid have today released a briefing paper urging the President of Sierra Leone to sign the Safe Abortion Act 2015 and thereby enhance the human rights of women and prevent needless deaths. The paper comes just one week after they released an open...
by sabrinamahtani | Jan 3, 2015 | Blogs, News
AdvocAid’s Ebola Prevention Programme for Prisons and Police Stations was featured on CCTV News. You can watch a clip below: You can support our Ebola Prevention and Access to Justice programme via GlobalGiving. We are grateful for all of your...
