by sabrinamahtani | Jan 29, 2012 | Blogs, Capacity Building, News
AdvocAid is running a legal externship programme with the support of Open Society Justice Initiative. The externs are based with 3 legal aid organisations (Defence for Children, LAWYERS and AdvocAid) and gain practical experience working in legal aid and human rights...
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, 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...
by sabrinamahtani | Jan 3, 2012 | Advocacy, Blogs, Death penalty, Legal Aid, News, Press Releases
Great news to begin the new year! Another woman (formerly on death row) has been discharged. MSK was sentenced to death in 2007. Her conviction was overturned following an appeal by AdvocAid in 2009 and she had to undergo a retrial. An AdvocAid contracted lawyer...
by sabrinamahtani | Dec 10, 2011 | Advocacy, Blogs, Legal Aid, News
AdvocAid was honoured to be invited to speak at the National Conference on Advancing Legal Aid for Women’s Rights organised by the Human Rights Commission on 8 to 9 December 2010 as part of their events listed to mark International Human Rights Day on 10...
by sabrinamahtani | Dec 9, 2011 | Advocacy, Blogs, News, Publications
AdvocAid, with the support of GIZ, has developed a Handbook on the United Nations Standards for the Treatment of Female Prisoners. The handbook can be found in the “resources” section of our website or by clicking here. This handbook aims to provide a...
