Africa: ICJ co-hosts webinars on the right to education
The ICJ, together with the Global Initiative on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) and the Right to Education Initiative (RTE), held webinars on 24 and 31 July. (more…)
Region and country Archives: Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: ICJ convenes judicial dialogue on implementation of human rights standards in West Africa
The ICJ, in collaboration with the Judicial Training Institute of Sierra Leone and the Judiciary of Sierra Leone, hosted a judicial dialogue for effective implementation of global, regional and sub-regional human rights standards. (more…)
Concluding Observations, CCPR/C/SLE/CO/1, 25 March 2014: Sierra Leone
11. The Committee is concerned that the State party lacks any constitutional or statutory provision expressly prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity, and that same sex relationships between consenting adults are criminalized by law. The Committee notes with concern the prevalence of stereotypes and prejudices against lesbian, gay, bisexual and […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/HRC/25/55/Add.3, 28 February 2014: Sierra Leone
380. JUA 20/06/2013 Case no: SLE 1/2013 State reply: none to date Alleged physical attack and threats against a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBT) rights defender. Observations 381. The Special Rapporteur wishes to express her regret that, at the time of the finalisation of this report, the Government had not responded to the […]
Attacks on Justice 2005: Sierra Leone
After the end of a devastating civil war which began in 1991, the task of rebuilding an effective judiciary in Sierra Leone started with a focus on its geographic extension. (more…)
Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Sierra Leone, E/CN.4/2005/113, February 2, 2005
B. The right to life and security of the person 8. Recent months have witnessed a spate of unresolved killings in Freetown and in the regions, especially of women. In September 2004, a well-known lesbian activist, Fanny Ann Eddy, was murdered in Freetown allegedly for her sexual orientation and outspokenness in support of gay and […]