In a recent tweet, @BBCAfrica’s Umaru Fofana highlighted a grave concern plaguing Sierra Leone – the alarming state of overcrowding in its correctional facilities. He stated that as of October 2, 2023, Sierra Leone’s Pademba Road Correctional Center housed a staggering 2,097 inmates, surpassing its capacity by more than sixfold. A considerable number of these […]
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Speech by Basita Michael Esq at the Fifty-Fifty Group Conference on March 2, 2023. Distinguished guests, friends and colleagues, greetings, I feel deeply honoured to be here among all of you today, and I am delighted to see so many esteemed mentors, colleagues, and friends in attendance. I would like to express my sincere gratitude
ILRAJ is disappointed with the final product of the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Act (GEWE), Act No. 23 of 2022. GEWE promised a great deal but delivered very little to achieve the objectives piloted by the Government. In addition to being poorly drafted, there has been a lot of misinformation and contradicting statements regarding
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