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Last Updated: Jul 28, 2008 - 2:16:33 PM |
Articles
A Look at the Major Changes in the Three Gender Acts
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Jul 28, 2008 - 2:11:02 PM
Prior to the enactment of the gender acts in
2007, the women in Sierra
Leone, especially the rural women, were
subjected to inhuman treatment and their human rights trampled upon. Wife
battering, wife inheritance, forced marriage, to name but a few, are some of
the disadvantages they were subjected to.
Articles
A Prospective on the Anti-Corruption Commission
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Jul 26, 2008 - 2:05:47 PM
The 2008 Anti-Corruption Act, which is currently pending
ratification by Parliament, promises to endow the Anti-Corruption Commission
(ACC) with the power to independently prosecute and punish corruption. Such independence is long overdue; it was
among the TRC’s imperative recommendations issued in 2005, and President Koroma
has recently expressed his strong support for such changes. On Wednesday July 9, we spoke
with Mr. Abdul Tejan-Cole, the Commissioner of the ACC, about the current state
of the ACC, the pending Act, and his vision for the ACC in years to come.
Articles
An Assessment of the Newly Re-Opened Approved School
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Jul 19, 2008 - 12:04:50 PM
The re-opening of Approved School by the Justice
Sector Development Programme (JSDP) in collaboration with the Ministry of
Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs in late May this year, is viewed as welcome news to Civil Society Organizations
and other Non Governmental Organizations advocating for children’s rights, and
a hope for children in conflict with in the law. Chapter 44 of the Laws of
Sierra Leone 1960 makes provisions for the establishment of the Approved School,
where a child or young person convicted of criminal offences is sent for
rehabilitation instead of being sent to prisons as a form of punishment.
Articles
Juvenile Detention Facilities in Sierra Leone: An Up-Date
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Jun 3, 2008 - 12:35:37 PM
The Remand Home located at
Kingtom is intended to house juveniles in conflict with the law who are on
remand, awaiting the beginning or completion of their trials. Once sentenced, juveniles are supposed to be
transferred to the Approved School at Kissy, where they are expected to serve
their sentences while undergoing educational and vocational trainings. However,
these two institutions have come under serious criticisms, mainly for the lack
of basic facilities for rehabilitation of juveniles which is their primary focus.
Chapter 44 of the Laws of Sierra Leone 1960 makes provision for the
establishment of the Remand Home and the Approved School so that juveniles will
not be detained together with adults and to ensure that their justice system is
suited to the particular needs of youth in conflict with the law.
Articles
Synopsis of the Demand Side Strategy of Justice- Part 1
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May 22, 2008 - 3:00:59 PM
The Justice Sector Development Programme
(JSDP) which began operations in March 2005 as an initiative of the Government
of Sierra Leone (GoSL) and the United Kingdom Department for International Development
(DFID), is geared towards helping the people of Sierra Leone, especially the rural
poor, marginalized, and vulnerable, with affordable and accessible justice,
support to the rule of law section, prevent further conflict and improve safety
and security measures throughout the country.
