High Court Begins Trial Over Alleged Forced FGM in Freetown
The High Court of Sierra Leone has opened proceedings in a case involving the alleged forced Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) ...
Tag: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
President Bio Enacts Child Rights Act 2024 Amid FGM Debate
FREETOWN – Sierra Leone has taken a major step in strengthening child protection laws as President Julius Maada Bio on ...
ECOWAS Court Rules Against Sierra Leone in Landmark FGM Case
FREETOWN, July 8, 2025 — In a landmark judgment, the ECOWAS Court of Justice has ruled that the Government of ...
Sierra Leone Parliament Responds to FGM Fine in New Child Rights Act
Freetown, July 7, 2025 — The Parliament of Sierra Leone has issued a strong disclaimer, refuting widespread reports that the ...
Two FGM-Related Manslaughter Cases Commit to High Court
In a significant development at the Kambia Magistrate Court, Magistrate George B. Samai has committed the cases of manslaughter, relating ...
Medical Expert Reveals Reason for Deaths of Two Young Girls in Bondo Bush in Kambia
Magistrate Court in Kambia District has heard witnesses, including Dr. Samba Jalloh, the Acting Medical Superintendent of the Kambia Government ...
60 bloodless Bondo initiates graduated
The Amazonian Initiative Movement (AIM), through its donor partners, PfeffeeminzGreen and BMZ, on Friday, 4th August, 2023 officially showcased 60 ...
Landmark legal cases filed to end Female Genital Mutilation in Sierra Leone
In a historic move, the Forum Against Harmful Practices (FAHP) and the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa ...
Popular Story
-
Education Minister Announces Release Dates for WASSCE and BECE Results
-
Just In: Former Guinea Junta Leader “Dadis” Camara Escapes from Prison
-
Sierra Leone’s Assistant Commissioner of Police Resigns
-
2023 BECE Results Release Update
-
Samura Kamara addresses elected APC MPs amid ongoing parliamentary absence
