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Sierra Leone: A country review of crime and criminal justice 2008
African Human Security Initiative, Monograph 160, May 2009
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Building Accountable Justice in Sierra Leone
by Clare Castillejo. A publciation of the Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior (FRIDE).
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Innovative Efforts, Proven Results: How Timap for Justice Provides Legal Aid in Sierra Leone
In 2009, Timap for Justice began an innovative project to provide frontlinel legal assistance to pretrial detainees, using local community members who have ...
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Juvenile Justice in Sierra Leone: An Analysis of Legislation and Practice (2000)
"A child or young person will also have his/her case tried in an adult court if charged jointly with an adult (s3(1)CAP44).The trial will not take into account ...
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New Legal Aid Law in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone’s parliament has just enacted a legal aid law which provides for the role of paralegals.
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Prison Watch Sierra Leone
Prison Watch Sierra Leone was founded in 1996 which monitors and reports on prisons and detention conditions.
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Sierra Leone
This section contains a brief description of the legal system of Sierra Leone.
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The Socio-economic Impact of Pretrial Detention in Sierra Leone
This study, carried out by Timap for Justice and Prison Watch Sierra Leone, in collaboration with UNDP and the Open Society Justice Initiative, found that ...
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The Special Court for Sierra Leone
The Special Court for Sierra Leone was set up jointly by the Government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations. It is mandated to try those who bear the ...
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US Department of State Human Rights Report: Sierra Leone 2012
"Lengthy pretrial detention was a problem. Prison Watch reported that due to a severe shortage of legal professionals, 60 percent of prisoners were waiting to ...
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