01.2012 - Source:Brookings Institution

"Internal Displacement in West Africa: A Snapshot"

Report on internal displacement in West African countries (general information; root causes; laws and policies; protection) [ID 209927]

01.2012 - Source:UN High Commissioner for Refugees 

"A catalyst and a bridge; An evaluation of UNHCR‟s community empowerment projects in Sierra Leone"

Evaluation report on UNHCR's community empowerment projects [ID 209883]

16.01.2012 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Police quell Sierra Leone by-election riot" , Author: Agence France-Presse

Fourah Bay: Clashes between followers of ruling party All People's Congress (APC) and opposition party Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) dispersed by security forces after some people were wounded; both sides started arguing during by-election [ID 209665]

17.01.2012 - Source:Guardian 

"Is Sierra Leone right to ban traditional birth attendants?"

In 2011, traditional birth attendants (TBA) were banned from assisting deliveries when the government introduced their free healthcare initiative, under which pregnant women receive support so long as they deliver in a clinic or hospital [ID 208687]

13.12.2011 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone lifts ban on political rallies" , Author: Agence France-Presse

Police announced an end to a 3-month ban on political rallies which was imposed after clashes between supporters of the ruling party and opposition followers [ID 207232]

2005 - Source:Harvard Human Rights Journal

"Making the Invisible War Crime Visible: Post-Conflict Justice for Sierra Leone’s Rape Victims"

Article on post-conflict justice for victims of rape during the civil war [ID 205704]

04.10.2010 - Source:Harvard Human Rights Journal

"Penetrating the Silence in Sierra Leone: A Blueprint for the Eradication of Female Genital Mutilation"

Article on FGM in Sierra Leone (bondo secret society, background, eradication efforts) [ID 205699]

08.2011 - Source:Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Germany) 

"Lage der Religionsgemeinschaften in ausgewählten islamischen Ländern"

Report on religious freedom in selected islamic countries; for selected non-islamic countries, see ID 205407 [ID 205406]

04.11.2011 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Changing the mindset around blindness"

Blindness and other disabilities are often blamed on witchcraft among less educated and rural communities; blind and disabled people have fewer access to education, health care and employment [ID 205119]

24.10.2011 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Amputees still waiting for reparations almost 10 years on"

Article on the lack of reparations for victims of the 1991-2002 civil war [ID 204417]

07.2010 - Source:Royal College of Psychiatrists 

"International Psychiatry; Vol. 7, Issue 3, July 2010"

Journal of the Board of International Affairs of the Royal College of Psychiatrists; this issue contains psychiatric country profiles on Greece and Ghana as well as thematic papers on Nepal, Sierra Leone, Malta and Sudan [ID 204164]

19.10.2011 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"SLeone warns against use of ex-fighters ahead of 2012 vote" , Author: Agence France-Presse

According to the director of the Office of National Security (ONS), the use by politicians of former fighters in the country's decade-long civil war ahead of 2012 presidential elections poses a "violent" threat; several clashes between supporters of the ruling party and the opposition have taken place in recent months [ID 204115]

2011 - Source:Directory of Development Organizations 

"Directory of Development Organizations; Edition 2011; Volume 1.B; Africa; Sierra Leone"

Guide to international organisations, government institutions, private sector development agencies, civil society organisations, universities, grant-makers, banks, microfinance institutions and development consulting firms [ID 203914]

02.05.2011 - Source:Freedom House 

"Freedom of the Press 2011"

Annual report on press freedom (covering 2010) [ID 203761]

18.05.2011 - Source:Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

"Algemeen Ambtsbericht Sierra Leone"

Country report (as at May 2011) [ID 203743]

06.10.2011 - Source:Reuters

"Sierra Leone to charge more than 50 over clashes" , Author: AlertNet

According to the government, more than 50 people will be prosecuted after clashes between rival political groups in September 2011 that injured a top opposition figure [ID 203141]

01.09.2009 - Source:US Department of Labor

"2008 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor"

Annual report on child labor (covering 2008) [ID 203074]

15.12.2010 - Source:US Department of Labor

"2009 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor"

Annual report on child labor (covering 2009) [ID 203073]

03.10.2011 - Source:US Department of Labor

"2010 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor"

Annual report on child labor (covering 2010) [ID 203072]

08.2011 - Source:US Social Security Administration 

"Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa 2011"

Overview of social security system (old age, disability and survivors; sickness and maternity; work injury; unemployment; family allowances) [ID 202677]

22.09.2011 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Amnesty International welcomes the acceptance in principle of a moratorium on the death penalty and the commitment to improve healthcare in connection with birth delivery and to address other causes of maternal mortality"

Countries call on Sierra Leone during the UN Universal Periodic Review to abolish the death penalty; government has begun reforms to improve maternal health care [ID 202462]

13.09.2011 - Source:US Department of State 

"July-December 2010 International Religious Freedom Report"

Annual report on religious freedom, covering July-December 2010 [ID 201888]

02.09.2011 - Source:UN Security Council 

"Seventh report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone [S/2011/554]"

Report by the UN Secretary-General on the current situation in Sierra Leone (political, security, economic and social developments; corruption, drug trafficking and organised crime; national institution; human rights) [ID 201734]

12.09.2011 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Sierra Leone to probe political violence: presidency" , Author: Agence France-Presse

City of Bo: Authorities announced a probe into violent clashes between the country's 2 main parties, the ruling All People's Congress (APC) and the main opposition Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), which have raised tensions ahead of 2012 elections [ID 201586]

06.09.2011 - Source:Amnesty International 

"At a Crossroads: Sierra Leone’s free health care policy [AFR 51/001/2011]"

Report on health care system (relevant human rights framework; missing drugs and shortcomings in procurement systems; lacking monitoring and complaint mechanisms; legal remedies) [ID 201124]