26.04.2012 - Source:BBC News 

"Court gives Charles Taylor ruling"

Article on charges and trial against former Liberian president Charles Taylor; he is accused of backing rebels who killed tens of thousands during Sierra Leone's 1991-2002 civil war [ID 215047]

26.04.2012 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Taylor verdict sends message that no-one is above the law"

Charles Taylor found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity by Special Court for Sierra Leone [ID 215141]

26.04.2012 - Source:BBC News 

"Taylor aided Sierra Leone crimes"

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Sierra Leone civil war at his trial in The Hague [ID 215145]

26.04.2012 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"Sierra Leone: Landmark Conviction of Liberian Ex-President"

Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia, was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity before the United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone [ID 215188]

26.04.2012 - Source:International Crisis Group 

"Taylor Verdict a Warning to War Crimes Perpetrators"

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor found guilty of war crimes committed during Sierra Leone's civil war from 1991 to 2002 [ID 215297]

26.04.2012 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Now we can move on"

Former president of Liberia Charles Taylor has been convicted by Special Court of Sierra Leone on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity [ID 215403]

25.04.2012 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Sierra Leone still suffers legacy of child soldiers" , Author: Inter Press Service

Article on the use of child soldiers in combat; Liberia's former President Charles Taylor will be convicted for war crimes in Sierra Leone [ID 215172]

02.04.2012 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Sierra Leone: Pass Freedom of Information Bill [AFR 51/001/2012]"

The Freedom of Information Bill (FOI) would allow members of the public to obtain access to information held by public bodies including information that was previously inaccessible or that was considered sensitive [ID 213260]

14.03.2012 - Source:UN Security Council 

"Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone [S/2012/160]"

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Sierra Leone (political developments; security developments; economic developments; social developments; peacebuilding; support to democratic institutions) [ID 213047]

06.03.2012 - Source:Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation 

"Anfragebeantwortung zu Sierra Leone: Informationen zur Lage von Diamantengräbern [a-7935]"

Query response on the situation of diamond diggers [ID 212116]

03.2012 - Source:Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Germany) 

"Todesstrafe in ausgewählten Ländern"

Report on the death penalty in selected countries [ID 214627]

03.2012 - Source:Conciliation Resources 

"Consolidating peace: Liberia and Sierra Leone"

Report on post-conflict transitions (governance, justice and security; reconciliation and reintegration) [ID 216301]

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]

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]

13.01.2012 - Source:UN General Assembly 

"Conflict-related sexual violence : report of the Secretary-General [A/66/657–S/2012/33]"

Report of the UN Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence [ID 210479]

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]

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]

2012 - Source:Freedom House 

"Insult Laws: Insulting to Press Freedom; A Guide to Evolution of Insult Laws in 2010" , Author: World Press Freedom Committee; Freedom House

Joint report by the World Press Freedom Committee and Freedom House on the evolution of insult laws in 2010 [ID 214039]

13.12.2011 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]