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Human Rights Commissioner Asks Return of Blood Diamonds (August 19, 2010) by Constance Johnson

Sierra Leone's Human Rights Commissioner, Yasmin Jusu-Sheriff, recently called for the return of the "blood diamonds" that internationally known model Naomi ...

Topic: War crimes
Jurisdiction: Sierra Leone

Supreme Court Rules Libel Law Does Not Violate Freedom of Press (December 15, 2009) by Hanibal Goitom

It was reported on December 7, 2009, that the Sierra Leone Supreme Court had rejected a constitutional challenge to the 1965 ...

Topic: Freedom of the press
Jurisdiction: Sierra Leone

New Draft Mining Law to Increase Government Revenues, Decrease Child Recruitment (June 25, 2009) by Hanibal Goitom

It was reported on June 18, 2009, that a draft mining law seeking to increase government revenue from mining activities and ...

Topic: Mining and mineral resources
Jurisdiction: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Convicts to Serve Time in Rwanda (March 27, 2009) by Hanibal Goitom

On March 18, 2009, the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), the Sierra Leone-based Tribunal established in 2002 to try individuals ...

Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Rwanda / Sierra Leone

Financial Shortfall May Lead to Taylor's Release (March 05, 2009) by Constance Johnson

As of May 2009, the United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone may face a shortage of funds of more than ...

Topic: War crimes
Jurisdiction: Liberia / Sierra Leone

New Drug Control Law Passed (August 28, 2008) by Hanibal Goitom

It was reported on August 2, 2008, that the National Drugs Act of 2008, drafted with the help of the U.N. ...

Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Sierra Leone

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Last updated: August 19, 2010