
Head Quarter Office
- NEC Building, OAU Drive, Tower Hill, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
- +232 79 481520
- info@hrc-sl.org
HRCSL Functions
- Investigate or enquire into any allegation of human rights violations
- Promote respect for human rights through public education and awareness raising Programs
- Publish guidelines, manuals, and other materials on the human rights obligations of public officials and others;
- Cooperate with institutions working in the field of human rights;
- Review existing legislation and advise government on its compliance with international obligations
- Monitor draft legislations, policies, programmes and administrative practices to ensure they comply with human rights principles, standards and obligation;
- Advice and support government in the preparation of treaty body reporting.
- Visit correctional centres and other places of detention to inspect and report on conditions;
- Monitor and document violations of human rights in Sierra Leone; and,
- Publish and present to the President and Parliament an Annual Report on the State of Human Rights in Sierra Leone.