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4/11/2023
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PRESS STATEMENT ON THE KILLING OF THE NORTH-EAST REGIONAL COORDINATOR OF THE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT DIVISION (OSD) OF THE SIERRA LEONE POLICE
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3/31/2023
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Through its daily media monitoring activity, the HRCSL is aware of current public debate on human rights concerns raised in various Human Rights reports put out by reputable institutions in the country.
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8/12/2022
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PRESS STATEMENT ON RECENT INCITEMENT AND VIOLENT PROTESTS OF 8TH - 10TH AUGUST 2022
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6/20/2022
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PR - CONDUCT OF THE SLP IN THE ARREST AND DETENTION OF ALHAJI AMADU BAH
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5/17/2022
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Through its monitoring of the social media, HRCSL came across a video that has gone viral where a police officer, PC 18080 Mansaray was seen being manhandled by one Ibrahim Bangura, a civilian.
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2/1/2022
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Having monitored, received and documented many allegations of human rights violations by Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) especially in the maintenance of public order, the Commission has decided to undertake a public inquiry into the conduct of LEOs. The Commission has also documented instances of attacks by citizens on LEOs; the inquiry will also look into such allegations.
The scope of this public inquiry will be for a period of seven years, from 2015-2021.
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4/14/2021
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The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) is concerned about the spontaneous violence that erupted on 12th April, 2021 between protesting students and the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) at the Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) Campus following the publication of a partial list of would-be graduates published by the college administration on the said date.
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2/4/2021
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About two weeks ago while monitoring the media, HRCSL noted that some people who said are residents of Yenga, a small village in the Kissi Teng Chiefdom in Kailahun District alleged through a voice message sent on WHATSAPP that Guinean soldiers had crossed over to their town laying claims to it. They therefore gave government through the same voice message an ultimatum to act fast and stop the Guineans otherwise they would take the law into their hands. This reopened fresh discussions in the media over the Yenga Border conflict which many Sierra Leoneans had thought it had long been resolved.
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10/19/2020
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HRCSL notes that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) invited the former President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma for questioning over corruption allegations on Monday 5th October 2020 which said interview was postponed to Thursday 8th October, 2020. During its usual monitoring of the media, HRCSL observed that tensions were building up leading to the re-scheduled interview with the former President. This prompted the Commission to dispatch its regional oversight commissioner, Hassan Samba Yarjah and the Director of Education Communication and Training, Mr. Richard M’Bayo on Wednesday 7th October, 2020 who teamed up with the regional office in Makeni in order to monitor the interview session with a view to ensuring a fair process. This is to the effect that HRCSL believes the former President like any other citizen should be given the opportunity to defend any allegations brought against him.
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8/31/2020
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The HRCSL in its general monitoring role has been monitoring different social media platforms
which have recently been flooded with hate messages and diatribes from Sierra Leoneans both
within and outside the country with the aim of inciting civil and political unrest and ultimately
bringing the State to a standstill.
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