Sierra Leone

February 1, 2017

AU's 'ICC Withdrawal Strategy' Less than Meets the Eye

The African Union made headlines Tuesday for purportedly agreeing to mass withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. The reality is more complex.

International Justice

February 1, 2017 Dispatches

AU's 'ICC Withdrawal Strategy' Less than Meets the Eye

Elise Keppler
Associate Director, International Justice Program
International Justice

November 2, 2016 Commentary

Africans Speak Out Against ICC Withdrawal

Sarah Rayzl Lansky
Senior Associate, International Justice Program
Women's Rights

February 4, 2016 News Release

Sierra Leone: Sign Bill Allowing Safe Abortions

Reports More Reports

February 19, 2014

Whose Development?

Human Rights Abuses in Sierra Leone’s Mining Boom
July 25, 2012

"Even a 'Big Man' Must Face Justice"

Lessons from the Trial of Charles Taylor
June 21, 2006

Trying Charles Taylor in The Hague

Making Justice Accessible to Those Most Affected

News

February 4, 2016 Letter

Letter to President Koroma of Sierra Leone
March 31, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: Mishandling Teen Pregnancies in Sierra Leone

Liesl Gerntholtz
Executive Director, Women's Rights Division; Interim Director, Africa Division
September 15, 2014 News Release

West Africa: Respect Rights in Ebola Response
September 12, 2014 News Release

What Turns a Few Cases of Disease into Thousands?

Joseph Amon
Director, Health and Human Rights

Published In: CNN
March 14, 2014 Commentary

The Courage to Speak in Sierra Leone

Rona Peligal

Published In: Think Africa Press
February 19, 2014 News Release

Sierra Leone: Mining Boom Brings Rights Abuses
November 10, 2013 News Release

Somalia: Deeply Flawed Rape Inquiry
October 30, 2013 News Release

Sierra Leone: New Law Promotes Transparency
September 26, 2013 Dispatches

Dispatches: Justice for Victims of Charles Taylor’s Crimes, At Last

Corinne Dufka
Associate Director, West Africa
August 5, 2013 Dispatches

Dispatches: In Sierra Leone, Out of the Shadows and Back Again

Elise Keppler
Associate Director, International Justice Program
August 5, 2013 Q & A

Sierra Leone: Questions and Answers on Ibrahim Bah
June 19, 2013 Commentary

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 19 June

World Report 2011

World Report 2011: Sierra Leone

Our People

Corinne Dufka

Associate Director, West Africa @CorinneDufka

Daily Brief

July 28, 2017

Trump's dangerous scapegoating of immigrants; will Iran get a female minister?; judicial independence under attack in Zimbabwe; decriminalizing drugs pays off in Portugal; China's authoritarian regime reaches Italy; and HRW's report on harmful surgery on intersex children.

Interactives More Interactives

May 26, 2010

Global Justice: The Expanding Reach of Accountability