Sierra Leone
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- October 1, 1991, subsequently amended
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- English legal system based on common law and local traditions
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral Parliament
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, High Court
RELIGIONS
60% Muslims, 30% Animists, 10% Christians
From the country
- MAY 2, 2014Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
SIERRA LEONE TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Hon. Franklyn Bai Kargbo, told the United Nations Committee
- FEBRUARY 24, 2014Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
three men, Mohamed Mansaray, Ibrahim Fofanah ALIAS Lecturer, Osman Bangura were sentenced to
three men, Mohamed Mansaray, Ibrahim Fofanah ALIAS Lecturer, Osman Bangura were sentenced to
- JANUARY 14, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTY
SIERRA LEONE: CONCLUDED TODAY THE HANDS OFF CAIN CONFERENCE ON ABOLITION AND MORATORIUM OF THE DEATH PENALTY
It concluded today in Freetown, Sierra Leone, the Regional Conference on the Abolition of the Death
- JANUARY 13, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTY
UNDERWAY THE HANDS OFF CAIN CONFERENCE ON ABOLITION AND MORATORIUM IN SIERRA LEONE
Today in Freetown, Sierra Leone, started the Regional Conference on abolition of the death penalty and moratorium. The conference is sponsored by the Government of Sierra Leone and by Hands Off Cain thanks to the financial support of the Ministry of Forei
- JANUARY 1, 2014Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Sierra Leone’s 1991 Constitution allows the use of the death penalty for aggravated robbery
Sierra Leone’s 1991 Constitution allows the use of the death penalty for aggravated robbery
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2013Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Ishmael Conteh ALIAS Jamil was sentenced to death for murder.
Ishmael Conteh ALIAS Jamil was sentenced to death for murder.
- JANUARY 1, 2013Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Sierra Leone’s 1991 Constitution allows the use of the death penalty for aggravated robbery
Sierra Leone’s 1991 Constitution allows the use of the death penalty for aggravated robbery
- OCTOBER 10, 2012ItalyDEATH PENALTY
WORLD DAY AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY: HANDS OFF CAIN IN FREETOWN TO DELIVER THE PRIZE ‘ABOLITIONIST OF THE YEAR 2012’ TO THE PRESIDENT KOROMA
during a ceremony at the Palace State House in Freetown in Sierra Leone, the seat of the Presidency of the Republic, a delegation of Hands Off Cain and the Nonviolent Radical Party Transnational and Transparty (NRPTT), composed of the Secretary of HOC, Se
- OCTOBER 8, 2012ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: MISSION OF THE RADICAL PARTY IN SIERRA LEONE
Today begins a four days mission of Hands Off Cain and the Radical Party in Sierra Leone. The mission is aimed to obtain a legal moratorium or the abolition of the death penalty in the country, and the support of the African country to the Resolution of
- MAY 30, 2012LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
JUDGES SENTENCE CHARLES TAYLOR TO 50 YEARS
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was sentenced to 50 years imprisonment for arming
- JANUARY 1, 2012Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
In Sierra Leone murder, aggravated robbery and treason are capital crimes.
In Sierra Leone murder, aggravated robbery and treason are capital crimes.
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
the delegation of Sierra Leone announced in an addendum to the Report...
the delegation of Sierra Leone announced in an addendum to the Report...