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
- OCTOBER 5, 2000Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
At the request of the Sierra Leonean government, the...
At the request of the Sierra Leonean government, the United Nation's Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on August 14, 2000 to set up a special court for Sierra Leone
- AUGUST 14, 2000Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
The UN Security Council decided to set up a war crimes...
The UN Security Council decided to set up a war crimes tribunal to try Foday Sankoh, leader of Sierra Leone's murderous Revolutionary United Front (RUF), and his lieutenants
- JUNE 22, 2000Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called on the government to take...
Amnesty International called on the government to take steps to protect the civilian population from further atrocities
- JUNE 21, 2000Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
The government of Sierra Leone asked the United Nations...
The government of Sierra Leone asked the United Nations Security Council to set up a special court to try rebel leader Foday Sankoh, saying the country lacked the resources to try crimes of such magnitude
- JUNE 16, 2000Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Sierra Leone's permanent representative to the UN,...
Sierra Leone's permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Ibrahim Kamara, said the court would probably combine elements of Sierra Leonean and international law, and might be based in another country in the region, such as Nigeria, Mali or Senegal
- JUNE 4, 2000Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
The UN mission in Sierra Leone launched an investigation...
The UN mission in Sierra Leone launched an investigation into human rights abuses by fighting forces, an official of the mission said
- MAY 28, 2000Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
A 15-year-old boy whose name was given as Kawuta said...
A 15-year-old boy whose name was given as Kawuta said he had witnessed dismemberment, torture and summary executions
- MAY 28, 2000Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Mohamed Bangura, a former leader of the Sierra Leone...
Mohamed Bangura, a former leader of the Sierra Leone rebel government who fled to Britain, appealed to Jack Straw, the British Home Secretary, not to deport him
- MAY 26, 2000Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL)...
The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) said there was evidence that human rights abuses had been committed by both rebels and government forces in the latest round of fighting in the war that began in 1991
- MAY 22, 2000Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Senior government officials said that Sankoh was to...
Senior government officials said that Sankoh was to face trial for murder and treason-two charges which carry the death penalty in Sierra Leone
- MAY 22, 2000Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
Pierre Sane, secretary-general of London-based Amnesty...
Pierre Sane, secretary-general of London-based Amnesty International, said that Sankoh and other Sierra Leonean alleged war criminals should face trial
- MAY 19, 2000Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTY
The New York-based Human Rights Watch said that Sankoh,...
The New York-based Human Rights Watch said that Sankoh, who took up arms in 1991, should not be subjected to "mob rule" and that any trial should be fair, and preferably before an international tribunal