Tag: Women’s Rights
Sierra Leone: Women make up 52% of pop., but only 15% of President Bio’s cabinet
President Bio has made 33 appointments so far, of those just five (15%) are women continuing his predecessors legacy of excluding women from nation building. Leaving many to wonder how this represents the ...President gives in to religious pressure, refuses to sign safe abortion into law
I regret to inform you that the President of Sierra Leone in consultation with some “religious leaders” has decided that the access to safe abortion bill passed in parliament last month will ...Sierra Leone passes Safe Abortion Act 2015, it is no longer illegal
The parliament of Sierra Leone has passed The Safe Abortion Act, 2015 which is “an Act to prevent maternal death and injury, safeguard reproductive rights, determine the circumstances and conditions under which ...Sierra Leone: School girls must undress before they take exams
When Sierra Leone announced that schools will re-open after a 8 month hiatus, its Ministry of Education also said that girls who are pregnant and showing will not be allowed to take ...