10 Human Rights That Should be Available to All Human Being

The International Human Rights Day is celebrated every year on December 10.  The day was established in 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly in order to mark the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). While neither legal nor binding, the document enshrined human rights in 30 articles including the Right to freedom from discrimination, right to equality between men and women, right to life, freedom from torture, freedom from slavery, right to liberty, right to be treated with humanity in detention and freedom of movement.   Despite 2023 being the 75th anniversary of…

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HRDN SL Participates in Electoral Risk Management Stakeholders Workshop by ECSL & IDEA Ahead of The 2023 Election

The Human Rights Defenders Network Sierra Leone was in attendance at the Electoral Risk Management Stakeholders Workshop conducted by the Electoral Commission (ECSL) and the Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance in Sierra Leone on Thursday 22 September, 2022.   Risk management is the identification, analysis, assessment control and avoidance, minimization, or elimination of unaccepted risks.   The workshop which was held at The Radisson Blu Mammy Yoko Hotel was in attendance by some Technical Staff of ECSL, State Agencies, Traditional and Religious Leaders, CSO’s and Media Advocacy group’s working on election observation and conflict prevention.   The workshop seeked…

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HRDN-SL Signs MoU With ECSL For The 2023 Electoral Period

The Human Rights Defenders Network-Sierra Leone and Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the 2023 Electoral Process.    “The Network is grateful to ECSL for the confidence entrusted in us to be partners towards promoting Elections Integrity and a Free, Fair and Credible 2023 Elections” the Executive Secretary Alphonsus B. M Gbanie. 

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SLEITI MSG Reviews EITI Pre-Validation Workshop

The Sierra Leone Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative has held a one day Pre-Validation Workshop to review the EITI Validation templates on the Transparency of Stakeholders Engagement on the Outcomes and Impact ahead of the commencement of Sierra Leone’s valuation scheduled to start on the 1 April 2022.  The Human Right Defenders Network Sierra Leone as a member of the MSG was in attendance during the pre-validation exercise.  And as a network we would like to call on all the membership of the network to participate and fully disseminate the EITI activity in the country. 

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HRDN-SL Participate in SLEITI Validation Retreat

The Executive Secretary of the Human Right Defenders Network Sierra Leone has attended a two-day familiarization retreat organized by The Sierra Leone Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in Bo District, Southern Province. The purpose of the retreat was to familiarize MSGs with the new validation model and templates, establish a dedicated SLEITI MSG sub-committee on validation and update progress made in addressing validation corrective action. To better support relevant, sustainable and impactful EITI implementation, the EITI Board has introduced a new validation model. The new approach maintains the rigor of the validation process while also accommodating the diverse challenges and priorities…

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HRDN SL joins Movement Against Inequality in a Capacity Building Training Workshop on Transfer Pricing

The Human Rights Defenders Network Sierra Leone has on Thursday August 12, 2021 joined the Movement Against Inequality in a training workshop organized for Civil Society Organization on Transfer Pricing. The Workshops theme was “Building On Government Action to Reduce Inequality.” The overview of the workshop is to ensure that Civil Society Organization especially the Movement Against Inequality in Sierra Leone Women and Youth Leaders are empowered to Champion Fiscal Justice in the country using the Transfer Pricing Regulation. The training comes after engagement with the National Revenue Organization and the Ministry of Finance(MoF) along with OXFAM International identified the…

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Minister KaiKai hold talks with NGO’s and INGO’s

The Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Francis KaiKai has held a consultative meeting with Members of the NGO and INGO Community at the Miatta Conference Hall in Freetown on Tuesday 17 September 2019. Speaking at the ceremony on behalf of the NGO’s was Madam Shellac Sunny-Davies, President of Sierra Leone Association Non-Governmental Organization (SLANGO). Madam Shellac speaking on behalf of the NGO Family in Sierra Leone said that SLANGO had benefitted from the special working relationship with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development and she said she hoped the relationship would continue with more vigor and improved…

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HRDNSL conducts two day Regional Consultative Meeting on Governments approved DCF

Human Right Defenders Network and their Partners has successfully conducted a two day Advocacy and Regional Consultative meeting on the Governments approved Development Cooperative Framework (DCF) for local council and Community Stakeholders in Koinadugu District, from the 3rd to the 4th September 2019 at the Koinadugu Youth Centre, Kabala. The two day outreach and consultative engagement gave an overview of the Governments approved DCF, overview of the proposed INGO/NGO DCF, and was rounded up with group discussions, report/plenary and the next step and the way forward in which groups gave suggestions on how to make their voices heard towards the…

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