UNIPSIL Human Rights Section Delivers HRBA Trainings for Local Councilors and Development Planners
The Human Rights Section of UNIPSIL provided technical support to the government by delivering targeted training to key central government officers on the Human Rights-Based Approach to Development Programming under the…
UNIPSIL Facilitates Formation of Newspaper Editors Guild to Promote Media Integrity Ahead of 2012 Elections
UNIPSIL sponsored the creation of the Guild of Newspaper Editors Sierra Leone in October 2010, facilitating a retreat in Bo where an interim executive was elected to foster a coalition of forthright, honest, and patriotic…
Evaluation of the Recently Enacted Local Court Act 2011
In July 2011, Sierra Leone's Parliament passed into law The Local Court Act which repealed the 1963 legislation. This is a significant development in the legal annals of Sierra Leone as it transfers oversight function over…
First ERSG-CSO Engagement Meeting
Purpose of Meeting: UNIPSIL is in the process of institutionalising meeting/engagement between the ERSG and CSOs. The purpose is to create space for engagement and meetings between the ERSG and CSOs for information sharing on…
UNIPSIL hosts meeting to strategize on Universal Periodic Review Process advocacy and implementation
UNIPSIL Human Rights Section and the Human Rights Commission hosted a meeting to discuss the Universal Periodic Review process, emphasizing the need for strategic advocacy to engage government and stakeholders for…
UNIPSIL Provides SGBV and Human Rights Training
UNIPSIL Human Rights Section provides training on Sexual and Gender Based Violence for Paramount Chiefs from the Eastern province and training on Human Rights Based Approach to Development for Councilors from the Western…
Paramount Chief Donates Building to Police in Rutile Police Division
The Local Policing Partnership Board was launched in Rutile, Southern Sierra Leone, with AIG South Mr. David S. Sesay urging community members to enhance community policing through trust, friendship, mutual respect, and…
Regional training of prisons officers and detention personnel
UNIPSIL Human Rights Section organized a two-day training in Makeni to equip correction officers with a human rights approach to prison management, benefiting 50 participants from various regions.
Second DHRC National Consultative Conference and Training Held in Bo
On the 24 to 27 May 2011 the Second National Consultative Conference for District Human Rights Committees (DHRC) was jointly organized in Bo by the Human Rights Section of UNIPSIL and the Human Rights Commission of Sierra…
Playing the game, police and military personnel give volleyball their best shot in the qualifying games of the regional tournament.
UNIPSIL Photo/Per Bjalkander
Achieving the Benchmarks for Consolidating Peace and Security
Sierra Leone's police and military tensions are being addressed through a UN-supported joint training project and a nationwide sporting competition to foster collaboration and trust.
Fostering Cooperation Among the Military and Police, through sports.
As part of the joint training project for the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) and Sierra Leone Police, funded by the...
UNIPSIL Human Rights Section Commemorating the International Day of Human Rights
UNIPSIL Human Rights Section was active in commemorating the International Day of Human Rights during all the week and in all regions.