Sierra Leone Lifts Ban On Pregnant Girls Attending School
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- Thursday, 02 April 2020 01:04
- Written by Thomson Reuters Foundation
Dakar — The 2015 ban was enforced with the belief that the girls would encourage teenage pregnancySierra Leone on Monday overturned a ban on pregnant girls attending school in a victory for human rights activists who had fought against it for five years.
Coronavirus – hundreds of visitors stranded in Sierra Leone as Lungi airport is shutdown
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- Thursday, 26 March 2020 01:04
- Written by Global News
“The world is shutting down. Places that were once teaming with the hustle and bustle of daily life have become ghost-towns with massive restrictions put on our lives – from lockdowns and school closures to travel restrictions and bans on mass gatherings. It is an unparalleled global response to a disease.
Anti-Poro society and child rights activist attacked
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- Monday, 24 February 2020 01:04
- Written by Expo Times Global News
A poro society activist who is also a prominent child rights activist for the Children’s Forum Network was attacked on his way out of Kenema, eastern Sierra Leone yesterday. Reports say the group is believed to be members of the Poro Society who led the attack on him.
FGM: Initiators Target Child Rights Anti Bondo Society
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- Thursday, 06 February 2020 01:04
- Written by Expo Times Global News
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM), which is popularly known as the Bondo society has been a tradition in Sierra Leone since the days of our forefathers and it was a taboo for men and those who have not entered it to openly discuss it until recently, when Human rights activists and Women’s Groups decided to nip in the bud and stop this age-old practice, but it is yielding no dividend as the initiators look at it as a trade that brings much respect to the initiators.
‘We failed to reach Europe – now our families disown us’
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- Saturday, 16 November 2019 01:04
- Written by BBC World
Most of the West African migrants who fail to reach Europe eventually return to their own countries, but it can be a bitter homecoming. In Sierra Leone, returnees are often rejected by relatives and friends. They're seen as failures, and many stole from their families to pay for their journey. Some readers will find this story disturbing.
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