Mrs. Hannah Iris Ahmed née Palmer: A Matriarch in the law sleeps on…
Mrs. Hannah Iris Ahmed née Palmer: A Matriarch in the law sleeps on… The year was 2011, and there I […]
Accountability, Human Rights, Personal Stories, Social Issues, Women's rights
The Margaret Davies Story: Alleged Sexual Harassment and Discrimination in the Workplace (Part One)
What is alleged to have happened to Margaret Davies, former Company Secretary and Legal Adviser of Rokel Commercial Bank, is
Children’s Desiderata
Our dear child, When you anchored at the quay of life, The earth quivered in wonderment, You are, and a
Human Rights, Judicial Justice, Social Issues, Women's rights
An ounce of injustice undermines a pound of development!
News of the sacking of Mrs. Margaret Davies, the lady lawyer and company secretary of Rokel Bank who complained of
Democracy, Social Issues
May we NOT FORGET!
May we NOT FORGET! I was 13 during the January 6, 1999 incursion; my late father held my hand while
Toggling between griefs, two years later…
Two years today, my mother transitioned from time to eternity. Since I got that call from my younger brother Michael,
Misgovernance and injustice don’t take a break, but activists should!
Activism can be pretty exhausting. No doubt about that. In a place like Sierra Leone where every facet of society
AN EVENING WITH CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHE—MARIAM KOROMA
Let me start by disclosing that I have an inherent bias for anything Chimamanda. But I can’t help it. She
Homecoming: First visit to where my father called home…
We left Kabala in the northern province of Sierra Leone around 8am for Bambukoro Village, my father’s (Stephen Karifala Marrah)
LAWS ALONE CAN’T COMBAT SEXUAL & GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (UMU-KULTHUM SESAY)
Rape and other modes of sexual violence have always been a part of society. These offences have been mentioned in
IS THE CASE OF LAC’S PARDON AN ABUSE OF THE PREROGATIVE OF MERCY? FEDERICK BOCKARIE
Prerogative of mercy is a power constitutionally conferred and exercised exclusively by the President in the context of Sierra Leone
Democracy, Good Governance, Rule of Law, Social Issues
The indefinite suspension of Lara Taylor-Pearce is unconstitutional and an affront to our democracy!
In my opinion, the suspension of Madam Lara Taylor-Peace is the second most notorious constitutional ruckus of the last decade.
Politics is our biggest problem!
Politics is our biggest problem! I am not saying that that we should trash politics from our governance. I am
PASSION FOR THE LAW: WHO’S KILLING IT? AYESHA MUNU (PART ONE)
As a young girl, I have had great admiration for lawyers. There was and to some extent still is, an
UNSHACKLING THE JUDICIARY
UNSHACKLING THE JUDICIARY: THE FAILED PROMISE OF JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE! Public Lecture delivered by Augustine S. Marrah, Esq. on the invitation
THE SOUTH AFRICAN JUDICIARY IS SHOWING HOW TO GATEKEEP A GROWING DEMOCRACY AND DEFEND THE RULE OF LAW!
Former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, has spent few days in prison following an order of the Constitutional Court
SLAJ’s “Press Champion” award to President Bio undermines their independence!
The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists’ award given to the President Bio as “Champion of Press Freedom” this past weekend,
First Year in Memory…Sissy Kai Marrah
A year today, my mama took the one-way flight to Heaven. My heart froze. My whole world sank. I knew that Sissy
Half a dozen free valuable lessons from the Dr. Catherine Jackson-Cole’s activism
LESSON 1: Professionals MUST be in the very front of holding government and power to account. If we have
10 DANGERS OF THE PROPOSED CYBERCRIME LAW 2020
Section 4(2) of the proposed Cybercrime law 2020 states that the fact that evidence has been generated, transmitted or seized