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A collection of news articles, media features, and press coverage highlighting advocacy work, legal victories, and contributions to governance reform in Sierra Leone.

Lawyer Augustine Sorie-Sengbe Marrah Takes ECSL to Supreme Court
Press
October 2023

Lawyer Augustine Sorie-Sengbe Marrah Takes ECSL to Supreme Court

In October 2023, Augustine filed an action against the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone for its failure to comply with his request for disclosure of the data in regard the presidential and parliamentary elections' results for June 2023.

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Request for Certified Election Results
Press
July 2023

Request for Certified Election Results

In July 2023, Augustine did a request for information to the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone in respect of the disaggregated results of the last general elections conducted on 24th June 2023.

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Launch of The Law Hub
Media
May 2023

Launch of The Law Hub

In May 2023, Augustine, and a team of dedicated lawyers, started a comprehensive e-platform, the Law Hub to digitise all genres of legal resources to augment the contributions of SierraLii and to expand legal research and virtual practice with the aid of new technologies namely AI.

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Article on Unconstitutional Suspension of Auditor General
Press
November 2021

Article on Unconstitutional Suspension of Auditor General

In November 2021, Augustine wrote an article condemning the unconstitutionality of the procedure adopted in suspending the Auditor General, Madam Lara Taylor-Pearce.

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Covid Emergency Measures Legal Challenge
Press
June 2020

Covid Emergency Measures Legal Challenge

In June 2020, Augustine filed an action in the Supreme Court on behalf of a private citizen against the government of Sierra Leone for its failure to put the Covid emergency measures and regulations before parliament.

Ebola Survivors vs. Government of Sierra Leone
Press
2019

Ebola Survivors vs. Government of Sierra Leone

In 2019, Augustine was hired as co-counsel in an action brought by two survivors and the association of Ebola survivors of Sierra Leone at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice.

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Commission of Inquiry Legal Challenge
Press
2019

Commission of Inquiry Legal Challenge

Augustine acted as counsel for the Sierra Leone Bar Association, filed an action against the Government of Sierra Leone for setting up the Commissions of Inquiry without recourse to the rules to be formulated by the Rules of Court Committee.

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Supreme Court Victory on Electoral Rights
Press
April 2022

Supreme Court Victory on Electoral Rights

In March 2018, Augustine was arrested while driving to his polling station. He filed an action against the Inspector General of Police, winning a landmark judgment in April 2022 that enhanced electoral rights and freedoms.

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Open Letter on Mudslide Response
Press
August 2017

Open Letter on Mudslide Response

In 2017, Augustine in an open letter published on social media called out the former President Koroma and his party for continuing with construction work on their proposed headquarter office a day after the catastrophic mudslide event of August 14, 2017.

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Renaissance Movement Protest Rights Case
Press
2017

Renaissance Movement Protest Rights Case

In 2017, Augustine was one of the counsel for the Renaissance Movement, in an action against the Inspector General of Police for refusing to grant permit for protest.

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Black Monday Walk to Work
Press
2017

Black Monday Walk to Work

In 2017, Augustine was one of a quartet of founding leaders of the Renaissance Movement, calling for a Black Monday 'Walk to Work' as a form of protest against the high cost of living and fuel products.

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Open Letter on Ebola Emergency
Press
2014

Open Letter on Ebola Emergency

In 2014, Augustine was the first to call on the then President of Sierra Leone, through an open letter to declare a state of Emergency to combat Ebola.

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LinkedIn Profile
Media
Ongoing

LinkedIn Profile

Professional profile featuring news updates, articles, and professional achievements.

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Academic Publications

The Protector Becomes the Predator: The Perception of Judicial Corruption and Demand for Judicial Accountability in Sierra Leone

The Diverse Facets of Corruption in Sierra Leone, Springer Nature—Palgrave Macmillan Switzerland

2024

A critique of the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone's contempt proceedings in the conviction of Augustine S. Marrah Esq. for contempt of court

Strathmore Law Journal Publication ISSN 2411-5975

2021

Advocating a judicial reformist attitude to bail in Sierra Leone: a human right and economic argument

General Legal Council (Sierra Leone) Law Journal

2017

Will a new constitution resuscitate constitutionalism in Sierra Leone?

General Legal Council (Sierra Leone) Law Journal

2016

African philosophic discourse of human rights

Lambert Academic Publishing: Berlin

2012

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