Experience / work
"Citizens’ participation should not be limited to electoral processes only. In the same way that people are issued ballot papers to vote, they should also have the opportunity to influence governance through accessible platforms for civic action, regardless of whether their views align with the government"
EXPERIENCE/IMPACT
Process and Results Verification for Transparency
Served as a National Legal Expert for the National Elections Watch—Sierra Leone on their Process and Results Verification for Transparency during the June 2023 elections
Women’s Rights in Sierra Leone in a Nutshell
National Policy on Business and Human Rights
Sierra Leone’s NGO Policy Framework
Revisiting the Constitutional Review Process in Sierra Leone
Served as Consultant for Campaign for Good Governance -SL to draft a position paper on Revisiting the Constitutional Review Process in Sierra Leone (June 2021)
Review of Mandate of Sierra Leone Association of Non-Governmental Orgs.
Served as a member of a seven-person committee appointed by the Ministry of Planning & Economic Development -SL to Review of Mandate of Sierra Leone Association of Non-Governmental Orgs. (March 2021-Nov. 2021)
Sierra Leone’s Data Protection Policy, Law and Regulation
Hired as the National Legal Expert by UNDP-SL to draft Sierra Leone’s Data Protection Policy, Law and Regulation (Oct. 2021 – April 2022)
Compilation & Mapping Report of Constitutional Case Law in Sierra Leone
Human and People’s Rights and the Maputo Protocol in Sierra Leone
Formulation of Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Strategy
Appointed by the president of Sierra Leone as a legal consultant in the Formulation of Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Strategy for 2019 to 2023 (Dec. 2018 to March 2019)
Role of Human Right Commission in implementation of decisions by the African Court
Served as Country Researcher contracted by Prof. Rachel Murray—University of Bristol UK on the Role of Human Right Commission in implementation of decisions by the African Court and the African Commission and Court on Human and People’s Rights against Sierra Leone (July 2018)
Sierra Leone’s Data Protection Policy, Law and Regulation
Hired as the National Legal Expert by UNDP-SL to draft Sierra Leone’s Data Protection Policy, Law and Regulation (Oct. 2021 – April 2022)
Civil Registration laws and regulations
Served as National Consultant for the European Union-SL in the review ofSierra Leone’s Civil Registration laws and regulations (April 2021 – Jan. 2022)
Compilation & Mapping Report of Constitutional Case Law in Sierra Leone
Served as Consultant for the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance—Sweden in the Compilation & Mapping Report of Constitutional Case Law in Sierra Leone (September 2016)
Formulation of Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Strategy
Appointed by the president of Sierra Leone as a legal consultant in the Formulation of Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Strategy for 2019 to 2023 (Dec. 2018 to March 2019)
Role of Human Right Commission in implementation of decisions by the African Court
Served as Country Researcher contracted by Prof. Rachel Murray—University of Bristol UK on the Role of Human Right Commission in implementation of decisions by the African Court and the African Commission and Court on Human and People’s Rights against Sierra Leone (July 2018)
Sierra Leone’s Data Protection Policy, Law and Regulation
Hired as the National Legal Expert by UNDP-SL to draft Sierra Leone’s Data Protection Policy, Law and Regulation (Oct. 2021 – April 2022)
Civil Registration laws and regulations
Served as National Consultant for the European Union-SL in the review ofSierra Leone’s Civil Registration laws and regulations (April 2021 – Jan. 2022)
Compilation & Mapping Report of Constitutional Case Law in Sierra Leone
Served as Consultant for the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance—Sweden in the Compilation & Mapping Report of Constitutional Case Law in Sierra Leone (September 2016)
Practice Area
- Public Impact Litigation
- Governance and Policy Development
- Constitutional Law
- Judiciary Accountability and Reform
- Human Rights Law
- International Commercial Arbitration
- Corporate and Commercial Law
- Leadership & Mentorship