Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone's Harsh New Laws to Protect Women and Girls Are Causing Harm in the Wrong Places

[AllAfrica - Africa] - 18/02/2026

[The Conversation Africa] In the decades after Sierra Leone's civil war (1991-2002), there was pressure on the west African country to demonstrate progress on gender equality. Laws were passed to fight domestic violence, rape and teen pregnancy. But drawing on colonial legal models, the reforms (…)

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