Publications
COI Query - Sierra Leone: Situation of Lesbian Women
Reference period: January 2022 to 26 October 2025; 1. Legislation and implementation; 2. Treatment by the state; 3. Treatment by society; 4. Access to justice; 5. Access to support services
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COI Query - Sierra Leone: Conversion from Islam to Christianity
Reference period: January 2022 to 7 June 2024; 1. Background information; 2. Legal framework and implementation; 3. Treatment by society of individuals who have converted.
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COI Query - Sierra Leone: Treatment of members of the National Grand Coalition party and of their relatives by the government
Reference period: January 2020 to 23 March 2024; 1. Background information; 2. Treatment by the government.
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COI Query - Sierra Leone: Information on female genital mutilation (FGM) for married women
Reference period: January 2020 to 09 November 2023; 1. FGM for married women; 2. Possibility to refuse FGM and consequences for refusal; 3. Availability of state protection in case of refusal and access to support services in Freetown.
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COI Query - Sierra Leone: Domestic Violence
Reference period: January 2021 to 16 August 2023; 1. Prevalence of domestic violence; 2. Societal attitudes and treatment of victims; 3. Legislation on domestic violence; 3.1. Legislation on rape, including marital rape; 4. State protection; 4.1. Access to support services.
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COI Query - Sierra Leone: Situation of women without a support network, including in Freetown
Reference period: January 2021 to 15 August 2023; 1. Situation of women without a support network; 2. Access to housing and property; 3. Access to employment; 4. Access to healthcare; 5. Access to social services.
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COI Query - Sierra Leone: Major security, political and humanitarian developments
Reference period: 1 July 2021 to 17 July 2023; 1. Major security and political developments; 1.1. Electoral violence; 1.2. Anti-government protests; 2. Humanitarian situation; 2.1. Food insecurity; 2.2. Access to healthcare.
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