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Republic of Sierra Leone

Citizenship and Country Documents

US Government Reports

Foreign Government Reports

  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • SLE105365.E - Appearance of national identity cards, including description of security features - Nov. 2015
    •  SLE105315.E - Birth certificates and national identity cards, including requirements and procedures, appearance and security features; document issued to replace a missing birth certificate; circumstances in which a Certified True Copy BC/99 is issued; prevalence of fraudulent copies of these documents; whether the government has ever suspended the issuance of birth certificates or other identity documents - October 2015

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Children

US Government Reports

Foreign Government Reports

  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • SLE36007 - February 2010
      1. Please provide any available information on the history and organization of the Youth Movement for Peace and Non-Violence in Sierra Leone.
      2. Is the APC government opposed to the Youth Movement for Peace and Non-Violence?

Non-Government Organization Reports

  • Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers - Child Soldiers Global Report - 2008

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Elections

Foreign Government Reports

  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • SLE37320 - September 2010 
      1. What is the relationship between the AFRC and the APC? Following the 1997 elections, were people who opposed the AFRC arrested and detained? Do opponents of the AFRC continue to face possible harm?
      2. Were there outbreaks of violence between members of political parties (SLPP and APC) during the 2007 elections? Were some people prevented from voting?

Non-Government Organization Reports

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Ethnic Groups / Race - Krio

Not Available

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Ethnic Groups / Race - Mandingo

Foreign Government Reports

  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • SLE36127 - March 2010 
      1. Please advise whether people of Mandingo ethnicity are targeted in Sierra Leone?
      2. What is the situation with regard to women, and Mandingo women in particular?
      3. Are Mandingo people imputed with particular political opinions, or allegiance to particular parties?

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Gender

Foreign Government Reports

  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • SLE105223.E - The Sierra Leone Women's Health Network, including its mission, the services it offers, and projects - 2015

Intergovernmental Organization Reports

  • European Union Agency for Asylum
    • COI Query - Sierra Leone - Situation of women without a support network; access to housing, healthcare, and employment, including in Freetown - Aug. 2023

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Human Rights

US Government Reports

Foreign Government Reports

  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • SLE37320 - September 2010 
      1. What is the situation for high profile human rights activists? Is it common for high profile activists to be interviewed, assaulted and or detained by the authorities? Is such a person likely to be targeted and/or harmed by APC supporters for speaking out about government policies?
      2. What is the level of state protection provided? Does the possibility of being regarded as anti-government affect the level of protection a person may receive?

Intergovernmental Organization Reports

  • European Union Agency for Asylum
    • COI Query - Sierra Leone - Situation of women without a support network; access to housing, healthcare, and employment, including in Freetown - Aug. 2023
    • COI Query - Sierra Leone - Major security, political and humanitarian developments in Sierra Leone - July 2023

Non-Government Organization Reports

  • Amnesty International - 2022/2023,  2022/21, 2019, 2017/18
  • Amnesty International Profiles
    • Persons with disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies: Submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Article 11: Day of general discussion 2023 - Mar. 2023
    • The State of African Regional Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms 2019-2020 - Oct. 2020 
  • Freedom House – 2022
  • Human Rights Watch -  2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 201
  • Sowing Terror - Atrocities Against Civilians in Sierra Leone - 1998

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Justice System

Foreign Government Reports

  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • SLE36007 - February 2010 
      1. Are people who have been supporters of the PMDC the subject of ill-treatment by the Sierra Leone authorities?

Intergovernmental Organization Reports

  • European Union Agency for Asylum
    • COI Query - Sierra Leone - Treatment of members of the National Grand Coalition party and of their relatives by the government - Mar. 2024

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Maps

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Medical Availability

Intergovernmental Organization Reports

  • European Union Agency for Asylum
    • COI Query - Sierra Leone - Situation of women without a support network; access to housing, healthcare, and employment, including in Freetown - Aug. 2023

World Health Organization Page

Non-Government Organization Reports

  • Amnesty International Profiles
    • "They are forgetting about us": The Long-term mental health impact of war and ebola in Sierra Leone – 2021

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Political Figures and Parties

US Government Reports

Foreign Government Reports

  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • SLE37320 - Sept. 2010
      1. What is the relationship between the AFRC and the APC? Following the 1997 elections, were people who opposed the AFRC arrested and detained? Do opponents of the AFRC continue to face possible harm?
      2. Were there outbreaks of violence between members of political parties (SLPP and APC) during the 2007 elections? Were some people prevented from voting?
    • SLE36127 - Mar. 2010
      1. Are Mandingo people imputed with particular political opinions, or allegiance to particular parties?
      2. What evidence is there that supporters of the SLPP (or perceived supporters) have been targeted in Sierra Leone?
    • SLE36007 - Feb. 2010
      1. Is the APC government opposed to the Youth Movement for Peace and Non-Violence?
      2. Please provide any information on the history and organization of the People's Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC) in Sierra Leone.
      3. Are people who have been supporters of the PMDC the subject of ill-treatment by the Sierra Leone authorities?

Intergovernmental Organization Reports

  • European Union Agency for Asylum
    • COI Query - Sierra Leone - Major security, political and humanitarian developments in Sierra Leone - July 2023

Non-Governmental Organization Reports

  • International Crisis Group
    • Sierra Leone Time For A New Military And Political Strategy - April 2001

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Refugees

Non-Government Organization Reports

  • Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
    • Impacts of displacement - Displacement linked to sea level rise on Plantain Island, Sierra Leone - Sept. 2024
    • Country Report on internal displacement in 2021 - Dec. 2021

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Religion

US Government Reports

Foreign Government Reports

  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • SLE105973.E - Information on the Poro Society, including rituals and initiation; ability to refuse initiation or leadership roles; availability of state protection – September 2017

Intergovernmental Organization Reports

  • European Union Agency for Asylum
    • COI Query - Sierra Leone - Conversion from Islam to Christianity - June 2024

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Sexual Orientation

Foreign Government Reports

  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • SLE102205.E - Treatment of homosexuals by society and government authorities; legal recourse and protection available to homosexuals who have been subjected to ill-treatment - Feb. 2007
    • SLE42226.E - The situation of homosexuals and bisexuals - December 2003

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Specific Country Issues - Armed Conflict

US Government Reports

  • RIC Reports
    • Information on the 1997 coup d'etat, ECOMOG harassment of civilians, and the current situation in Sierra Leone. - 2000

Foreign Government Reports

  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • SLE36007 - Feb. 2010
      1. Is the APC government opposed to the Youth Movement for Peace and Non-Violence?
      2. Are those people involved in the movement targeted by the Sierra Leone authorities?
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • SLE100335.E - Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone: Current situation of people suspected of prior collaboration with the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), including their treatment by the authorities, the Kamajors and the population (July 2005) - July 2005
    • SLE42929.E - Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone: Current (2003-2004) situation of people suspected of prior RUF (Revolutionary United Front) membership or collaboration; treatment by authorities - Sept. 2004
    • SLE42222.E - Sierra Leone: Update to SLE34681.E of 12 June 2000 and SLE40923.E of 27 January 2003 regarding the government's treatment of forcibly recruited members of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) (February - November 2003) - Dec. 2003
    • SLE42113.E - Sierra Leone: Treatment of Revolutionary United Front (RUF) prisoners upon the signing of the Lome Accord and the subsequent ceasefire agreement; details of the amnesty granted to members of the RUF - Nov. 2003
    • SLE41345.E - Sierra Leone: Whether a person who did not participate in the general strike of 1997 and 1998 as decreed by the exiled Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) would be targeted by the Kamajors and, if so, protection available; areas of the country in which the Kamajors still have influence - April 2003

Non-Government Organization Reports

  • Amnesty International
    • Anti-Corruption Fight in Peril – Crackdown on Anti-Corruption Human Rights Defenders in West and Central Africa - July 2023
  • Human Rights Watch Profiles
    • "We'll Kill You If You Cry" Sexual Violence In The Sierra Leone Conflict - Jan. 2003
  • International Crisis Group
    • Double-edged Sword: Vigilantes in African Counter-insurgencies - September 2017

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Specific Country Issues - Female Genital Mutilation

Foreign Government Reports

  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • SLE105275.E - Information on Sisters United Against Female Genital Mutilation and Sisters United Against Female Circumcision in Freetown - Aug. 2015  

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Specific Country Issues - Treatment of Returnees

Foreign Government Reports

  • Austrailian Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal
    • SLE37003 - July 2010 
      1. Is there any information that failed asylum seekers are at heightened risk of harm on their return to Sierra Leone?

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Speech / Press / Internet

US Government Reports

  • United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)
    • Apostasy, Blasphemy, and Hate Speech - Intersection of Blasphemy and Hate Speech in Africa - Dec. 2019

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Timeline

Media

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Trafficking

US Government Report

Intergovernmental Organization Reports

  • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - Global Report on Trafficking in Persons - Sub-Saharan Africa - 2020
Updated September 26, 2024