By Mabinty M. Kamara Arguing against Proportional Representation (PR) as the best electoral system for true democracy and national cohesion in Sierra Leone, lawyer Fatmata Sorie has affirmed that changing the electoral system has little or nothing in achieving true democracy and national cohesion, if government systems and structures were not fixed.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone is expected to commence hearing in a landmark case this week on Islamic marriage. Women’s rights campaigner and lawyer, Fatmata Sorie, is championing the case which is seeking clarity specifically on divorce in marriages conducted under Islamic law. Lawyer Sorie, who is president of the all-female campaign group Legal
AdvocAid has on Wednesday 11th January 2023 launched the Francess Claudia Wright scholarship for upcoming feminist lawyers, in honour of Sierra Leone’s first legal practitioner. The event drew attendance from people from various walks of life and took place at the New Brookfields hotel in Freeto .