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CARL calls on state actors to discharge justice with diligence following the Palo trial
Ibrahim Tommy Esq: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 July 2020: The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) welcomes the conclusion of the trial of Retired Major Palo Conteh and two others, and particularly applauds the expeditious nature of the proceedings. (Photo above Attorney General
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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Congress Moves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Measure Forward | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We call it the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, and I call it historic because this is the first time in many years that Congress has taken up a bill dealing with policing and I’m sure it is the first time that Congress has introduced such a bold transformative piece of
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President Bio appoints new chief electoral commissioner amid controversy
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 July 2020: Yesterday’s controversial announcement by State House in Freetown, that:  “It has pleased His Excellency the President-  Brig. Dr. Julius Maada Wonnie Bio to appoint Mr. Mohamed Kenewui Konneh as Chairman and Chief Electoral Commissioner of  National Electoral
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
President Bio sacks mines minister as export revenue drops by almost 50% in two years
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 July 2020: President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has sacked his mining minister - Foday Rado Yokie, after two years of failing to improve the performance of the ministry in helping to revive the country’s exports revenue. Despite the government’s review of all
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — Carlos Santana’s star arrived on the era-defining late 1960s San Francisco Bay Area music scene with historic shows at the Fillmore and other storied venues. The group emerged onto the global stage with an epic set at the Woodstock festival in 1969, the same year that its
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Emotions Rise as Journalists Discuss George Floyd, #SavingBlackLives | BlackPressUSA
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Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Demanding Better Conditions in Broward County Jail | BlackPressUSA
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Sierra Leone’s new Attorney General takes oath of office
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OP ED: America Should Embrace Prison Returnees to Our Communities | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Many residents in DC share the conviction that we must do far more to lend a hand to the thousands of individuals — disproportionately black men aged 21 to 30 — who return to the District each year after periods of incarceration. But right now, DC is without a single re-entry center
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President Bio renews his call on parents and communities to help end rape in Sierra Leone
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