Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) has welcomed the decision of the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly in a consensus resolution to create an international day to end impunity for crimes against journalists.
The day would be celebrated each year on November 2.
PEC President, Hedayat Abdel Nabi, noted that the resolution was a great step forward for all media workers who were living the trauma of acute danger in the field, a danger that was growing daily and changing in character.
By Septimus Senessie in Kono
The Rainbow Center at the Koidu Government Hospital in Kono District says it has registered over 290 rape cases within 11 months (January to November 2013) making it the highest ever recorded.
Francis Munu, IGP
By Fasalie Sulaiman Kamara
Senior human rights officer in the Public Affairs Department of the Human Rights Commission in Sierra Leone has referred to the police as “unprofessional and accountable” to the citizenry of Sierra Leone.
Dr Minkailu Bah, Minister of Education
By Mohamed Vandi in Kenema
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
