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An Open Letter to Bo Central Police Family Support Unit Commander: Hold Your Officers Accountable & Help Deliver Justice

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The refusal of an FSU officer to testify in a long-delayed sexual assault case raises painful questions about duty, accountability, and the protection of girls in Sierra Leone. Dear Commander Massaquoi, I write to you publicly because this is not … Continue reading

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A Victim’s Plea Four Years Later: Open Letter to Chief Justice of Sierra Leone Komba Kamanda

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This letter is written on behalf of the Bo City Survivor, in her voice, to faithfully convey her pain, her experience, and her plea for justice after four years of delay in her case. Dear Honorable Chief Justice Kamanda, Today … Continue reading

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Rebuttal: NCCPA Confirms Moral Collapse of Civil Society Organizations in Sierra Leone

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by Dr. Fatima Babih The National Consortium of Civil Society Organisations on Public Accountability’s (NCCPA) defense of an alleged predator confirms the moral collapse of civil society organizations in Sierra Leone. The recent declaration by NCCPA in defense of suspended … Continue reading

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On the Day of the African Child, We Say: Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied for Sierra Leone’s Girl Victims of Rape

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by Fatima Babih, EdD Today, across the continent and worldwide, we mark June 16, the International Day of the African Child. It is a day of remembrance for the brave children who perished in the Soweto Uprising of 1976 and … Continue reading

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Sierra Leone’s First Lady Fatima Bio Responds to Octea: A Weak Defense That May Deepen Her Legal Liability

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by Fatima Babih, EdD On May 13, 2025, a team of lawyers for Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Fatima Jabbie Bio (Mrs. Bio), issued a strongly worded response to the May 6, 2025, Notice of Intended Legal Action served by Octea … Continue reading

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When “Shame” is Weaponized: Don’t Let it Push You to Succumb to Tyranny

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In the myriads of human interactions, few things cut as profoundly as “shame” in African society. It’s a tool a righteous person can wield for justice, or an evil person can manipulate for cruelty. I have seen firsthand how Fatima … Continue reading