Most significantly, it calls for life imprisonment for those convicted of raping children. The declaration calls for a special police division to handle sexual assault cases involving minors. The parliament must still approve the measure, though Sierra Leone’s attorney general has ordered judges to start applying it already. The president’s proclamation in February has not been without controversy despite the widespread support for sexual violence victims: Opposition party legislators objected to the president’s unilateral declaration. She and her husband later traveled to the Aberdeen Women’s Center where the 5-year-old has been receiving medical care free of charge.
But she’s concerned that he’s walking, he’s mobile and she’s not,” said Fatmata Sorie, the lawyer representing the child, about the man who assaulted the girl, whose name is being withheld by The Associated Press because she is a minor.įatima Maada Bio, the wife of Sierra Leone’s president, has been vocal in promoting the rights of girls and initially heard about the child’s case.
“She doesn’t understand about bail or no bail.
