Sierra Leone

Background information about Sierra Leone:

• BBC country profile: Sierra Leone
• Governments on the WWW: Sierra Leone
• politicalresources.net: Sierra Leone
• allAfrica.com: Sierra Leone
• OHCHR country page on Sierra Leone

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Universal Periodic Review

Sierra Leone was examined under the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review mechanism during the 11h session of the UPR Working Group in 2-13 May 2011.

• UPR documentation on Sierra Leone, including outcome report

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Treaty Bodies

Forthcoming

Recent

Committee on the Rights of the Child

Sierra Leone was examined by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - at its 55th session, 13 September - 1 October 2010 in Geneva, on issues related to the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and children in armed conflict.

• Concluding Observations OPSC
• Concluding Observations OPAC

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Special Procedures

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Other Information/Comments

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