Capital : Freetown

Land Area : 71,740 sq km

Head of Government : President HE Alhaji Tejan Kabbah (since 29 March 1996, reinstated 10 March 1998)

Population : 6,017,643 (July 2005 est.)

Major Languages : English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio

Major Religion(s) : Muslim 60%, indigenous beliefs 30%, Christian 10%

Date of Joining : 1961

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CHRI Submission to CMAG :
September 2001
June 2000
April 1999
February 1998

Fact Finding Mission

Articles from CHRI Newsletter :

• Sierra Leone: "Draconian" Law Used To Muzzle Critics, CHRI Newsletter, Volume 12, Number 2, Summer 2005.
• In Pursuit of Justice- A report on the Judiciary in Sierra Leone, CHRI Newsletter, Volume 9, Number 2, Summer 2002.

Articles from E-Magazine:

• Human Rights activist gets severely beaten by police, CHRI, Commonwealth Police Watch E-Magazine, Vol. 3, June 2005.