The Legal Aid Board and partners in the Western Area converged on Freetown City Council (FCC) Auditorium on Wallace Johnson Street in Freetown to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 May 2023 on the theme: “Mitigating Sexual and Gender Based Violence Before, During and After the Elections.â€...

Legal Aid Board trains 6 new Paralegals from Kono The Legal Aid Board has organized a one-day training workshop for six newly recruited Paralegals in Freetown on Friday, 2 July 2021. This is part of an eight-month United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) funded project to support victims of Sexua...

Legal Aid Board summons Local Court Chairman over ACC matter The Legal Aid Board office in Port Loko has summoned the Local Court Chairman of Local Court No. 1 in Lokomassama in the Port Loko District, Mr. Lamin for allegedly demanding money from Yabom Posseh Sankoh who is the complainant in a matte...

There was jubilation from visibly emotional parents and well-wishers at the High Court in Bo as 21 students walked home free after their sentence and conviction were quashed by Justice Ganda. This follows the granting of an application by the Legal Aid Counsel for the Southern Region, Kabbah Sei Coo...

The Legal Aid Board Paralegal for Pujehun, Kakpama Kakpatima Lansana is no stranger to challenges in providing access to justice to his Wanjama people of Pujehun District, even if it means embarking on difficult and risky river travels to serve his people. Passion and energy are his most valuable as...

The Legal Aid Board in collaboration with Champion for Girls Education and Empowerment (ChampGEE) organization, BBB Foundation and Arkman Music commemorates the Day of the African Child with hundreds of children at two separate events. Both events were organized through the support of Legal Aid Boar...

The Legal Aid Board has provided representation to a total of 43 accused persons arraigned before the Honourable Justice Alusine Sesay, Justice of the Supreme Court at the May Criminal Call-Over in the Freetown High Court No. 1 at Siaka Stevens Street in Freetown. The 43 were part of a total of 97 a...

Legal Aid Board secures discharge for 3 clients and sensitize them on civic rights and responsibilities The Legal Aid Board secured the release of three clients  by the High Court in Freetown presided over by  Justice Komba Kamanda and Justice Adrian Fisher. The three, Abass Kamara, Ibrahim Sorie ...

The Legal Aid Board has secured twenty seven million Leones (USD 2,700) in compensation for a Security Guard, Abu Bakarr Samura who was hit by a crane. The accident occurred while Samura was at work at a warehouse run by T&D Power Solutions at Borbor in the westend of Freetown. The payment was d...

Legal Aid Board secures discharge of 6 people in the Special Criminal Session in Magburaka...