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Sierra Leone
Rome Statute   Sierra Leone signed on 17 October 1998 and ratified on 15 September 2000, becoming the 20th State Party.
Agreement on Privileges and Immunities Sierra Leone signed the APIC on 26 September 2003.
Bilateral Immunity Agreement BIA signed on March 31, 2003 in Freetown. Ratified by Parliament on May 6, 2003.
Implementing Legislation Since April 2008, the Minister of Justice has been working on the draft bill which is not yet public. It is expected that the draft will be open to civil society input once finalized and approved by the Cabinet, prior to being transmitted to the Parliament.
Membership Commonwealth, Like-Minded Country, African Union, ECOWAS
Factsheets
Author Date and Title
Human Rights Watch
17 Apr 2012
Charles Taylor: Q&A on The Case of Prosecutor v. Charles Ghankay Taylor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone
17409|17410English
Open Society Foundations
Apr 2012
Bringing the Charles Taylor Judgment Home
17484|17485English
Government and Inter-governmental Documents
Author Date and Title
European Parliament
26 Apr 2012
Lochbihler on the verdict of Charles Taylor: Justice has been done
17486|17487English
Sierra Leone
01 Nov 2007
Statement by Sierra Leone during the 62nd General Assembly plenary meeting on Agenda Item 76: The ICC
7330|7331English
NGO Letters, Papers, Reports, and Statements
Author Title Date
NPWJ
 19237|19238
Making Justice Count: Assessing the impact and legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Sierra Leone and Liberia
 Sept 2012
Human Rights Watch
 18632|18633
"Even a 'Big Man' Must Face Justice"
 25 July 2012
AFLA
 17573|17574
Charles Taylor Verdict: Victory or Setback for International Criminal Justice?
 03 May 2012
Human Rights First
 17517|17518
Lessons Learned from Former Liberian President’s War Crimes Conviction
 27 Apr 2012
Paul Seils, ICTJ
 17500|17501
Charles Taylor Verdict and West Africa: Not Even Half the Story
 26 Apr 2012
DRC CICC
 17602|17603
Charles Taylor conviction: DRC must fulfill its obligation to fight against impunity for graves crimes
 Apr 2012
SLCICC
 12142|12143
SLCICC Letter to Ministers on RC
 05 Apr 2010
NGO Media Statements
Author Title Date
ICTJ
 20069|20070
International Experts Gather in Freetown to Discuss Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone
 05 Feb 2013
NPWJ
 19838|19839
The SCSL and NPWJ launch “Making Justice Count: Assessing the impact and legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Sierra Leone and Liberia”
 07 Jan 2013
Amnesty International
 19746|19747
Vanuatu, Sierra Leone and Ghana: Safe havens for war crimes suspects
 18 Dec 2012
NPWJ
 19235|19236
The SCSL and NPWJ organise the pre-launch of the Report on the impact and legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone
 29 Oct 2012
NPWJ
 19147|19148
United Nations Security Council briefing on the Special Court for Sierra Leone strongly praises the Court and highlights findings from impact and legacy survey
 10 Oct 2012
Human Rights Watch
 18640|18641
International Justice: Taylor Trial Sets Positive Example
 27 July 2012
Amnesty International
 17813|17814
Amnesty International’s twenty years with Charles Taylor
 30 May 2012
Human Rights Watch
 17839|17840
Sierra Leone: 50-Year Sentence for Charles Taylor
 30 May 2012
NPWJ
 17811|17812
Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor sentence sends strong message to all potential human rights violators
 30 May 2012
No Peace Without Justice
 17819|17820
Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor sentence sends strong message to all potential human rights violators
 30 May 2012
Amnesty International
 17490|17491
Taylor verdict sends message that no-one is above the law
 26 Apr 2012
Amnesty International
 17497|17498
Charles Taylor guilty of aiding Sierra Leone war crimes
 26 Apr 2012
FIDH
 17492|17493
Charles Taylor found guilty of international crimes committed in Sierra Leone
 26 Apr 2012
Human Rights Watch
 17502|17503
Sierra Leone: Landmark Conviction of Liberian Ex-President
 26 Apr 2012
ICG
 17488|17489
Taylor Verdict a Warning to War Crimes Perpetrators
 26 Apr 2012
No Peace Without Justice
 17495|17496
NPWJ welcomes Special Court for Sierra Leone’s landmark judgment in the trial of Charles Taylor
 26 Apr 2012