Tag: Sierra Leone

  • The Court of Appeal acquitted a Sierra Leonean man accused of war crimes

    The Court of Appeal acquitted a Sierra Leonean man accused of war crimes

    The decision of the Court of Appeal of Turku confirmed the verdict given by the lower court in 2022.

  • Pakistan in ‘critically water insecure’ category: UN report

    Pakistan in ‘critically water insecure’ category: UN report

    Islamabad [Pakistan]March 25 (ANI): A report published in the United Nations Institute for Water, Environment and Health has placed Pakistan and 22 other countries in the ‘critically water insecure’ category, Dawn reported. The United Nations University on Thursday released the Global Water Security 2023 Assessment, which determined that 33 countries from three different geographic regions…

  • Finland retained the title of the happiest country for the sixth year in a row

    Finland retained the title of the happiest country for the sixth year in a row

    After Finland, Denmark and Iceland are in the top three, and Israel and the Netherlands are in the top five. Other countries in the top ten are Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Luxembourg and New Zealand. Germany fell two places from last year to 16th place, while the US, UK and France ranked 15th, 19th and 21st…

  • Liberian war crimes move to Court of Appeal

    Liberian war crimes move to Court of Appeal

    The Court of Appeal of Turku has given permission for further proceedings in an exceptional case where a Finn was accused of atrocities during the Liberian civil war. The date of the next hearing has not yet been set. At the end of April, the district court of Pirkanmaa dismissed all charges against the man…

  • Live: First shipment of Ukrainian grain reaches Turkish waters

    Live: First shipment of Ukrainian grain reaches Turkish waters

    The first shipment of Ukrainian grain since Russia’s invasion reached Turkish territorial waters on Tuesday near the entrance to the Bosphorus. The number of border crossings from Ukraine has exceeded 10 million, the UN refugee agency reported. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). 21:30: Fighting in…

  • Live: First Ukrainian grain shipment passes inspection in Turkey

    Live: First Ukrainian grain shipment passes inspection in Turkey

    A Russian and Ukrainian team carried out an inspection in Istanbul on Wednesday of a cargo ship carrying the first shipment of grain from Ukraine since the Kremlin’s invasion, Turkish officials said. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). 18:52: UN launches fact-finding mission in Ukraine’s prison…

  • Live: First Ukrainian grain shipment heading to Lebanon

    Live: First Ukrainian grain shipment heading to Lebanon

    A cargo ship carrying the first shipment of grain from Ukraine since the Kremlin’s invasion is on its way to its final destination in Tripoli, Lebanon, after a Russian and Ukrainian team completed an inspection of the vessel in Istanbul on Wednesday. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris…

  • First Ukrainian grain shipment heading to Lebanon

    First Ukrainian grain shipment heading to Lebanon

    A cargo ship carrying the first shipment of grain from Ukraine since the Kremlin’s invasion is on its way to its final destination in Tripoli, Lebanon, after a Russian and Ukrainian team completed an inspection of the vessel in Istanbul on Wednesday. Read about today’s events as they unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).…

  • Live: Three grain ships planned to leave Ukraine on Friday

    Live: Three grain ships planned to leave Ukraine on Friday

    Plans are in place for three more grain ships to leave Ukraine on Friday, Turkey said, following the departure of the Sierra Leone-registered Razoni on Monday. France has taken in 100,000 Ukrainian refugees since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began more than five months ago, authorities said Thursday. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for the latest…

  • Turkey says three grain ships will leave Ukraine on Friday

    Turkey says three grain ships will leave Ukraine on Friday

    Plans are in place for three more grain ships to leave Ukraine on Friday, Turkey said, following the departure of the Sierra Leone-registered Razoni on Monday. France has taken in 100,000 Ukrainian refugees since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began more than five months ago, authorities said Thursday. Read about today’s events as they unfolded. All…

  • Science Round-Up: Small glaciers that have a big impact, study claims

    Science Round-Up: Small glaciers that have a big impact, study claims

    A new study led by DTU Space has shown that the melting of small glaciers in northern Greenland has increased by 55 percent over the past two decades. These small glaciers make up only 4 per cent of Greenland’s ice-covered areas, but are responsible for as much as 11 per cent of the total ice…

  • More than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported: UN

    More than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported: UN

    The majority of reported cases have been sexual encounters between men, and these communities seek to inform their members of the risks and preventative actions that can be taken. “But we all need to work hard to combat stigma, which is not only wrong, it can also prevent people from seeking treatment, making it harder…

  • The prosecutor is complaining about the release of war crimes

    The prosecutor is complaining about the release of war crimes

    Prosecutors are appealing the Pirkanmaa District Court’s decision for release Gibril Massaquoi charges including murder, aggravated rape and aggravated war crimes, public prosecutor Tom Laitinen has confirmed to the news agency STT. "The main grounds of appeal relate to the assessment of the evidence that the District Court, in our view, erred in its assessment…

  • A Finnish court acquitted a Sierra Leonean man of war crimes

    A Finnish court acquitted a Sierra Leonean man of war crimes

    The Pirkanmaa District Court acquitted the charges Gibril Massaquoi The verdict on Friday afternoon included charges including murder, aggravated rape and aggravated war crimes. In its decision, the court found that although there was reason to suspect Massaquoi of the offenses with which he was charged, the prosecutor in the case had not unequivocally established…

  • Right now: Latest news about the war in Ukraine

    Right now: Latest news about the war in Ukraine

    Here you get the latest updates about the war in Ukraine. Hear Hans Corell, international law lawyer with many years of experience in the Swedish state administration and the UN, about the risk of war crimes. Hans Corell has, among other things, led the work of establishing international law tribunals in Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Rwanda…

  • A Finnish court will order the release of a war crimes suspect before sentencing

    A Finnish court will order the release of a war crimes suspect before sentencing

    Sierra Leonean and accused of war crimes Gibril Massaquoi – awaiting conviction for murder, aggravated rape and aggravated war crimes in a prosecution case – has been released from the order of the Tampere District Court. Negotiations on Massaquo’s year-long trial ended last month. In his decision to release him, the district court said it…

  • FIFA ranking: Iran’s women’s football goes up

    FIFA ranking: Iran’s women’s football goes up

    TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s women’s national football team climbed the latest FIFA rankings released on Friday. – Sports news – Team Melli moved up two places to 70th place in the ranking. Almost four months have passed since the latest FIFA world ranking for women was released, when more than 300 international matches have been…

  • UN Committee: No change at present in Afghanistan, Myanmar’s envoy

    UN Committee: No change at present in Afghanistan, Myanmar’s envoy

    UNITED NATIONS – The UN committee approving the credentials of World War II representatives decided on Wednesday to postpone a decision on who will represent Myanmar and Afghanistan. “I can confirm that the identification committee met to consider credentials from UN member states, including Afghanistan and Myanmar,” Swedish UN Ambassador Anna Karin Enestrom, who leads…

  • “Climate emergency is a greater threat than Covid,” UNWTO Secretary-General

    “Climate emergency is a greater threat than Covid,” UNWTO Secretary-General

    He made his comments during the UNWTO, WTTC and WTM Ministerial Conference, held on the second day of WTM London, and tourism ministers from around the world discussed investing in the sustainable future of tourism. “This summit will allow us to strengthen our position on sustainable development,” Pololikashvili said. He told representatives that the recent…

  • Sierra Leone man’s war crimes trial expands, more hearings in West Africa

    Sierra Leone man’s war crimes trial expands, more hearings in West Africa

    A man from Sierra Leone, who has lived in Finland since 2008, is charged with murder, aggravated rape and aggravated war crimes during the Liberian Civil War in 1999-2003. Gibril Massaquoi, 51, has denied all charges. As a result of the new revelations about the alleged atrocities, court officials are traveling to West Africa for…

  • Monday’s newspapers: Disease law in force, health care waiting times, war crimes trial in Liberia

    Monday’s newspapers: Disease law in force, health care waiting times, war crimes trial in Liberia

    Daily tabloid Evening paper start the week with a summary of what the recently amended Infectious Diseases Act can mean for businesses in your area. The restrictions to be implemented will vary depending on the stage of the epidemic in a particular area, it is written. Companies in the area "basic level" according to the…

  • Ebola in Guinea worries the region

    Ebola in Guinea worries the region

    At least five people have died of Ebola in Guinea in West Africa. Several of the dead attended a funeral in early February. Between 2013 and 2016, more than 11,000 people died of Ebola in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. However, the preparedness and knowledge in the countries is better this time. In addition, there…

  • A childhood that no one wants

    A childhood that no one wants

    They have had completely different preconditions. Douglas is the son of the late Hollywood star Kirk Douglas. Ishmael Beah, who turns 40 on November 23, entered the world differently in Sierra Leone. When Beah was 13, he was forced to be a child soldier. It is with this cruel experience that he later became a…

  • Conflict

    Conflict

    Participants: Anu Madgavkar, Indian researcher focusing on inequality in the labor market, affiliated with the consulting and analysis company McKinsey, Lena Ag, Director General of the Equality Authority, Åsa Regnér, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Head of UN Women, Katherine Soto, founder of the organization Mujeres Desaparicidas in Peru, Lena Johansson, preschool…

  • The world is becoming less tolerant of migrants: Gallup survey

    The world is becoming less tolerant of migrants: Gallup survey

    TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The world is becoming less tolerant of migrants, according to a poll released on Wednesday when Europe was ready to unveil a new asylum plan in the wake of a flame in a crowded camp in Greece that left thousands unprotected. – News about other media – Seven European countries, led by…

  • Evil by Somali coronavirus outbreak just another sad chapter in a gloomy tale

    Evil by Somali coronavirus outbreak just another sad chapter in a gloomy tale

    Anti-Muslim rhetoric is on fire, anti-immigration sentiments continue to run high, and racism has never been a major issue in a country where nonsense like ‘perks’ and ‘negroes’ are usually used to call colored people. Such is the climate, the government uses the equally offensive term ghetto to officially describe the areas where most of…

  • Release of Logi Pedro album – “My Iceland is colorful”

    Release of Logi Pedro album – “My Iceland is colorful”

    Logi Pedro’s second album ‘Under the Blue Moon’, meaning ‘Under the Blue Moon’, is released today, RÚV reports. It has been in production for two years, with its first songs written in the fall of 2018, shortly after Logis’ first album was released. At the time, he traveled to Sierra Leone in western Africa to…