Monthly Updates
August 2022
Between 10 and 12 August, protests against the rising cost of living broke out in three cities in Sierra Leone. Protestors are reported to have blocked roads, set fires, and thrown stones at police. In the resulting violence, six police officers and at least thirteen protestors were killed. The government responded by restricting Internet access and imposing a curfew.
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GSoD Indices Data 2012-2021
Representative
Government
Government
Fundamental
Rights
Rights
Checks on
Government
Government
Impartial
Administration
Administration
Participatory
Engagement
Engagement
Basic Information
Population
8 141 343
System of government
Presidential system
Head of government
President Julius Maada Bio
Head of government party
Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP)
Electoral system for lower or single chamber
First Past the Post
Women in lower or single chamber
12.3%
Women in upper chamber
Not applicable
Last legislative election
2018
Effective number of political parties
3.11
Head of state
President Julius Maada Bio
Selection process for head of state
Direct election (two-round majority)
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) date
12/05/2021
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) percentage of recommendations supported
78.83%
Human Rights Treaties
State party
Signatory
No action
United Nations Human Right Treaties
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Convention on the Rights of the Child
International Convention on Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
International Labour Organisation Treaties
Forced Labour Convention
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention
Equal Remuneration Convention
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention
Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment
Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
Regional Treaties
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
Early Warning System BETA
Low risk of democratic breakdown (BETA)
Low risk of democratic backsliding (BETA)
Attributes Over Time
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Impartial administration
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