Ratifications

Source TypeAuthoring BodyDocumentCountryAcceptance LevelDate Ratified
UN (CCPR)General Comment No. 31[80]: Nature of the General Legal Obligation on States Parties to the CovenantSierra LeonePersuasive upon*
UN (CCPR)General Comment No. 32: Right to Equality Before Courts and Tribunals and to Fair Trial (Article 14)Sierra LeonePersuasive upon*
UN (CCPR)General Comment No. 34: Freedoms of Opinion and Expression (Article 19)Sierra LeonePersuasive upon*
UN (CCPR)General Comment No. 37: The Right of Peaceful Assembly (Article 21)Sierra LeonePersuasive upon*
UN (CESCR)General Comment No. 16: The Equal Right of Men and Women to the Enjoyment of All Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (Article 3)Sierra LeonePersuasive upon*
UN (CESCR)General Comment No. 20, Non-discrimination in Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (art. 2, para. 2, of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights)Sierra LeonePersuasive upon*
UN (CEDAW)General Recommendation No. 23: Political and Public LifeSierra LeonePersuasive upon*
UN (CEDAW)General Recommendation No. 25 on Temporary Special Measures (Article 4, paragraph 1) Sierra LeonePersuasive upon*
UN (CEDAW)General Recommendation No. 28 on the Core Obligations of States Parties Under Article 2 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Sierra LeonePersuasive upon*
UN (CEDAW)General Recommendation No. 30 on Women in Conflict Prevention, Conflict and Post-conflict SituationsSierra LeonePersuasive upon*
UN (CRPD)General Comment No. 1 on Equal Recognition Before the Law Sierra LeonePersuasive upon*
UN (CRPD)General Comment No. 2: Accessibility (Article 9)Sierra LeonePersuasive upon*
UN (CRPD)General Comment No. 6 on Equality and Non-discriminationSierra LeonePersuasive upon*
UN (CRPD)Views of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities under Article 5 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Tenth Session) Concerning Communication No. 4/2011Sierra LeonePersuasive upon*
UN (ECOSOC)Siracusa Principles on the Limitation and Derogation of Provisions in the International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsSierra LeoneEvidence of good state practice
AUAfrican Union Declaration on the Principles Governing Democratic Elections in AfricaSierra LeonePersuasive upon*
ACHPRDeclaration on Principles on Freedom of Expression in AfricaSierra LeonePersuasive upon*
ACHPRPrinciples and Guidelines on the Right to a Fair Trial and Legal Assistance in AfricaSierra LeonePersuasive upon*
NEPADDeclaration on Democracy, Political, Economic and Corporate GovernanceSierra LeonePersuasive upon*
CommonwealthHarare Commonwealth DeclarationSierra LeonePersuasive upon*
CoE (Congress of the Council of Europe)Resolution 105 (2000) on the Financial Transparency of Political Parties and their Democratic Functioning at the Regional LevelSierra LeoneEvidence of good state practice
CoE (Parliamentary Assembly)Recommendation 1516(2001) on Financing of Political PartiesSierra LeoneEvidence of good state practice
CoE (Parliamentary Assembly)Recommendation 1641(2004) on Public Service BroadcastingSierra LeoneEvidence of good state practice
CoE (Parliamentary Assembly)Resolution 1897(2012) on Ensuring Greater Democracy in ElectionsSierra LeoneEvidence of good state practice
SADCPrinciples and Guidelines Governing Democratic ElectionsSierra LeoneEvidence of good state practice
UNUniversal Declaration of Human RightsSierra LeonePersuasive upon*
UN (CAC/COSP)Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Conference of the State Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, at its fifth sessionSierra LeonePersuasive upon*
UN (CAC/COSP)Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Conference of the State Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, at its fourth sessionSierra LeonePersuasive upon*
UN (CAC/COSP)Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Conference of the State Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, at its third sessionSierra LeonePersuasive upon*
UN (ECOSOC)The Right to Restitution, Compensation and Rehabilitation for Victims of Gross Violations of Human Rights and Fundamental FreedomsSierra LeonePersuasive upon*