Tag: Leone
Sierra Leone School Pregnancy Tests Violate Rights, Says Amnesty International
Posted: November 16, 2015 at 5:46 pm / Education
Human rights organization Amnesty International says that pregnant teens in Sierra Leone are stigmatized and deprived of their right to education under a new policy that bans visibly pregnant girls from attending school and taking exams. Amnesty’s report highlights humiliating practices of girls being publicly examined to determine if they’re pregnant. Following a months-long hiatus from […]
Sierra Leone Diamond Costs $6 Million, But Are The Human Lives Lost Worth It?
Posted: February 24, 2014 at 10:05 am / LifeStyle
A Sierra Leone diamond is said to be worth $ 6 million, but the recent violence at the mines highlights the cost of the so-called blood diamonds. In a related report by The Inquisitr, one thief attempted to sneak an expensive pink diamond out of Australia by swallowing it whole! The worst part is that […]