Sierra Leone: Historic Bill to End Child Marriage Passed - Sustained Efforts to Raise Community Awareness Must Now Follow

Reacting to the signing into law of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2024 on 2 July by President Julius Maada Bio, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International Regional Director for West and Central Africa, said:

We urge other countries in West and Central Africa who have not done so, to outlaw child marriage.Samira Daoud, Amnesty International Regional Director for West and Central Africa

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