Arrest and prosecution of former president on treason charges following security incident raises concerns about political persecution, weaponization of judiciary, and authoritarian suppression of opposition figures.
Ernest Bai Koroma was arrested in 2023 after gunmen broke into an armoury and some jails, freeing inmates.
Examines how the 'War on Terror' lexicon sanitized authoritarian governance and systematic human rights violations through linguistic… [more]
Documents systematic criminalization and imprisonment of Indigenous activists for peaceful protest participation, exemplifying… [more]
Systematic demolition of homes and schools represents authoritarian governance through destruction of civilian infrastructure and… [more]