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New human rights NGO launched

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    “Manifesto ‘99,” a new local human rights NGO launched in Freetown on 26 October, aims to monitor the implementation of the Human Rights Manifesto for Sierra Leone which was signed in June, HACU reported.

    The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Francis Okelo, who attended the launch along with government officials and civil society leaders, welcomed the creation of the NGO and urged its signatories to work to improve the situation of human rights in the country.

    Meanwhile one of the consultants of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the creation of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) completed a 14-day mission to Sierra Leone on 30 October. The consultant carried out extensive consultations with individuals and organisations in Freetown and the provinces.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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