31 August 2010 - UNIPSIL Human Rights Section concluded a two days human rights capacity building workshop running from 24-25 August 2010 in Mattru Jong, Bonthe district for chiefdom police officers in the district. Participants were trained on basic human rights, powers of arrest and detention, jurisdiction of local courts under the laws of Sierra Leone, child rights, duties of chiefdom police officers and women's right.
Chiefdom Police Training in Bonthe
- 01 September 2010
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