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Sierra Leone’s harsh new laws to protect women and girls are causing harm in the wrong places

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By Luisa T. Schneider
| The African Mirror
IN the decades after Sierra Leone’s civil war (1991-2002), there was pressure on the West African country to demonstrate progress on gender equality. Laws were passed to fight domestic violence, rape and teen pregnancy. But drawing on colonial legal models, the reforms don’t always match social realities and, in many cases, are harming young people from poor communities. Punishment is being made more important than resolution or education. Luisa T.
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Sierra Leone's Harsh New Laws to Protect Women and Girls Are Causing Harm in the Wrong Places

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By Luisa T. Schneider
| AllAfrica
analysis In the decades after Sierra Leone's civil war (1991-2002), there was pressure on the west African country to demonstrate progress on gender equality. Laws were passed to fight domestic violence, rape and teen pregnancy. But drawing on colonial legal models, the reforms don't always match social realities and in many cases are harming young people from poor communities. Punishment is being made more important than resolution or education. Luisa T.
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Sierra Leone’s harsh new laws to protect women and girls are causing harm in the wrong places

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By Luisa T. Schneider
| Modern Ghana Verified
In the decades after Sierra Leone's civil war (1991-2002), there was pressure on the west African country to demonstrate progress on gender equality. Laws were passed to fight domestic violence, rape and teen pregnancy. But drawing on colonial legal models, the reforms don't always match social realities and in many cases are harming young people from poor communities. Punishment is being made more important than resolution or education. Luisa T.
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