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After more than a decade of advocacy by state and non-state actors for the review and development of a new anti-trafficking in persons (ATIP) legislation in Sierra Leone, the country’s national parliament finally enacted the new Anti-Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Act in July 2022. The new amendment Act represents a renewed commitment by the government to respond to the problem of human trafficking in all its forms through the establishment of new institutional, legal and policy frameworks. The Act provides legitimacy to policy agendas set by ATIP stakeholders and stimulates new thinking in the design of their interventions. |
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Recognizing the institutional capacities for intervention on ATIP related matters that the Sierra Leone Parliamentary body and its membership can exact, CenHTRO officially launched the Sierra Leone Parliamentary Trafficking in Persons Working Group (PTIPWG) in February 2024. The working group presents a novel opportunity to improve and increase how Sierra Leone’s institutions respond to human trafficking. In a new policy paper, led by analysis from CenHTRO Sierra Leone Think Tank expert Reuben Lewis, CenHTRO provides an analysis of current realities and opportunities to inform the engagement of the working group. The paper offers 8 realistic and actionable entry points for implementation of ATIP policies and programs in the short, medium and long term in Sierra Leone. Download the high-resolution PDF. (PDF) |
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