Sierra Leone - OPCAT Situation
Updated 21.03.2013
Sierra Leone has been a State Signatory to the OPCAT since 2003. Although no effective monitoring system is in place, several organisations carry out visits to detention centers.
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Opcat status
OPCAT Signature
September 26, 2003
UNCAT Ratification
April 25, 2001
Information
Population
5 700 000
Area (sq km)
71 740
Number of prisons
18 (2 under construction)
Prison population
1 899
Quick links
UPR: Report of the Working Group (July 2011)