Sierra Leone: Women's rights need protection

Amnesty International launched a campaign to highlight the problems faced by women in Sierra Leone in accessing the justice system. Every day, women in rural Sierra Leone face discrimination and violence at the hands of the men in their homes and communities. When they try to access justice to address such abuses, they are often faced with further abuse and violence - often as a result of local chiefs exceeding their legal authority and imposing punishments against women based on customary law.