Police at a protest calling for the Chief electoral Commissioner, Mohamed Konneh, to step down after allegations of electoral fraud in Freetown on June 21, 2023. John Wessels/AFP/Getty Images
AFRICA
US Issues Damning Human Rights Report on Sierra Leone, Whose National Security Advisor is a Former US Green Beret
A report released by the United States Department of State on the state of human rights in Sierra Leone in 2023 has highlighted the existence of "significant human rights issues including arbitrary or unlawful killings; political prisoners or detainees; substantial interference with freedom of peaceful assembly, and serious government corruption." Despite the claims made in the report, the United States continues to partake in training the Sierra Leonean Armed Forces. What's more, a former United States Green Beret and defense contractor, Jerry Torres, is the country's National Security Advisor.