FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — When she got pregnant at 16, Fatou Esther Jusu was terrified that it would derail her future. Abortion is illegal in Sierra Leone. Fearing judgment from her family, she took ...

While women in the West have made significant progress in combating gender discrimination in recent decades, girls in Sierra Leone still face entrenched inequality, according to Rebecca Feldman, BC ...

Amid the high risks of unsafe abortions for women and girls in Sierra Leone, discussions are underway to decriminalize the procedure. At 16, Fatou Esther Jusu feared her pregnancy would derail her ...

DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Schoolgirls in Sierra Leone have been forced to undergo humiliating and degrading public pregnancy tests since the government banned pregnant girls from attending ...

The Sierra Leone government should prioritize the views and experiences of girls to advance its education reforms, Human Rights Watch and Purposeful said in a report released today. Despite the ...

An 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone was rescued overnight after three days at sea as the sole survivor of a shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa island, a rescue charity said on Wednesday. Germany’s ...

Tens of thousands of women and girls attempt to self-terminate their pregnancies every year in Sierra Leone, where abortion is illegal in all circumstances. Supporters of the bill say unsafe abortions ...