CSPHRS Press Release on the Attack on the Person of Mrs. Marcella Samba-Sesay.
It has come to the attention of Center for Strategic, Peace and Human Rights Studies (CSPHRS) that a social media post attacking the personality of Mrs. Samba-Sesay of the Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) for expressing her views in a radio show program hosted by 98.1 Radio Democracy has received wide circulation.
We are concerned that no attempt has been made by the government and the SLPP to dissociate from such post.
The content of the post is not only primordial but also contradicts efforts by the SLPP led government of Sierra Leone to rebrand Sierra Leone and curb Gender and Sexual Based Violence.
One of the tenets of democracy is free speech and respect for the views of others. The initiator of the vile post may have deluded him/herself that the action was for a partisan self fulfillment, little realizing the damage the action may have caused his/her party.
We urge the SLPP led government, the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone, Women's organizations and the All Political Parties Association to condemn the attack against freedom of speech and particularly against a woman.
©: Abraham John Executive Director (CSPHRS)✍️
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