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Limba women playing samburi drums, Bafodea Town, Sierra Leone

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Simon Ottenberg photographs of Limba and Afikpo Peoples Simon Ottenberg photographs of Limba and Afikpo Peoples / Series 1: Limba Peoples, Sierra ...
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Obstetric Violence Deadly for Sierra Leone Women, Newborns

Women giving birth in public hospitals in Sierra Leone who are unable to pay informal fees face dangerous neglect and abuse by health care providers, in some cases leading to the deaths of women or ...
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HRW report condemns obstetric violence in Sierra Leone

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday released a report documenting widespread obstetric violence faced by women giving birth in public healthcare facilities in Sierra Leone.  In its 80-page report, ...
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Women's group of several older women imitating the deceased woman, at her memorial, also called second funeral, Kakonso Village, Sierra Leone

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This photograph was taken by Dr. Simon Ottenberg while conducting field research in northern Sierra Leone within Bafodea Town, the capital of Wara ...
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Sierra Leone debates decriminalizing abortion as women and girls endanger their lives

Sierra Leone could become the second country in West Africa to decriminalize abortion. FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — When she got pregnant at 16, Fatou Esther Jusu was terrified that it would derail her ...