Safety and support

If you are in danger now

Contact your local emergency services, or go to the nearest police station or health facility. If you can, go somewhere safe and tell someone you trust.

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Support in Sierra Leone

Legal aid

Legal Aid Board (LAB)

The state's free legal aid service, set up under the Legal Aid Act, for people living in poverty: advice, mediation and representation in court. Offices in 29 towns and cities: check the website for the nearest.

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Free legal help is also available from the Legal Aid Board.

Get legal help safely

Free legal help

Apply for a pro bono lawyer if you cannot pay.

Legal aid organisations

The Legal Aid Board, and organisations that help women, girls and children for free.

Find a lawyer

Verified lawyers who handle domestic violence and protection orders.

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Staying safe when you use your phone

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Use a phone or computer that the person hurting you cannot open, if you can.
Use a private (incognito) browser window, or clear your browsing history after visiting.
Use a password that the other person does not know.

Keep a record

A written record helps a lawyer, the police or a court. Note the dates, what happened and who saw it, and keep photos, messages and medical reports somewhere safe. You can keep private notes in your Justice Passport, which only you can see.

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