Binta Mansaray, COR, is a Sierra Leonean human rights advocate and activist, who was appointed Registrar of the

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(SCSL) by the

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Secretary-General in September 2014. She had served as Acting Registrar since June 2009 and was previously Deputy Registrar of the SCSL from July 2007. In 2012, she was one of the women whose "historic" leadership at the helm of the SCSL was highlighted, "with all of its four Principals being women—a first in the history of international tribunals." In 2022, she was the recipient of the National Reconciliation Award, which honours an individual who has made a consistent contribution to transitional justice or human rights in Sierra Leone. Born in Sierra Leone, Mansaray is a graduate of the

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and has a master's degree in French from

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in New York, as well as a master's degree in Public Administration and Policy from the

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Honours and recognition

In 2014, Mansaray was appointed Commander of the Order of the Rokel (COR), in recognition of her distinguished service to the

.. In July 2022, she was the recipient of the National Reconciliation Award is, an initiative of the Center for Memory and Reparations honouring "an outstanding Sierra Leonean who has made significant contributions, and stood firm in the struggle for transitional justice, human rights, and national reconciliation in Sierra Leone for a minimum of 10 years".

References

External links

UN Biography Binta Mansaray

"Binta Mansaray (2018) on International Tribunals"
(interview). YouTube video, 29 August 2018. American University alumni Fordham University alumni Living people Sierra Leonean human rights activists Sierra Leonean officials of the United Nations Sierra Leonean women activists Special Court for Sierra Leone University of Sierra Leone alumni Women human rights activists Year of birth missing (living people) {{UN-bio-stub