Lotta Teale is Gender Based Violence Legal Programme Officer with the International Rescue Committee, Sierra Leone. Her main focus, currently, is working on implementation of recently passed national legislation on family law, commonly known as the ‘Gender Justice Acts’. She was previously closely involved in the passage of the legislation, while working with the Sierra Leone Court Monitoring Programme and as a consultant with the International Centre for Transitional Justice. She has also worked with the Special Court for Sierra Leone as Special Assistant to the Registrar, focusing on the Special Court’s legacy.
