Human Rights Lawyer, Austine Sorie-Sengbe Marah is aspiring for the position of President of the Sierra Leone Bar Association .
The Legal luminary is a highly qualified candidate with extensive experience in the legal field. He has a proven track record of success, and well-respected by his peers.
Mr. Marrah is a dedicated activist lawyer, a leading advocate for human rights and democracy, and a persistent campaigner for the rule of law. Intimidation, threats, and public shaming have not deterred him from defending and speaking up for his people. He normally provides free counsel for activists and consistently writes about issues affecting all Sierra Leoneans, but especially the poor.

Augustine Sorie-Sengbe Marrah believes in human rights. His journey started about a decade ago after a short stint at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in 2009. The following year, he obtained a Masters in Human Rights Law and Democratization from the University of Pretoria’s leading centre on human rights education in Africa. That was the dawn of his burgeoning interest in issues of democratic governance, rule of law, and human rights. Over the past few years, Marrah has written—in blogs, on Facebook, and elsewhere—about these issues, and in particular about how they affect the poor.

A practicing attorney and a member of the Sierra Leone Bar Association, Marrah makes no secret about his views—either to government officials or to the public at large.