Miatta Maria Samba

Miatta Maria Samba (born 3 October 1971) is a Sierra Leonian jurist and current Judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. She was previously a judge for the Residual Special Court and Supreme Court of Sierra Leone. Quotes My early understanding of human rights, as it was conveyed to me by my mother, was that it was God’s gift to us as human beings and nobody had the power to take it away from us. Watching my mother, who raised me and my two sisters as a single parent, assert her right to education, her right to work and her right to earn a living stirred my own passion for the rights of women to have an equal opportunity in every aspect of life starting from the right to education. I do my very best to keep my focus on doing my best and discharging my responsibilities without fear or favour and without any kind of bias. Speak up when you have the opportunity to put forward your views on an issue, particularly on an issue you may be knowledgeable or have passion about. I feel very proud and elated to be one of the judges of the first permanent Criminal Court. I am particularly happy to put Sierra Leone on the map. I compete equally and I hope my fellow women will speak up for what they believe in. External links Category: women Category: Sierra Leone Category: Judges Category: Lawyers Category : Africa