5.4 Right to the protection of privacy (article 10) 144. Article 10 of the Charter requires the State to take measures to ensure that no child is subject to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy. 145. The GoSL recognizes the right to privacy of person, property and communications as a fundamental constitutionally protected right. It however also recognizes that the exercise of the right to privacy and access to information in the case of children is subject to respect for and maintenance of their best interests and right to a healthy development. As such the GoSL has enacted a number of laws, including the Sexual Offences Act, 2012 to protect children against exposure to harmful pornographic materials or the participation or use of children in making or distributing pornography. 146. The right to privacy of children involved in court proceedings is protected by the Children and Young Persons Act and the Child Rights Act. The Child Rights Act specifies that “a child’s right to privacy shall be respected through the proceedings at a Family Court” and further that “no person shall publish any information that may lead to the identification of a child in a matter before a Family Court, except with the permission of the Family Court.” Moreover, the Act makes any contravention of the provisions against disclosure of a child’s identify a criminal offence. 147. The Children and Young Persons Act extends the prohibition against the publication of the names of children involved in court proceedings beyond the Family Court to all magistrates and high courts – a prohibition which has been acted on. For example, a journalist has been imprisoned as a result of failing to comply with the prohibition. 148. In addition, the testimony of child victims and the proceedings involving children in conflict with the law are heard in-camera in a separate dedicated juvenile court which restricts public and media access. These and other measures for the protection of the privacy of children in contact with the law are discussed in more detail in Part 9 of the report on Special Measures for the Protection of Children in Contact with the Law. 5.5 Protection against child abuse and torture (article 16) 149. 44  The measures taken by the State to protect children against child abuse and torture are comprehensively addressed in the next Part 6 of the report under the heading of Protection against abuse, neglect and exploitation. Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone Initial Report on the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 2002-2014