23 Million Children: Let’s Talk about their Rights

Children in Tanzania make up over 50 per cent of the population, but protecting their rights is an ongoing challenge.

Today’s parents are seemingly so busy building careers, making money or in some cases, simply belabouring to eke out a living, that they hardly have time for their children.

Children do have rights
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Tanzania's Child Act (LCA) 2009 Section (11) states: 'A child shall have a right of opinion and no person shall deprive a child capable of forming views the right to express an opinion, to be listened to and to participate in decisions which affect his/her ...

>Don Tate has illustrated many books for children, including She Loved Baseball, Ron’s Big Mission, Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite. He is also the debut author of the award-winning It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started To Draw. Don lives in Austin, Texas.

Council campaigns for rights of children, disabled
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Moshi District Council in collaboration with Gabriella Children Rehabilitation Centre (GCRC) has conducted children's rights campaign that also helps people with disabilities to participate fully in socio-economic activities. The District Executive Director (DED), ...

Training pushes to protect children's rights
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A TOTAL of 25 officials have received intensive training aimed at protecting children's rights in Tarime District of Mara Region. The five-day training was organized by Tanzania Gender Networking (TGNP) through its sister organization of Gender Training ...

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UN to review Tanzania's record on children's rights
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The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) expects to review Tanzania's record on children's rights during its sessions scheduled for Thursday and Friday this week. Tanzania is among the 194 states that have ratified the Convention on ...
Gambia's child rights to go under UN scrutinyStarAfrica.com

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Today (yesterday) is Universal Children’s Day. The event is used as a platform to raise awareness about the various forms of abuse and discrimination that children experience.

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Old laws undermining women and children rights - Legal Aid Centre
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Outdated laws and the snail paced approach to their review are once again cited as the major factor undermining the rights of vulnerable groups in the country these including women and children and the elderly and disabled. More specifically is the question ...