Detained minors get little legal aid

Detained minors get little legal aid
Daily News
LACK of legal representation for children in conflict with the law has been noted as a major gap in the justice system in the country, according to a new report by Women's Legal Aid Centre (WLAC). The report, dubbed "Legal Aid Programme for Children in ...

Daily News

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Mar

5,000 get free legal aid

>Over 5,000 people in Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro Region have benefited from legal services offered by a human and child rights centre based in the region called Kwieco.

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

11 Feb

Bill on Legal Aid Provision in offing

IPPmedia
Bill on Legal Aid Provision in offing
IPPmedia
The long-awaited Legal Aid Provision Bill is in its final stage and due to be submitted to the National Assembly for approval in the near future. Justice and Constitution Affairs Deputy Minister Angela Kairuki made the announcement while addressing a media ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

22 Aug

Judge wants more legal aid providers to go to rural areas

Judge wants more legal aid providers to go to rural areas
Daily News
LEGAL Aid providers have been urged to extend their services to rural areas where many people suffer from lack of the service to ensure all people enjoy justice at the court of law. Principal Judge, Justice Shaaban Ally Lila, told a Legal Aid Provision ...

 

11 years ago

Daily News

14 Jul

Plans afoot to establish legal aid helpline

Plans afoot to establish legal aid helpline
Daily News
PLANS are underway to establish a national legal aid helpline services to avail the majority of Tanzanians, especially those in rural areas, with legal aid services. Coordinator of Legal Aid Secretariat (LAS), Daniel Naftal made the revelation in Dar es Salaam ...

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

26 Mar

How Zanzibar's 'Vakil' supplements legal aid provision

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How Zanzibar's 'Vakil' supplements legal aid provision
IPPmedia
For most of us Vakil is an unfamiliar terminology, but it signifies semi-qualified lawyers operating in Zanzibar. Of course, they are not so common in the country's legal fraternity, but their presence on the Isles is increasingly becoming important, especially at ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

13 Dec

Rights agency boss optimistic legal aid is vital for winning war against violence

Legal empowerment is a practical instrument that can halt massive discrimination and violence against women and girls in Tanzania, according to the Commissioner for Human Rights and Good Governance Judge Joaquine Demello.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

15 Nov

HOMES & PROPERTY: Crucial legal issues in legal estate law

>Real estate contracts are binding legal documents. They form the bases of the sale and buying of a property. The wishes or rather the agreements, terms and conditions of the buyer and a seller in the purchase are reflected in a contract.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

18 Nov

4 minors drown in dam during swim

Four boys from the Maasai community in Lukole Village died yesterday after drowning when they were swimming in a dam constructed to store water for livestock.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

01 Dec

TZ urged to ban corporal punishment of minors

Tanzania has been urged to ban corporal punishment in schools and mitigate any child abuse through the practice.

 

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