Gender Based Violence still rampant in TZ

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Gender based violence report out
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TANZANIA Media Women's Association (Tamwa) will today, launch a Gender-Based Violence (GBV) survey report which was conducted in December last year in 20 districts on Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar. A statement released in Dar es Salaam on ...

In strengthening efforts and extending war against gender-based violence, at least 414 gender desks have been set up at different police stations in the country, the House heard yesterday.

Ignorance fuels gender based violence in Hai
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IGNORANCE of the law is the main cause of gender based violence escalation in Hai District, a lawyer has said. The Programme Officer (Legal Aid) with Kilimanjaro Women Information Exchange and Consultancy Organisation (KWIECO), Mr Morise Venance, ...

Kagera residents urged to report gender based violence
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KAGERA Regional Police Commander (RPC) George Mayunga has appealed to residents in the region to refrain from taking the law in their own hands. He urged residents including men, to report gender based violence to the nearest police stations for ...

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Laws to curb gender based violence 'poorly implemented', minister told
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WHILE SA has come up with impressive laws and policies to deal with gender based violence, poor implementation has meant that these laws have had far too little effect, say pressure groups. In a memorandum sent to Women Minister Susan Shabangu, the ...
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>From November 25 to December 10 every year, gender and human rights activists across the world participate in 16 days of activism against gender-based violence directed especially towards women and girls.

South Sudan sexual violence "rampant," 2-year-old raped -UN
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Rape and other forms of sexual violence by all sides in South Sudan's civil war have become so widespread that a 2-year-old child was among the victims, the U.N. special representative on sexual violence in armed conflict said on Monday. "In my 30 years of ...

Scribes decry rampant violence in Zanzibar
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GENDER-Based Violence (GBV) remains rampant here despite admirable progress gained under the Tanzania Media Women Association (TAMWA) bankrolled campaign aimed to curb it, a group of journalists has observed. “The campaign against GBV went ...

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Gender violence must be halted
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A RESEARCH carried out by the Tanzania Media Women Association (Tamwa) has shown that gender violence is perpetrated notoriously in most Zanzibar Districts. The human rights abuses include rape, underage pregnancies and wife bashing. Incredibly ...
Nghidinwa Admits Govt Failed On ViolenceAllAfrica.com

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