Govt urged to rid country of all human rights suppressive laws

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Govt urged to rid country of all human rights suppressive laws
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The government has once again been called on to do away with all laws that suppress human rights as proposed by the 1991 Nyalali Commission that among other laws called for the review of the Newspaper Act of 1976. The development comes as the ...

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Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

IPPmedia

27 Apr

EA states urged to adhere to Human Rights principles

EA states urged to adhere to Human Rights principles
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EAC Deputy Secretary General, in charge of Political Federation, Charles Njoroge has called on Partner States to put enough attention on promotion and protection of Human and Peoples Rights in their day-to-day activities. He made the call on Friday when ...

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

30 Apr

Govt urged to amend oppressive media laws

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Govt urged to amend oppressive media laws
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The government has been called upon to scrap out and/or amend all oppressive laws which curtail the freedom of the media and expression and instead exhaust other remedies such as the Court of law and the Media Council of Tanzania (MCT) to address its ...

 

9 years ago

IPPmedia

24 Nov

Human rights activists call on govt to prepare guidelines on education

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Human rights activists call on govt to prepare guidelines on education
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Human rights activists have called upon the government to prepare guidelines for the implementation of the new Education Policy which will emphasise on accessibility of safe and quality primary education. “The guidelines will help to address various ...
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10 years ago

Michuzi

28 Jan

Court hears an appeal on alleged failure by Uganda, Kenya and Burundi to make individual Country declarations in acceptance of the competence of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

 The East African Court of Justice Appellate Division heard an appeal filed by the Democratic Party (Appellant) against the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC) (1st Respondent) and the Attorneys General of the Republics of Uganda (2nd Respondent), Kenya (3rd Respondent), Rwanda (4th Respondent) and Burundi (5th Respondent).
The matter appeals the decision of the First Instance Division of 26th November 2013 dismissing the case. The case principally challenges the alleged...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

21 Aug

Human rights body trumps civil rights, governance knowledge

Human rights body trumps civil rights, governance knowledge
Daily News
THERE is an urgent need to formulate and lay down principles and guidelines to further strengthen the criminal justice system in the country with regard to arrest, police custody and pre-trial detention to ensure compliance with International standards.

 

11 years ago

Legal Aid Centre

21 Jul

Old laws undermining women and children rights

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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 ...

 

5 years ago

BBC

09 Apr

Coronavirus in Africa: Emergency laws v individual rights

Security forces in several states have allegedly abused their powers during the Covid-19 crisis.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

13 Apr

Include indigenous rights in land, wildlife laws: call

>Land and Wildlife legislations are sidelining hunter-gatherers, pastoralists, and other marginalised communities, a lawyer and activist has observed.

 

9 years ago

IPPmedia

20 Nov

Activists want basic rights, freedoms incorporated into set national laws

Activists want basic rights, freedoms incorporated into set national laws
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The government has been challenged to incorporate regional and international instruments on freedom of expression and freedom of media into local laws and regulations. The call comes in the wake of the African Media Barometer report released this week ...

 

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