Human rights lawyer honoured for service

The Chairperson of the Tanzania Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance Tom Bahame Nyanduga will be among notable lawyers from the region  honoured during the East African Law Society (EALS) annual general meeting which kicks off in Zanzibar. 

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10 years ago

Daily News

21 Aug

Human rights body trumps civil rights, governance knowledge

Human rights body trumps civil rights, governance knowledge
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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

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Award for Cameroon gay rights lawyer

Alice Nkom, a Cameroonian lawyer known for her campaign to improve gay rights in Africa, receives an award from Amnesty International.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Mar

Lawyer fired over fraud report wants special rights

>A lawyer fired after raising concerns about corruption is seeking whistle-blower status in a UK lawsuit that could expand the protection to tens of thousands of professionals.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

04 May

Role of human rights in Katiba

 Democracy as a normative framework requires constitution builders to support and guarantee civil and political rights. Since rights are indivisible, there are many rights recognised as economic, social, cultural or collective whose recognition completes political rights and makes it possible to realise them.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

25 May

Building human rights culture

There are several reasons for building human rights into a constitution; they indicate restrictions on government power, are a building block for democracy, establish a foundation for building a human rights culture, and are integral to the legitimacy of the Constitution. A human rights culture gives space to individuals and groups to organise and aggregate their interests.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Feb

Defining human rights culture

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 states in paragraph 1 of its Preamble that recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Aug

JK: I’ve done a lot to protect human rights

President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday bid farewell to employees of the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRGG) expressing optimism that his administration had done a great job in protecting people’s rights.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

11 Dec

Human rights our critical virtue: VP

The government has reiterated its unflinching resolve to  sustain the battle against embezzlement of public funds.

 

10 years ago

Daily News

11 Dec

Z'bar VP calls for protection of human rights

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Z'bar VP calls for protection of human rights
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ZANZIBAR First Vice-President Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad has said that everyone has the responsibility to take all necessary steps to ensure the protection of Human rights. Mr Hamad made the call when he received a procession of activts mounted to mark ...

 

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