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.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

BBC

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.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

27 Nov

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. 

 

11 years ago

Poaching Campaign Ineffective

10 Feb

SPECIAL REPORT: Why anti

SPECIAL REPORT: Why anti-poaching campaign ineffective
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In recent years, Tanzania has witnessed a steep rise in poaching and other forms of crime targeting elephants and other wild animal species. The rate of killings is significantly greater than the elephants' capacity to reproduce. This has led many wildlife ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

22 Dec

SPECIAL REPORT: Is empowerment working for women?

>Women in Zanzibar are leading in the growing number of those filing for divorce (talak), it has emerged.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Jan

SPECIAL REPORT: Why research on viral diseases

>Outbreaks of  viral diseases which are known to spread from animals to humans (known as Zoonotic diseases) can be so economically devastating and life threatening—the reason why future health research priorities should be reviewed to combat Zoonotic infections in Tanzania and Africa in general.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

23 Sep

SPECIAL REPORT: The making of an ecological catastrophe

>For years, the success story of the Nile perch has been told in volumes and verses to the extent that this version of reality overshadows the impact of the fish on Lake Victoria.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

19 May

EDUCATION SPECIAL REPORT: Universities everywhere, but are they worth it?

>In an attempt to raise primary school enrolment, the government dropped fees in 2001—and the response was well worth it. By 2009, 95 per cent of children were in school all the way from pre-primary to secondary level.

 

11 years ago

Daily News

16 Apr

Zanzibaris to report human rights violations via SMS

Zanzibaris to report human rights violations via SMS
Daily News
THE opportunity to report violation of human rights has been extended to Zanzibar, where residents in the Islands will use SMS. “We want people to use technology to access information and report incidences of violence against people including women and ...

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

18 Jul

Accessibility of women's rights still a challenge, shows report

IPPmedia
Accessibility of women's rights still a challenge, shows report
IPPmedia
Case delays and shortage of qualified members of ward tribunals are among reasons for most women losing their rights, says a report released by the Women Legal Aid Centre (WLAC). The report released recently shows that 60 percent of people who visited ...

 

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