Tanzania: Violence Victims Not Reporting Cases - Survey

Tanzania: Violence Victims Not Reporting Cases - Survey
AllAfrica.com
Mwanza — Victims of domestic violence in Mwanza Region rarely report incidents to the authorities due to cultural norms and fear of members of the family, a legal expert has said. Mr Linus Amri, the coordinator of Tanganyika Law Society in the region ...

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

TheCitizen

16 Dec

Violence victims not reporting cases: survey

Victims of domestic violence in Mwanza Region rarely report incidents to the authorities due to cultural norms and fear of members of the family, a legal expert has said.

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

04 Dec

Intervention efforts triple reporting of violence against children in Coast

IPPmedia
Intervention efforts triple reporting of violence against children in Coast
IPPmedia
Thanks to multi-stakeholders' efforts to increase awareness of Violence Against Children (VAC) the number of reported incidents have so far tripled. “In Kasarawe District, Coast Region, reported incidents between January and November have increased from ...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

27 Oct

Manyara leads in number of FGM cases: new survey

>Manyara Region is leading and is well ahead of others in female circumcision, according to a recent survey.

 

10 years ago

Daily News

26 Jan

NGO establishes two safe houses for violence victims

NGO establishes two safe houses for violence victims
Daily News
THE Network Against Female Genital Mutilation (NAFGEM) has consolidated its drive against gender-based violence by constructing two centres for protection of children in Kilimanjaro and Manyara regions. NAFGEM Chairperson, Ms Consolata Masawe ...

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

11 Apr

No to tampering with gender violence cases

IPPmedia
No to tampering with gender violence cases
IPPmedia
Since the enactment of the Sexual Offences Special Provisions Act (SOSPA), 1998, a lot of effort has been invested in educating people on gender violence issues. The act says in part: “Any person who, with intent to cause sexual annoyance to any person ...
Tougher Laws Needed to Punish RapistsAllAfrica.com

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11 years ago

IPPmedia

20 Jul

TWLA handles 40000 violence on women cases since 1990

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TWLA handles 40000 violence on women cases since 1990
IPPmedia
Tanzania Women Lawyers Association (TAWLA) has managed to handle over 40,000 Gender Based Violence (GBV) cases in the country since its establishment in 1990, it has been learnt. The trend was revealed yesterday in Dar es Salaam by the ...
TAWLA expands legal aid to more womenDaily News

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10 years ago

Reuters Africa

21 Nov

Tanzania sees surge in girls reporting rape and kidnapping

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Tanzania sees surge in girls reporting rape and kidnapping
Reuters Africa
DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A surge in reports of rape, torture and kidnapping of girls in Tanzania shows that the introduction of specialist units in police stations is giving survivors confidence to report these crimes, a senior ...
Tanzania launches new strategy to prevent HIV/ AIDS transmissionCoastweek
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10 years ago

Coastweek

02 Jun

Tanzania elephant population declines by 60 per cent: survey

Tanzania elephant population declines by 60 per cent: survey
Coastweek
ARUSHA, Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Tanzania has released elephant population estimates from a country-wide aerial survey which shows that elephant population has declined by 60 per cent since 2009. Lazaro Nyalandu, Tanzania's Minister for Natural ...
Marketing drive boosts tourismDaily News

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5 years ago

EIN News

27 Mar

Coronavirus – Tanzania: COVID-19: Tanzania's Cases now at 13 out of 273 Tested

Coronavirus – Tanzania: COVID-19: Tanzania's Cases now at 13 out of 273 Tested  EIN News

 

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