TZ urged to ban corporal punishment of minors

Corporal Punishment - Humiliating Experience to Teachers, Children
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Four years ago, the Tanzania Teachers' Union had threatened to hold a demonstration against the government after a former Kagera District Commissioner ordered the caning of 19 primary school teachers in the presence of their pupils. "The caning of our ...

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Ministry sets guidelines on corporal punishment
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PARENTS of improperly administered corporal punishment victims in schools should take up the matter to heads of schools to redress the matter, the Minister for Community Development, Gender and Children, Ms Sophia Simba has said. She told reporters ...

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CA urged to remove capital punishment
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Anti-Death penalty campaigners are urging members of the Constituent Assembly not to incorporate Article 72 (1) K that empowers the President to endorse Death Penalties which they say suppresses the fundamental human right, the Right to Life.

Detained minors get little legal aid
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LACK of legal representation for children in conflict with the law has been noted as a major gap in the justice system in the country, according to a new report by Women's Legal Aid Centre (WLAC). The report, dubbed "Legal Aid Programme for Children in ...

Four boys from the Maasai community in Lukole Village died yesterday after drowning when they were swimming in a dam constructed to store water for livestock.

A report compiled by the Inmate Rehabilitation and Welfare Services Tanzania that calls for reforms in the Prisons Department should give the government food for thought.

Tax evaders deserve severe punishment
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SIGNS of a prosperous, economically strong and more united Tanzania are on the cards, as the nation makes headway towards change of mindset away from the perception of business as usual. View Comments. The first week in office by President John ...

Wife Battery Is Criminal, Deserves Stiff Punishment
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RIZIKI Peter, a resident of Mikocheni B in Dar es Salaam was shocked when she opened the door of her house in the middle of the night and saw a half-naked woman, talking to the watchman. The night guest was Maua Mbwana, a colleague and long time ...

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