Violence victims not reporting cases: survey

Tanzania: Violence Victims Not Reporting Cases - Survey
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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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Intervention efforts triple reporting of violence against children in Coast
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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 ...

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

NGO establishes two safe houses for violence victims
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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 ...

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No to tampering with gender violence cases
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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 ...
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TWLA handles 40000 violence on women cases since 1990
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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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The west African country has been blighted by ethnic and Islamist violence in recent years.

Media Lauded for Reporting UN Activities
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THE United Nations D e v e l o p m e n t P r o g r a m m e (UNDP) Resident Representative, Mr Alvaro Rodriguez, has commended local journalists for enabling the community to share information about United Nations' activities in the country. Speaking in ...
Tanzanian Media praised for reports on UN activitiesspyghana.com

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Why it is hard to report the truth about massacres in Nigeria