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LHRC to train journalists, editors on human rights |
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The Legal and Human Rights Centre will on September this year train journalists in the country on investigative journalism and human rights. The training due to bring journalists and editors from all over the country endeavors to equip media personnel with expertise to enable them unveil human rights violations in the coming elections and in their day to day activities. The training comes a month before the General Elections slated for October 31st, 2010. The LHRC has in recent years maintained close ties with the media fraternity in the country. |
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Success story- CJ appoints more Coroners |
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At long last, the hearing of the case of Juma Lissu, a remandee who died at the Arusha Central Police Station will take place on September 8th this year. The move comes following the Chief Justice appointing Resident Magistrates in Charge to become Coroners. This signals a new beginning for stagnant cases requiring a coroner such as the one for the late Juma Lissu, a remandee who died at the Central Police Station in Arusha. Lissu’s case has been trailing behind a long legal wrangle due to lack of a coroner. The LHRC has in numerous times raised the issue through the media over delay of Lissu’s case mentioning the cause as lack of the Coroner in Charge to preside over the matter.Legal experts from the LHRC in Arusha have been making relentless efforts to see that justice is served following Lissu’s mysterious death. On February 5, 2009, police officers in Arusha stormed in Lissu’s house at Mbauda Kwa Mrombo where they beat and dragged him to a police van before they locked him at the police station. The following morning Lissu’s wife went to send him breakfast only to be told that he was dead. His relatives sought help at the LHRC in Arusha and the later requested that a second postmortem be conducted to find the cause of his death. |
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Case on Capital Punishment hits a snag |
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The High Court of Tanzania on August 25th, 2010 adjourned the case on capital punishment to September 16th 2010 due to only one out of the three judges showing up in court.Furthermore, the Attorney General who had filed points of preliminary objections failed to show up in court.The case was due to be presided by Sheikh, Makaramba, Lugaziya JJJ however the only judge present was Lugaziya. Furthermore, the Attorney General was not there either,” said Swenya, an advocate from one the three organizations which filed the petition.On October 10, 2008, the Legal and Human Rights Center in collaboration with the SAHRINGON Tanzania Chapter and the Tanganyika Law Society filed a petition at the High Court calling upon the government to abolish the death penalty due to the later denying one’s right to life. Alternatively, they suggested those convicted of murder should be sentenced to life in prison.The government responded to the petition by calling upon the court to take note of the decision previously made by the Court of Appeal of Tanzania before Lugaziya, Sheikh and Makaramba JJJ.Rights groups argue that with flaws in the Tanzania legal system; some innocent people may be wrongly convicted for the crime they did not commit.Tanzania still retains the death penalty in its country books but has not executed anyone since 1994. |
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LHRC to train Judges of Court of Appeal |
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At least 20 Judges of the Court of Appeal of Tanzania will undergo training on Maputo Protocol to be conducted by the LHRC on September 3rd, 2010.The training due to take place in Dar es Salaam will dwell on publicizing the document in a bid to advocate for its domestication. A renowned activist and University Don Professor Chris Peter Maina will facilitate the one day session with its emphasis being on women’s rights.This is the second time that the LHRC has trained the judiciary. On March this year, the LHRC through its Gender and Children Desk conducted a similar training to Judges of the High Court of Tanzania. |
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LHRC, UNICEF to train Community Justice Facilitators in Makete |
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Experts from the LHRC and UNICEF will from next week embark in a mission to train Community Justice Facilitators in Makete in a bid to drill them with best skills in providing legal aid to the indigents. The training will take place for seven days. Immediately after, the duo will provide legal aid to the needy for seven days. The project comes following a memorandum of understanding signed by the two organizations in 2009. |
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Bi-annual Human Rights Report 2010 |
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LHRC has released the Bi-annual Human Rights report. Please click here to download. |
LHRC has just released its July Newsletter, loaded with different cases on human rights and advocacy campaigns in Tanzania. Kindly click here to download. |
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UDSM invites LHRC to train Law students on HR, Legal Aid |
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The Legal and Human Rights Centre is currently training Law Students at the University of Dar es Salaam on Human Rights Advocacy and Legal Aid. The training comes following a request by the University to the Centre. Each week, the Centre conducts a two hours session, on the topic. A renowned lawyer and an anti death penalty Guru Harold Sungusia at the LHRC has been assigned with the role. |
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CBO’s in Simanjiro, Kiteto to undergo training on finance, HIV/AIDS |
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The Legal and Human Rights Centre will on May 19th this year conduct training on Financial Administration and HIV/AIDS to Village Legal Workers in Kiteto and Simanjiro districts respectively.The training endeavors to equip the Village Legal Workers with expertise to run their Community Based Organizations in their respective areas while at the same time educating them on ways to fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic.CBO’s to be educated are LEKISUDO, with its operations in Lengatei, Kijungu, Sunya and Dongo Wards and EPASODOMAKI operating in Partimbo, Songambele, Dosidosi, Matui and Kibaya Wards. Also in the list is NJOBWANDIMA operating in Njoro, Olboloti, Bwagamoyo, Ndido and Makame Wards respectively.The three are officially registered with all of them dwelling on education towards Land Law and Legal Matters, good governance, human rights and gender awareness as well as support to vulnerable groups.LHRC has ever since its establishment worked hard to educate people on human rights. The two districts are located in Manyara Region, an area endowed with fertile land and natural resources coupled with a lot of land disputes among other things. |
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