Category Female Genital Mutilation

Violence against women, a universal issue

August 25, 2013 · by · in Constitutional Rights, Culture, Development, Domestic Abuse, Education, Female Genital Mutilation, Gender, Human Rights, Marriage, Motivation, Religion, Rights of the Child, Sexual Assault, Tanzania, Women's Rights · 1 Comment

By Theresia Victor Women’s rights are about everyday life: equal pay, equal access to jobs, freedom from sexual harassment and violence. Violence against women across the world – how it is continually apologized for, excused, and legitimized, simply cannot be ignored. Ashura Shabani, who lives at home, said that so much of the oppression that women […]

FGM prevails in rural Tanzanian communities

August 25, 2013 · by · in Constitutional Rights, Culture, Education, Female Genital Mutilation, Gender, Government, Health, Human Rights, Rights of the Child, Sexual Assault, Tanzania, Women's Rights · Leave a comment

By Modeckai Francis and Seif Silavia In Tanzania, women have long been subjected to cultural, traditional and societal belief systems that discriminate against them and position them as weak and of little value in their communities. According to Tanzania’s Legal and Human Rights Centre 2012 Report, this discrimination has become a way of life in […]

Legal contradictions influence early marriage in Tanzania

August 24, 2013 · by · in Constitutional Rights, Culture, Education, Female Genital Mutilation, Gender, Health, Human Rights, Marriage, Property Rights, Religion, Sexual Assault, Tanzania, Women's Rights · Leave a comment

By Timothy Adrathy Tanzania has signed various treaties that protect women’s rights, such as the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW, 1979), the convention of Africa on women’s rights (2006), and the declaration on gender equality in all African countries. Despite signing these treaties, Tanzanian law that has been […]