Tanzania: Surge in Girls Reporting Rape and Kidnapping

Thomson Reuters Foundation, 21 November 2014

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… Read more »

Surge in Rape and kidnapping cases in Tanzania (file photo).

Tanzania: Let's Join Hands and Collectively Get Rid of Those Hurting Our Kids

Daily News, 23 November 2014

ALMOST two decades ago, my elder sister gave birth to a bubbling baby girl and I can rightfully say that my sister's life turned upside down in the best of ways. Read more »
Tanzania: Rape of Baby Highlights Increase in Cases

Daily News, 18 November 2014

"THIS is cruelty of the highest degree. You cannot believe it," remarked a court official, who pleaded anonymity. Such a statement attracted the attention of many people in the… Read more »
Tanzania: Tackling Child Marriages to Promote Girls' Hopes, Dreams

Daily News, 6 November 2014

Patricia (Not her real name) was married off to an old man at the age of 15 years. Hailing from Chemba District in Dodoma, her life became a living hell as she was subjected to all… Read more »
Tanzania: Keeping All Girls in School Is One Way to Curb Child Marriage in Tanzania

IPS, 29 October 2014

"You cannot continue with your education. You have to get married because this man has already paid dowry for you," Matilda H's father told her. Matilda, from Tanzania, was 14 and… Read more »

InFocus

Tanzanian Govt Urged to Set Marriage Age

Human Rights Watch has called on the government to help eradicate child marriage. Read more »
- Tanzania: Govt Urged to Set Marriage Age at 18
- Tanzania: Girls' Education Widens Scope for Future Opportunities
Tanzania Campaigns to End Child Marriage

The government has launched a national campaign to end child marriage in the country. According to the United Nations, Tanzania has one of the highest child marriage rates in the ... Read more »
- Tanzania: Campaigning for a Child Marriage-Free Tanzania
- Tanzania: Graca Machel Snubs Child Marriages
'No Time to Lose' in Child Marriage Battle

New data from Unicef show that while prevalence of child marriage and genital cutting has decreased slightly over the past three decades, rates of progress need to be scaled up ... Read more »
- Africa: New Data Show Need for Urgent Action On Genital Cutting, Child Marriage
- Africa: Child Marriage - 20 Most Affected Countries
Tanzania Raises Concern Over Underage Marriage

A survey conducted by the Tanzania Media Women Association has raised concerns over the increase in teenage pregnancies and child marriages in the country. Read more »
- Tanzania: Isles - No Solution Yet to Child Marriage
- Tanzania: Activists Call for Greater Protection of Women's Rights

Reporting of Rape, Kidnapping in Tanzania Rises