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Zimbabwe: Nothing 'Wholesome' About Zimbabwe's Child Brides
HRW, 23 June 2015
Zimbabwe's prosecutor general, Johannes Tomana, recently asserted that girls as young as 12 can consent to sex and marriage. In an interview last week, Tomana said marrying off… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Tomana Refuses to Clarify Statement
The Herald, 22 June 2015
Prosecutor-General Mr Johannes Tomana, who torched a storm last week after suggesting that children as young as 12 years can consent to sex, yesterday refused to clarify… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Tomana Out of Order On Law of Consent
New Zimbabwe, 20 June 2015
ZIMBABWE'S Prosecutor-General, Johannes Tomana, has had some odd things to say in the past, but none weirder than his latest comments on child rape and child marriage as published… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Age of Consent - Tomana in Climbdown
The Herald, 20 June 2015
Prosecutor-General Mr Johannes Tomana yesterday made a climbdown on his earlier statements that children under the age of 12 could consent to sex, while marrying was an option for… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Tomana Denies Reports, Says He Won't Be Forced Out As Moyo Leads Attack
New Zimbabwe, 19 June 2015
PROSECUTOR GENERAL Johannes Tomana says he is not an "easy" man to get rid off adding he "serves at the President's pleasure" and those seeking to tarnish his image should not… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: 12-Year-Old Girls Can Give Sexual Consent - Head Prosecutor
The Herald, 19 June 2015
Girls as young as 12 must be listened to by the courts if they wish to start families with older men because they are capable of giving consent to sex, Prosecutor-General Mr… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Tomana's Views Totally Unacceptable and Offensive to Our Moral Sensibilities - Moyo
New Zimbabwe, 20 June 2015
ONE has to be depraved to think that children under 16 can consent to sex, information minister Jonathan Moyo has said. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Tomana Must Go Now, Say Child Rights Groups
New Zimbabwe, 20 June 2015
CHILD and women's rights activists have demanded that Prosecutor General Johannes Tomana immediately resigns or, failing that, be fired after he appeared to suggest that… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Young Girls Need Adequate Protection
The Herald, 22 June 2015
The age of consent for sexual relations is now seen in Zimbabwe, as in most other countries, as a legal minefield and source of debate, with recent, and probably ill-judged,… Read more »
Zimbabwe's Chief Prosecutor Slammed for Sex Comment
Human rights activists have reportedly demanded that Prosecutor General Johannes Tomana immediately resigns or, failing that, be fired after he suggested that 12-year-old girls could consent to sex.
President Mugabe swears in former Attorney-General Mr Johannes Tomana as Zimbabwe’s first Prosecutor-General of the National Prosecuting Authority (file photo).
