Displaying 51176 - 51200 of 58160 recommendations found
-
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Early marriage
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:UNCT expressed concern about the Law of Marriage Act of 1971, which set the minimum marital age at 15 years for girls and 18 years for boys, and about the Local Customary Law (Declaration) Order of 1963, which discriminated against women by allowing male partners to control the political and economic well-being of the family at the household level. [Para 7] -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:NeglectedContents:... The HIV/AIDS (Prevention and Control) Act of 2008 legislates against discrimination. However the Act contributes to the stigmatization of persons living with HIV through the criminalization of the transmission of the HIV, and encourages persons living with HIV to hide their status, or to refrain from being tested, for fear of the legal ramifications of unintentional transmission. [Para 28] -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:NetherlandsNetherlandsRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
- Sexual violence
- Domestic violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Strengthen the legal protection of individuals belonging to the most vulnerable groups, among which sexual minorities and women, and ensure prevention and investigation of all forms of violence, including domestic and sexual violence and female genital mutilation.ExplanationNoted. There is no policy on sexual minorities in the United Republic of Tanzania. -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Burkina FasoBurkina FasoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Right to health
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Improve health infrastructure, access to training for midwives in emergency obstetric care and resources devoted to maternal health. -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:VenezuelaVenezuelaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Continue strengthening the plans to combat gender-based violence. -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:AustriaAustriaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Adolescent pregnancy
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure that pregnant girls and young mothers can attend school and take measures against the practice of invasive pregnancy tests without prior consent. -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:ThailandThailandRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Partially AcceptedContents:Undertake further measures to prevent domestic violence and marital rape, and ensure that all victims receive necessary assistance.
ExplanationThe State supports the part of the recommendation which reads to take on further measures to prevent domestic violence and ensuring that victims receive necessary assistance as this is among the objective of the National Action Plan to Eliminate Violence against Women and Children of 2016/17 to 2021/22. -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:JapanJapanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Take the necessary measures to increase women's access to health care facilities and medical assistance by trained personnel, in particular in rural areas, in order to reduce the incidence of maternal and infant mortality and to enhance the life expectancy of women.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 75) ... On 15th May 2014, the President of the United Republic of Tanzania inaugurated the Maternal Strategic Plan 2014/2020 aiming at reducing maternal mortality. Other State efforts include building 9,997 health facilities in every Ward and opening 64 cervical cancer diagnosis centres in 16 Regions in Tanzania Mainland and 2 in Tanzania Zanzibar. Equipment was purchased for the centers and 213 health personnel were trained on their use. Awareness raising campaigns have been held to encourage women to deliver in hospitals, as a result the number of women giving birth in hospitals has increased from 56.6% in 2013 to 68.3% in 2014.
UN Compilation:
Para 53) According to information before the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, there has been limited progress in reducing the maternal mortality rate. UNCT stated that the major causes of maternal mortality were preventable and attributable to the poor quality of health services, including the unavailability of skilled providers and essential equipment, as well as geographical inaccessibility. It noted the development of a road map for 2016-2020 to accelerate the reduction of preventable maternal, newborn and child mortality and to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health ...
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 76) CRR stated that at the 2011 review, Tanzania had supported recommendations to significantly reduce the maternal mortality rate, but remained far from achieving the maternal mortality ratio of 193 deaths per 100 000 live births set by the Millennium Development Goals. -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sexuality education
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:NeglectedContents:NNOC reported on the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among young women in the child bearing years and notably recommended that Tanzania minimize mother to child transmission, increase the provision of Anti-Retro-Viral treatment; and promote the use of condoms while reproductive health education and HIV/AIDS information should likewise widely be disseminated.
JS7 expressed concern at the prevalence of HIV in prisons and made recommendations relating to prevention and treatment. In the same vein, JS7 noted the prevalence of HIV among people who inject drugs and notably recommended Tanzania to scale up existing harm reduction initiatives.
[Paras 54-55] -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:Ensure that perpetrators of the offences (offences against children under OP-CRC-SC) are duly prosecuted. [Para 9] -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW recommended that Tanzania strengthen its efforts to reduce the incidence of maternal and infant mortality, and to increase the life expectancy age for women. It urged Tanzania to make every effort to increase women's access to health-care facilities and medical assistance by trained personnel, especially in rural areas. [Para 57] -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:Repeal all provisions which may be applied to criminalise sexual activity between consenting adults. [Para 36] -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:NeglectedContents:Incorporate ... the Bangkok Rules into training programs for prison officials and others charged with running places of detention. [Para 19] -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Intensify its efforts to protect women from harmful traditional practices, such as female genital mutilations.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 43) Section 169A of The Penal Code [Cap 16 RE 2002] criminalizes Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) of girls under the age of 18 years in Tanzania Mainland. Also, the National Plan of Action for Prevention and Eradication of FGM 2001-2015 is designated for review in 2016 while the National Plan of Action to Accelerate the Eradication of FGM and Other Harmful Traditional Practices and the National Human Rights Action Plan 2013-2017 are operational. Further, the National Policy on Childhood Care and Development which addressed FGM is at the validation and approval stages.
Para 44) FGM cases are being successfully prosecuted in the criminal justice system as a result of awareness raising and capacity building. Programmes for alternative sources of income for those who perform FGM as means of livelihood have been devised and the State in collaboration with CSO's continues the implementation of the 'Stop Female Genital Mutilation' campaign which is changing people's attitudes towards FGM
Para 45) All killings are criminalized under Section 196 of the Penal Code [Cap 16 Re 2002] as murder. The State is in the process of reviewing the Witchcraft Act Cap, 18 and the Traditional and Alternative Medicines Act, No. 23 of 2012 with a view of using the legislation to combat witchcraft and witchcraft killings. The State also continues to register traditional healers and places parameters to their activities. Further, the NHRAP promotes rights of the elderly by addressing issues of witchcraft associated killings. The National Aging policy of 2003 is being reviewed and a Bill is being prepared to protect the elderly. Further, 17 safe homes for elderly persons have been established to support survivors of witchcraft killings
UN Compilation:
Para 22) UNCT stated that, in its efforts to address harmful cultural and traditional customs and practices, such as female genital mutilation, polygamy and the bride price, the United Republic of Tanzania had continued to strengthen the implementation of the Zanzibar Penal Act (2004) and the Penal Code (applicable on the mainland), both of which criminalized female genital mutilation. The State had also carried out public awareness-raising campaigns and media programmes in an effort to eliminate female genital mutilation. -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:TurkeyTurkeyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOICIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Prohibit and criminalize acts of domestic violence. -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt more specific measures to prevent the practice of female genital mutilation. -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Accelerate the reduction of preventable maternal, newborn and child mortality in the country. -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:RejectedContents:Adopt specific legislation to ensure equality of women in the family and in social, economic and political spheres. -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:NeglectedContents:... JS8 recommended, amongst others, including transgender and intersex people in the national HIV strategies; urging public health providers to make an effort to acknowledge, reach out to, and educate key population groups, as indicated by the Third National Multi-Sectoral Strategic Framework on HIV/AIDS; and providing mandatory trainings on the international standards of non-discrimination to the police, prison and staff and the judiciary with specific emphasis on key populations. [Para 79] -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sex work / "prostitution"
- HIV and AIDS
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:NeglectedContents:UNCT stated that the United Republic of Tanzania should recognize that laws that directly or indirectly criminalize sex work undermine the effectiveness of HIV and sexual health programmes by limiting the ability of sex workers and their clients to seek and benefit from HIV assistance programmes. [Para 59] -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Decriminalize same-sex sexual relations between consenting adults.ExplanationNoted. The recommendations contain matters pertaining to same sex relations which is against our laws, traditions and beliefs. -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Republic of CongoRepublic of CongoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFIssue:
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Effectively fight against the practices of female genital mutilation. -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:ItalyItalyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Early marriage
- Forced marriage
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Take further measures to eradicate all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls, including child, early and forced marriages and female genital mutilation. -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:SwazilandSwazilandRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Continue to increase access to birth registration for all children born in Tanzania, including migrants and refugees thus avoiding statelessness. -
State Under Review:TanzaniaTanzaniaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:MalawiMalawiRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Early marriage
- Forced marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Complete the reforms necessary to raise the minimum legal age of marriage for boys and girls to 18 and sensitise people on the importance of protecting the rights of all children.