TZ urged to ban corporal punishment of minors
Government urged to put policies in place to stop coporal punishment in schools
What you need to know:
A report on “The Rights of the Child in the EAC Partner States,” which followed a survey carried out by members of the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala), recommended that corporal punishment in schools be stopped.
Kigali.Tanzania has been urged to ban corporal punishment in schools and mitigate any child abuse through the practice.
A report on “The Rights of the Child in the EAC Partner States,” which followed a survey carried out by members of the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala), recommended that corporal punishment in schools be stopped.
The document was prepared by the the General Purpose Committee of Eala for all the East African Community (EAC) partner state; Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi and Rwanda and focused on the oversight activity on the legal framework and implementation of child rights policies.
Forms of violence against children in Tanzania include students charged or convicted of minor offences and imprisoned under harsh conditions with serious offenders.
To address violence against children, the lawmakers underscored the need to put in place a functioning system that will see recruitment of more child protection and welfare officers and allocation of adequate resources for the sector.
The ‘Rights of the Child’ report has been presented to the policy makers within the governments of the EAC member countries and elsewhere for action.
