Tanzania
International Safe Abortion Day (ISAD) 2023 Statement from Civil Society Organizations Working in Nigeria, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya
The Center for Reproductive Rights and ten partner organizations issued a statement on #Sept28, International Safe Abortion Day of 2023, commending the people, governments, and organizations working to advance women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Nigeria, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. In addition to marking the progress made in securing […]
Report: Legal and Human Rights Centre and Center for Reproductive Rights (on behalf of Tanzanian girls) v. The United Republic of Tanzania
In June 2019, the Legal and Human Rights Centre and Center for Reproductive Rights filed a case against the United Republic of Tanzania before the African Committe of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. The case challenged the government’s policy of mandatory and forced pregnancy testing in schools, expulsion of pregnant and […]
Twitter Space Panel: Adolescents’ SRHR and Access to Education
This panel marking the International Day of Education examined the ACERWC’s decision on Tanzanian girls’ access to education.
African Committee Recommends Tanzania Reform Policies That Barred Pregnant Girls from School
Ruling by ACERWC in case brought by the Center and its partner marks a victory for adolescent girls in Tanzania and beyond.
ACERWC Ruling in Legal and Human Rights Centre and Centre for Reproductive Rights v United Republic of Tanzania
On September 15, 2022, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) issued this decision, Communication No: 0012/Com/001/2019 Decision No 002/2022, in the case Legal and Human Rights Centre and Centre for Reproductive Rights (on behalf of Tanzanian girls) v United Republic of Tanzania.
ACERWC Recommends Tanzania Reform Education Policy That Violates Rights of Pregnant and Married Adolescent Girls
DAR-ES-SALAAM, Sept 18, 2022: Today, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC, also “the Committee”), found that the United Republic of Tanzania violated multiple human rights and gender violations against adolescent girls. The violations include mandatory pregnancy testing, expulsion of pregnant adolescent girls from school, illegal detention of […]
New Report Examines Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Five African Countries
Report by Center and partners also outlines recommendations for governments to improve access to SRHR services.
Report: Poor Policies Contributed to Spike in Unintended Pregnancies and Unsafe Abortions at the Height of COVID-19 Pandemic in Five African Countries
NAIROBI, 19 May 2022– A new report reveals that women and girls from households living on lower incomes in five African countries faced multiple barriers in accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services at the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. The study also sought to examine how healthcare providers, women, girls, and individuals in the LGBTQI+ […]
Pilot Program at Uganda Refugee Settlement Improves Delivery of SRHR Services
New report outlines how a “circle of accountability” program by the Center and CARE Uganda brought refugee and host women and girls closer to decisions impacting their lives.