The challenges to children’s rights in the MTAA mediation system, Tanzania: a case study of Kombo MTAA mediation committee, Ilala municipality, Dar es Salaam region, Tanzania
The organisation that conducted this study, Protect Children’s Rights Trust (PCRT), is a Tanzanian Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), in Ilala Municipality, Dar es Salaam region.
PCRT is also a not for profit organisation, committed to seeing that the dignity and equality of children are respected in Tanzania, through research, training and advocacy.
This study intends to:
(i) examine the challenges to children’s rights in the mtaa mediation system in Tanzania;
(ii) assess the identified problems in relation to children’s rights specifically on the issues of violence against children in family care, corporal punishment as a sanction for petty crimes and procedural violations.
Based on this information the study objective is to better understand the mtaa mediation committee system. The findings will contribute to knowledge sharing of lessons learned and to shaping recommendations to policymakers of possible reform initiatives.
About the author
The author of this publication is Angela Ifunya, who is Project Manager & Researcher at Protect Children’s Rights Trust (PCRT), Tanzania.
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