HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION AND THE THREAT POSED BY COVID19 IN TANZANIA TANZANIA HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2020 For a Just and Equitable Society “When the fundamental principles of human rights are not protected, the center of our institution no longer holds. It is they that promote development that is sustainable; peace that is secure; and lives of dignity.” Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein ii THRR 2020 Publishers Legal and Human Rights Centre Justice Lugakingira House, Kijitonyama P. O. Box 75254, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tel: +255222773038/48, Fax: +255222773037 Email:
[email protected] Website: www.humanrights.or.tz ISBN: 978-9987-740-57-4 © LHRC February 2021 THRR 2020 iii Writers Mr. Fundikila Wazambi Ms. Victoria Lugendo Editors Ms. Anna Henga Mr. Fulgence Massawe Ms. Felista Mauya Ms. Naemy Sillayo iv THRR 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................ X ABOUT LHRC ............................................................................................................. XI INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................XII Major Developments in 2020 .....................................................................................................xii Scope and Nature of the Report ............................................................................................. xiii Objectives of the report ............................................................................................................