Zanzibar Human Rights Report 2015 TransformIfanye Justicehaki IweInto shaukuPassion Zanzibar Legal Services Centre i Funded by: Embassy of Sweden, Embassy of Finland The Embassy of Norway, Ford Foundation, and Open Society Initiatives for Eastern Africa, Publisher Zanzibar Legal Services Centre P.O.Box 3360,Zanzibar Tanzania Tel:+25524 2452936 Fax:+255 24 2334495 E-mail:
[email protected] Website:www.zlsc.or.tz ZLSC May 2016 ii ZANZIBAR HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2015 Editorial Board Prof. Chris Maina Peter Mrs. Josefrieda Pereira Ms. Salma Haji Saadat Mr. Daudi Othman Kondo Ms. Harusi Miraji Mpatani Writers Dr. Moh’d Makame Mr. Mzee Mustafa Zanzibar Legal Services Centre @ ZLSC 2015 i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Zanzibar Legal Services Centre is indebted to a number of individuals for the support and cooperation during collection, compilation and writing of the 10th Human Rights Report (Zanzibar Chapter). The contribution received makes this report a worthy and authoritative document in academic institutions, judiciary, government ministries and other departments, legislature and educative material to general public at large. The preparation involved several stages and in every stage different stakeholders were involved. The ZLSC appreciate the readiness and eager motive to fill in human rights opinion survey questionnaires. The information received was quite useful in grasping grassroots information relevant to this report. ZLSC extend their gratitude to it’s all Programme officers especially Adv. Thabit Abdulla Juma and Adv. Saida Amour Abdallah who worked hard on completion of this report. Further positive criticism and collections made by editorial board of the report are highly appreciated and valued. Without their value contributions this report would have jeopardised its quality and relevance to the general public.