DEATH PENALTY IN TANZANIA

DEATH PENALTY IN TANZANIA

In Tanzania death penalty is the sentence which has been given to the person who is found guilty of murder, Also those found guilty of treason can be sentenced to death. This is in accordance to section 197 of the Tanzania Penal code, cap 16 revised edition 2002,which provides that ‘A person convicted of murder shall be sentenced to death’.

In excising this punishment, the guilty of murder who has been sentenced to death penalty will be killed.China is the country in which death penalty is more appicable than other country.

Means of death penalty

       I.            Hang to death (this is most applicable in Tanzania)

    II.             Gas chamber

 III.            Stone to death

 IV.            Electrocution

    V.            Lethal Injection

 VI.            Shooting in the back of the head

The countries who support death penalty believes that, by sentencing death penalty will help them reduce /deter crimes in the country.

Amnesty International

These are human right activists who do not support death penalty; they oppose death penalty at all times, regardless of who is accused, the crime, guilt or innocence or method of execution. Amnesty International started to oppose death penalty since 1977 whereas there were only 16 countries that abolished it, but until today there are more than 140 countries.

They oppose death penalty because they sees it as it deny human rights like right to life, it is irreversible and mistake can happen during its implementation, they also believe that death penalty does not deter or reduce crimes and also it can be discriminating.

Therefore Tanzania laws provides for the punishment of death penalty as the sentence for those guilty of murder. And the president is needed to sign or approve the sentence in order for the penalty to be implemented. But  the  murder  cases are increasing every day.

PHOTOS WHICH SHOWS SOME OF THE MEANS OF DEATH PENALTY

shoot on top of the head

Electrocution

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Hang to death (most applicable in Tanzania)

RAIS MAGUFULI AZINDUA MWAKA MPYA WA KIMAHAKAMA (SIKU YA SHERIA) JIJINI DAR ES SALAAM

Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Dkt. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli  akilakiwa na Jaji Kiongozi wa Mahakama Kuu ya Tanzania Mhe. Shaban Ally Lila alipowasili katika  sherehe za uzinduzi wa Mwaka Mpya wa Mahakama katika Siku ya Sheria Duniani katika uwanja wa Mahakama mtaa wa Chimala eneo la Ocean Road jijini Dar es salaam  February 4, 2016

Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Dkt. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli akiwa meza kuu na Jaji Mkuu wa Tanzania Mhe. Mohamed Chande Othman na  Jaji Mkuu wa Kenya Dkt  Willy Mutungwa wakisimama wakati wa wimbo wa Taifa katika  sherehe za uzinduzi wa Mwaka Mpya wa Mahakama katika Siku ya Sheria Duniani katika uwanja wa Mahakama mtaa wa Chimala eneo la Ocean Road jijini Dar es salaam leo February 4, 2016

Majaji Wastaafu wakisimama wakati wa wimbo wa Taifa katika  sherehe za uzinduzi wa Mwaka Mpya wa Mahakama katika Siku ya Sheria Duniani katika uwanja wa Mahakama mtaa wa Chimala eneo la Ocean Road jijini Dar es salaam February 4, 2016

Wadau wa Sheria wakisimama wakati wa wimbo wa Taifa katika  sherehe za uzinduzi wa Mwaka Mpya wa Mahakama katika Siku ya Sheria Duniani katika uwanja wa Mahakama mtaa wa Chimala eneo la Ocean Road jijini Dar es salaam February 4, 2016

Wadau wa Sheria wakiwa katika  sherehe za uzinduzi wa Mwaka Mpya wa Mahakama katika Siku ya Sheria Duniani katika uwanja wa Mahakama mtaa wa Chimala eneo la Ocean Road jijini Dar es salaam February 4, 2016

Wadau wa Sheria wakiwa  katika  sherehe za uzinduzi wa Mwaka Mpya wa Mahakama katika Siku ya Sheria Duniani katika uwanja wa Mahakama mtaa wa Chimala eneo la Ocean Road jijini Dar es salaam February 4, 2016

Majaji  katika  sherehe hizo za uzinduzi wa Mwaka Mpya wa Mahakama katika Siku ya Sheria Duniani katika uwanja wa Mahakama mtaa wa Chimala eneo la Ocean Road jijini Dar es salaam February 4, 2016

Majaji  katika  sherehe hizo za uzinduzi wa Mwaka Mpya wa Mahakama katika Siku ya Sheria Duniani katika uwanja wa Mahakama mtaa wa Chimala eneo la Ocean Road jijini Dar es salaam February 4, 2016

Majaji  katika  sherehe hizo za uzinduzi wa Mwaka Mpya wa Mahakama katika Siku ya Sheria Duniani katika uwanja wa Mahakama mtaa wa Chimala eneo la Ocean Road jijini Dar es salaam February 4, 2016

Majaji  katika  sherehe hizo za uzinduzi wa Mwaka Mpya wa Mahakama katika Siku ya Sheria Duniani katika uwanja wa Mahakama mtaa wa Chimala eneo la Ocean Road jijini Dar es salaam February 4, 2016

Majaji  katika  sherehe hizo za uzinduzi wa Mwaka Mpya wa Mahakama katika Siku ya Sheria Duniani katika uwanja wa Mahakama mtaa wa Chimala eneo la Ocean Road jijini Dar es salaam February 4, 2016

Sheikh Khamis akisoma dua katika  sherehe hizo za uzinduzi wa Mwaka Mpya wa Mahakama katika Siku ya Sheria Duniani katika uwanja wa Mahakama mtaa wa Chimala eneo la Ocean Road jijini Dar es salaam February 4, 2016

Kiongozi wa dini ya Hindu sherehe hizo za uzinduzi wa Mwaka Mpya wa Mahakama katika Siku ya Sheria Duniani katika uwanja wa Mahakama mtaa wa Chimala eneo la Ocean Road jijini Dar es salaam February 4, 2016

Msajili wa Mahakama ya Rufaa Tanzania Mhe. John Lugalema Kahyoza ndiye aliyekuwa MC wa sherehe hiyo

Mkurugenzi wa Mashtaka nchini (DPP) Mhe. Biswalo Mganga akisoma risala kwa niaba ya Mwanasheria Mkuu wa Serikali Mhe. George Masaju ambaye yuko Bungeni Dodoma

Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Dkt. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli akiwa akisikiliza jambo tomakwa Jaji Mkuu wa Tanzania Mhe. Mohamed Chande Othman  katika  sherehe za uzinduzi wa Mwaka Mpya wa Mahakama katika Siku ya Sheria Duniani katika uwanja wa Mahakama mtaa wa Chimala eneo la Ocean Road jijini Dar es salaam February 4, 2016

Wadau wa Sheria wakiwa katika  sherehe za uzinduzi wa Mwaka Mpya wa Mahakama katika Siku ya Sheria Duniani katika uwanja wa Mahakama mtaa wa Chimala eneo la Ocean Road jijini Dar es salaam February 4, 2016

RIGHT TO LIFE AND ABORTION

In Tanzania ABORTION is generally prohibited by the state law, many people are confused about the position of law in Tanzania about abortion. Abortion is the process of ending the pregnancy by removing the embryo (unborn child) before it can be derived to the world.
In some country abortion is prohibited due to the fact that, by aborting the right to life is being violated, the human rights activists believe that  even the embryo or fetus or unborn child has life, so if  life is  ended their right to life will be violated. Tanzania is one of the countries which criminate and prohibited abortions.
Abortion is prohibited in many countries including Tanzania because it violates the right to life of the unborn child. Article 14 of the United Republic of Tanzania Constitution of 1977 as amended time to time, provides that every person has the right to life in accordance with the law, so the human rights activists believed that even the unborn child has their lives which should be protect.
The Tanzania penal code cap, 16 revised edition 2002 under section 150 to 152 the whole situation of abortion has been prohibited not only to the woman who abort her unborn child but also those who participate in the whole process of ending the life of the unborn child.
Section 150 of the Penal code provides that, Any person who with intention to procure miscarriage of a woman, whether she is or is not with child, unlawfully administers to her or causes her to take any poison or other noxious thing, or uses any force of any kind, or uses any other means whatever, is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years.
Section 151 provides that, Every woman being with child who with intent to procure her own miscarriage unlawfully administers to herself any poison or other noxious thing, or uses any force of any kind, or uses any other means whatsoever, or permits any such thing or means to be administered or used to her, is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for seven years.
Section 152 provides that, Any person who unlawfully supplies to or procures for any person anything whatsoever, knowing that it is intended to, be unlawfully used to procure the miscarriage of a woman, whether she is or is not with child, is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for three years.
Therefore according to Tanzanian laws abortions is unlawful, is the criminal offence to engage in any matters concerning abortion.
In laws they say that every law has its own exception that means even in matter of abortion there are exceptions which will not make a person criminal due to performance or involvement of abortion  or guilty of felony .This is due to the provision of the same law (Tanzania penal code).
Section 230 of the Act provides that, A person is not criminally responsible for performing in good faith and with reasonable care and skill a surgical operation benefit, or upon an unborn child for the preservation of the mother's life, if the performance of the operation is reasonable, having regard to the patient's state at the time, and to all the circumstances of the case.
In good faith means that there are circumstances which can make a doctor end the life of the unborn child without being charged on with an offence, this circumstances can be either, if by leaving the unborn child in his mother’s uterus may endanger the life, health of the mother so the law may let the doctor save the life of the mother and end that of the unborn child hence no criminal offence or guilty of felony and the person to perform it should be the one with authority.

Prepared by FAUSTA DANIEL
Human Right Activist at SAUT Human Rights Center (Kituo cha Haki za Binadamu).