Articles under possible future Publication

Fumbo, Clement and Sterkens Carl (Year). Advancing Human Rights Culture in Tanzania. H.G. Ziebertz, C. Sterkens (eds.). An article in (Title and Year?) (pages). Leiden: Brill

Fumbo, Clement and Ziebertz Hans-Georg (Year). Judicial Rights in Tanzania. H.G. Ziebertz, C. Sterkens (eds.). An article in (Title and Year?) (pages). Leiden: Brill

Abstract

This contribution investigates the traditional difficulties in advancing Human Rights culture in Tanzania. It describes what sort of problems, causes and deeper reasons hinder the advancing and application of Human Rights in Tanzania. What is the nature of the problems and causes that hinder Human Rights culture in Tanzania? And what are the possible solutions? Despite the fact that Tanzania fully embraces Human Rights in theory, the country falls short when it comes to applying Human Rights. We will argue that specific cultural traditions and customs are to blame for human rights abuses. Strict and conservative beliefs and practices in Tanzania do not align with Human Rights. More specifically, traditional family values and gender role stereotypes; arranged (child) marriages; beliefs in witchcraft; and extrajudicial killings and unjust law enforcement are highlighted as harming the Human Rights culture. 

Therefore, this study suggests that Swahili language, if well utilised, is a unifying factor, which is essential for minimising cultural diversities towards legitimating Human Rights in Tanzania, and can make our world a safer place. Through Swahili, the Tanzanian society remains open for dialogue with other, seemingly peculiar, interpretations like those offered by the Human Rights.  

Keywords: Human rights violations in Tanzania, gender roles, witchcraft, child marriage.

Latest Publications 2016

Fumbo, Clement (2011). The Interface between Human Rights and the African Concept of Community with special reference to the Ndali People of Tanzania. An article in ‘Journal of the Teofilo Kisanji University. Vol. II No. 1 June 2011. Teofilo Kisanji University.

Tuin, Leo and Fumbo, Clement (2012). Women Rights and Religion among Christian and Islamic Students in Tanzania J. Van der Ven, H.G. Ziebertz (eds.). An article in ‘Tensions within and between Religion and Human Rights (p. 203-223), Leiden: Brill.

Fumbo, Clement (2015). Human Rights a Tanzania Perspective. H.G. Ziebertz, G.Crpic (eds). An article in ‘Religion and Human Rights’, an International Perspective, Springer.com