With human rights under attack, UN chief unveils blueprint for positive change

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People’s basic human rights – their birth-right – are “under assault”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday, as he launched a Call to Action aimed at boosting equality and reducing suffering everywhere.

“Human rights are our ultimate tool to help societies grow in freedom,” he told Member States on the opening day of the UN Human Rights Council’s 43rd session in Geneva.

In his speech to the top UN right body, in which he detailed a seven-point blueprint for positive change, Mr. Guterres issued an appeal for solidarity.

“People across the world want to know we are on their side,” he said.

“Whether robbed of their dignity by war, repression of poverty, or simply dreaming of a better future, they rely on their irreducible rights – and they look to us

Sovereignty ‘no defence for rights violations’
Highlighting the document’s proclamation that human rights are ‘humanity’s highest aspiration’, Mr. Guterres insisted that all States had a responsibility to protect and promote people’s “dignity and worth”.

National sovereignty “cannot be a pretext for violating human rights”, Mr. Guterres insisted, while also maintaining that greater equality “strengthens States and societies, thereby reinforcing sovereignty”.

Positive change is possible, the UN chief insisted, recalling his own experience living under dictatorship in Portugal, which finally gave way to a democratic movement when he was 24 years old.

Other “human rights struggles and successes inspired us”, the UN chief said, noting how these had secured the end of apartheid in South Africa and colonial rule.

One billion people have also been lifted out of poverty in a generation, he continued, and there have also been major advances in improving access to drinking water, along with big declines in child mortality.

Despite this, in the 75 years that the UN has strived for peace, security and development, myriad challenges persist, Mr. Guterres explained.

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Noted. Hopes. Dr. Magu read this

 

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February 24, 2020
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Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa akihutubia mjini Geneva Uswisi wakati akihudhuria kikao cha 43 cha Baraza la Haki za Binadamu la Umoja wa Mataifa asisitiza Haki za Binadamu na kutoa hotuba inayoainisha msisitizo katika maeneo saba ya kutiliwa mkazo :



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Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Afrika Mashariki Prof. Palamagamba John Kabudi (Mb) akiwa katika kikao cha 43 cha Baraza la Haki za Binadamu la Umoja wa Mataifa kinachofanyika Geneva,Uswisi PROF. KABUDI AKUTANA NA VIONGOZI MBALIMBALI AKIWA GENEVA - USWISI

 

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Uhuru wa vyama vya siasa kufanya mikutano upo katika katiba / sheria iliyoanzisha vyama vingi vya siasa nchini Tanzania. Lakini imekuwa vigumu vyama kufanya mikutano hiyo na kazi zingine za kueneza sera za vyama vya upinzani Tanzania.

Mh. Zitto Kabwe anachambua:



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February 26, 2020
Geneva, Switzerland

WAZIRI KABUDI ALIVYOIELEZA JUMUIYA YA KIMATAIFA UCHAGUZI HURU NA WA HAKI MWEZI OKTOBA 2020


Tanzania imesema hatua zote ambazo zimechukuliwa na Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania kwa kufanya mabadiliko katika sheria za vyama vya siasa,sheria ya mashirika yasiyo ya kiserikali na ile ya vyombo vya habari ina lengo la kuimarisha uwajibikaji na uwazi pamoja na kuhakiskisha misingi na tunu za Taifa zinaheshimiwa na kuendelezwa.

Akihutubia katika Kikao cha 43 cha Baraza la haki za binadamu la Umoja wa Mataifa linaloendelea Geneva nchini Uswisi Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Afrika Mashariki ameihakikishia Jumuiya ya Kimataifa kuwa Tanzania inaheshimu na itaendelea kuheshimu haki zote binadamu zikiwemo za kisiasa na kwamba sheria zilizotungwa na Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania zina lengo jema la kuhakikisha Tanzania inabaki kuwa Taifa lenye amani,umoja na utulivu.

Pia Prof. Kabudi ameifahamisha jumuiya ya Kimataifa kuwa mwaka huu Tanzania itafanya uchaguzi wake mkuu wa sita tangu kuanzishwa kwa vyama vingi vya siasa na kuihakikishia jumuiya hiyo kuwa uchaguzi huo utakuwa wa uwazi,huru na wa haki na kwamba Tanzania itaalika waangalizi mbalimbali wa uchaguzi watakaotaka kushuhudia namna Watanzania wanavyotekeleza moja ya haki zao za msingi katika suala la kidemokrasia kwa kuchagua viongozi wao.

Amesema Tanzania inaheshimu na itaendelea kutekeleza kwa vitendo haki zote za binadamu bila ubaguzi na kwamba madai yanayoishutumu Tanzania kukiuka haki za binadamu ni propaganda na haswa zinatokana na hatua kali zinazochukuliwa dhidi ya rushwa,ubadhirifu wa mali za umma,madawa ya kulevya,uzembe katika ofisi za umma pamoja na hatua zinazochukuliwa kulinda rasilimali na maliasili ya Tanzania kwa manufaa ya Watanzania.

Kuhusu masuala ya sheria mpya za huduma vyombo vya habari,na haki ya kupata taarifa Prof. Kabudi ameiambia jumuiya ya kimataifa kuwa sheria hizo mpya zilizotungwa na Bunge la jamhuri ya Muungano ina lengo la kuimarisha, kulinda na kuweka mazingira bora zaidi kwa waandishi wa habari kutekeleza majukumu yao kwa usalama na kwa kuzingatia taaluma sambamba na kuwawezesha kupata haki zao ikiwa ni pamoja na mishahara bora na mikataba ya kazi.

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26 February 2020
Human Rights Council
HRC/20/8

Human Rights Council hears addresses by 20 dignitaries as it continues its high-level segment
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The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its high-level segment during which 20 dignitaries drew attention to some of the most pressing challenges to the promotion and protection of human rights, and discussed ways in which their national governments dealt with them.

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PALAMAGAMBA KABUDI, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tanzania, noted that general elections would be held in October and they would be free and fair.

Tanzania would send invitations to civil society to observe the elections.

Tanzania remained steadfast in its human rights obligations, taking into account non-discrimination. Specific focus was on bringing services to all citizens, allowing them to enjoy socio-economic and civic and political rights.

Upon gaining independence, poverty and disease were the main enemies of the country. In the last four years, promoting a right to healthcare had been implemented through the construction of health services, including new hospitals, and new health workers had been recruited.

Access to health care services had been increased through a national service fund. Education was free for all and poverty eradication remained high on the Government’s agenda.

Several poverty reduction documents had been adopted, showing good results, as acknowledged by the World Bank report with Tanzania getting the highest score in Sub-Saharan Africa.

A strong justice system was crucial in ensuring the equality of all before the law. A mobile court system had been introduced to reduce the high caseload and a partnership had been forged with civil society to resolve this problem.

The Transparency Corruption Index for Africa 2019 reported on progress marked by Tanzania in the fight against corruption.

A number of initiatives had been implemented targeting women, elderly, persons with disabilities and rural populations

Source: OHCHR | Human Rights Council hears addresses by 20 dignitaries as it continues its high-level segment