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8.	Women's Legal Aid Centre
	Saturday, November 12, 2005
	The WLAC is both legal and community-based organization. It is an outcome of the famous SUWATA Legal Aid Scheme for Women. The decision to formulate the said Scheme in 1989 was reached after it was realized that there was a larger number of women within the country who face legal problems without the requisite resources for legal aid services.
9.	The scramble for womens land rights in Tanzania.
	Sunday, May 16, 2004
	In the debate about land rights and land reforms in Africa women’s access to land is mainly seen as rights of use obtained through marriage. Research carried out in South - western Tanzania shows that such a view is much too simplified, and that excessive focus on formal land laws and regulations misses many changes in the current scramble for women’s land.
10.	Violence against Women Refugees.
	Sunday, May 16, 2004
	This article is about Burundian refugee women who confront daily violence in Tanzanian refugee camps, Human Rights Watch charges in a new report released today. Widespread sexual and domestic abuse have left many of these women physically battered, psychologically traumatized, and fearful for their lives. Although the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has taken significant steps to address this violence, the international monitoring organization states that the measures are insufficient. Click the link above.
11.	Politics-Tanzania: Women Still Face Political Marginalisation
	Sunday, May 9, 2004
	A survey conducted by the Tanzania Media Women's Association, TAMWA, between April and June 2003 indicates that the dream of women holding higher office in parliament by the year 2005 will not become a reality any time soon. The parliament of the East African country, which obtained its independence from Britain 42 years ago, is still dominated by men groomed from political parties with cultures that look down upon women. Visit the site above
12.	Understanding gender-based and sexual violence
	Sunday, May 9, 2004
	The term "gender-based and sexual violence" as used in these guidelines refers to all forms of gender-based violence against women, including sexual violence, and also to all forms of sexual violence against men and boys
13.	International Human Rights and Tanzanian Law
	Sunday, May 9, 2004
	International human rights law requires governments to provide protection against violence to all persons within their territory, to investigate and punish perpetrators of violence, and to ensure equal access and protection under the law to all without discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, or other grounds. These obligations extend to all refugees and asylum seekers within a host country, and the duty to protect such individuals is a primary responsibility of that host country. Please visit the site above.
14.	Addressing Sexual and Domestic Violence in Tanzania's Refugee Camps
	Sunday, May 9, 2004
	This paper tells about Women who flee their homes in search of sanctuary from violence too often find that there is no meaningful refuge-they have simply escaped violence in conflict to face a different type of violence in the refugee camps. Women face particular protection and security risks in refugee camps, as well as the challenges of heading households while suffering from their disadvantaged status as women. Open the link above to see the more information.
15.	Sexual violence
	Sunday, May 9, 2004
	In many areas of the world, refugee women flee conflict after having been terrorized with rape and other sexual and physical abuse. Yet seeking to escape these dangers, many are then subjected to similar abuse as refugees. Refugee and internally displaced women worldwide have recounted harrowing stories of abuse and suffering, including rape and other sexual assaults. Click the link above for more details
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