Date Type 07/07/2015 AL 08/07/2015 JAL Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply TZA 2/2015 United Republic of Tanzania Discrimination against women; Letter concerning discriminatory provisions against women in marital legislation. According to the information received, Law of Marriage Act of 1971 discriminates against women in sections 10(2) and 15 in that a man is allowed to have more than one wife thus permitting polygamous marriages if it is contracted in Islamic form or according to rites recognized by customary law in Tanzania and the husband is not married in a monogamous marriage. Furthermore, sections 10(2), 13(1) and 15 of the Law permit the marriage of girls at the age of 15, while the minimum age of marriage for boys is 18. In addition the Local Customary Law (Declaration) Order, Government Notice N. 279 of 1963 allows discrimination against women in a number of areas including bride-wealth, inheritance for widows and divorce. CHL 2/2015 Chile Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; 12/10/2015 Presunta solicitud de remoción de la directora del Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos (INDH) y críticas públicas hechas hacia este instituto debido a la publicación de un informe escolar de Derechos Humanos en el que se critica el accionar de Carabineros en el manejo de las protestas en 2011. Según las informaciones recibidas, entre abril y junio 2015, la directora del INDH, la Sra. Lorena Fries Monleón se habría visto amenazada en su cargo y la institución que representa fuertemente criticada a raíz de la publicación del “Informe de Derechos Humanos Para Estudiantes”, destinado a la sensibilización en derechos humanos de alumnos de nivel séptimo básico a cuarto medio. A/HRC/31/79 39

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