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intervention had been developed. In Zanzibar, the Persons with Disabilities (Rights and
Privileges) Act of 2006 continued to be implemented and an inclusive education system had
been developed.
19.
The national pension schemes had addressed disability concerns in the workplace
and guidelines for employers on how to support employees with disabilities had been
developed.
20.
The National Anti-Trafficking in Persons Action Plan (2015-2017) had been
launched and regulations were being drafted for the implementation of the Anti-Trafficking
in Persons Act of 2008. Training on the identification and detection of alleged perpetrators
and victims of human trafficking had been conducted.
21.
To address prison overcrowding, a concept note to amend the Parole Boards Act of
1994 to allow more prisoners to serve community service sentences had been drafted.
Prisoners could be pardoned by presidential amnesty. The National Criminal Justice Forum
had been established to address overcrowding in prisons. A strategy had been designed in
2014 for the implementation of the National Prison Policy.
22.
In the National Human Rights Action Plan, marginalized and vulnerable persons are
identified as persons with special needs, women, children, the elderly and children in
conflict with the law. The Tanzania Social Action Fund was being implemented to ensure
social protection for marginalized people. Regulations had been introduced to implement
the Law of the Child (Act No. 21). The National Child Justice Reform Strategy (20132017) had been adopted.
23.
The Law of the Child (Child Employment) Regulations of 2012 prohibited the
employment of children under the age of 14. The National Action Plan for the Elimination
of Child Labour (2009-2015) continued to be implemented. The child labour monitoring
system had prevented the involvement of children in labour. Measures had been taken to
bring an end to child labour in the extractive industries.
24.
The Second National Costed Plan of Action for Most Vulnerable Children (20132017) and the Community-based Strategic Plan of 2013, which address the issue of children
living and working in the streets, continued to be implemented.
25.
Section 19 of the Public Health Act of 2009, which obligated every pregnant woman
to undergo immunization against tetanus and any other infectious diseases, continued to be
implemented. The Act also imposed an obligation on parents and guardians to ensure that
every child was immunized.
26.
The Constitution guaranteed the right to freedom of expression and assembly to
everyone, including human rights defenders, political opponents and journalists.
27.
Programmes to combat poverty continued to be implemented and the Government
subscribed to the Sustainable Development Goals contained in the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development. The 15-year national development plan was being implemented.
The National Agriculture Policy of 2013, which addresses food security and nutrition, and
the National Irrigation Policy of 2010, which recognizes irrigation as essential for increased
productivity and production in mitigating the vagaries of weather and food insecurity,
continued to be implemented. Those policies reinforced the commitment to food
sufficiency and sustainability in a context of climate change.
28.
Access to adequate, clean and safe drinking water has continued to increase through
the construction and rehabilitation of water infrastructure.
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