Assessing the Impact of Mandatory Minimum Sentences on Sexual Offences in Tanzania

With the goal of assessing the impact of mandatory minimum sentences for sexual offences in Tanzania, this memorandum provides a comparative study with a small sample of jurisdictions – including Canada, Kenya, Lesotho, Zambia, South Africa and Tanzania - to showcase how different countries have utilized mandatory minimum sentences to address sexual offences. It also explores whether imposing mandatory minimums has resulted in a reduction of the commission of the sexual offences they target.

Topics

• Gender-based violence in general
• Sexual violence and rape
• Statutory rape or defilement

Geographical location

• Africa
• Tanzania

Keywords

• mandatory minimum
• sentence
• sexual assault
• sexual violence
• defilement
• rape
• gender-based violence

Year

• 2013

External URL

• Assessing the Impact of Mandatory Minimum Sentences on Sexual Offences in Tanzania

Type

• Memoranda

Jurisdiction

• Tanzania