Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC)

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Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) is Tanzania’s human rights advocacy organization. LHRC was established in 1995 as a non-governmental, voluntary, non-partisan and not-for-profit sharing organization, with the purpose of working to empower and conscientize the people of Tanzania on legal and human rights.

LHRC envisions “a Just and Equitable Society”

We are on a mission to empower the public and promote, reinforce and safeguard human rights and goodgovernance in Tanzania.

Programmes
• Advocacy: With a dedicated team of professional youngsters, the organization communicates advocacy messages and priorities to the Legislature, Judiciary, and Executive arms of the state with consideration to political, socioeconomic, and cultural dynamics in a gender-responsible approach.
• Human Rights Monitoring: The Human Rights Monitoring Program is a comprehensive initiative aimed at safeguarding human rights, ensuring accountability, and creating a just and equitable society. Our objective is to monitor, respond to, and address instances of human rights violations. With a committed and well-trained team of over 200 human rights monitors dispersed across every region, we systematically gather, assess, and respond to violations using contemporary approaches. At the heart of our efforts for effective and efficient human rights monitoring is the digital system designed specifically for this purpose, a system known as Haki Kiganjani.
• Human Rights Clubs: Human Rights Clubs in Tanzania are incredible platforms created by students in schools and universities, supported by the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC). These clubs aim to equip young people with knowledge, passion, and confidence regarding human rights issues.
• Human Rights & Business: The program improves understanding of policies, practices, and initiatives implemented by businesses to ensure that their operations respect and promote human rights.
• Women, Children, and People with Disabilities: At LHRC, we are committed to fostering an inclusive society where gender equality, empowerment of women, protection of children, and support for individuals with disabilities are central to our mission. At LHRC, we prioritize initiatives that support gender equality, uplift women, safeguard children, and advocate for the inclusion of people with disabilities. Our programs are designed to break down barriers, provide opportunities for growth and education, and ensure a society where everyone has the chance to thrive. This is realized through legal empowerment and social accountability by ensuring laws are implemented, amended, enacted, and conform to international human rights standards to cater for the needs of these groups.
• Monitoring Evaluation and Learning: Monitoring at LHRC involves continual data collection on specific indicators to measure progress towards program objectives and assess intermediate results. Evaluation, on the other hand, is a systematic assessment of program design, implementation, and outcomes. Both help understand if programs are on track, meeting goals, and if identified assumptions and risks are being managed effectively.
• Research: Research is one of LHRC’s key programmes, seeking to ensure the availability of data and information to support evidence-based advocacy initiatives. The main objective of LHRC’s research programme is to document human rights issues and violations and conduct research on selected human rights issues to generate data and information to support the advocacy function.
• Constitution: Since 1995 the organization has been utilizing a combination of advocacy approaches to advocate for a citizens-centered constitution which sparked societal dialogues for the demand of a new constitution in the country. LHRC embraces technology by hosting a digital archive with abundant constitutional-related resources branded as the “Katiba Database” which enriches a large part of interested civil society, journalists, faith-based organizations, and academia.
• Mass Education and Paralegal: LHRC's approach to promoting access to justice and human rights through media and grassroots engagement is comprehensive and impactful. The use of both traditional media outlets like community radios and digital platforms helps reach millions of listeners across various zones in the country. This approach facilitates education, empowerment, and motivation among grassroots communities.
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Dr.Anna Henga is the Executive Director of Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC).

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