In a recent report on over incarceration and overcrowding, the UN Commissioner for Human Rights has argued that that custodial sentences should be imposed as measures of last resort and applied proportionately to meet a pressing societal need. A recent visit to East Africa illustrated that much more needs to be done if that is to be achieved in the region.
One 22 year old Tanzanian explained that he had been sentenced for watching television during the day- his offence ...
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