THE COMPLIANCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ANTI TORTURE STANDARDS IN TANZANIA CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

This article analyses the compliance of the international anti torture standards in Tanzania criminal justice system. It investigates the reason behind establishment of international anti torture norms and how it is important to be implemented in Tanzania domestic criminal justice system. One of the functions of the state is to ensure protection of human right, compliance of the laws by the state officers including police and prison officers to ensure protection of individuals from any harm, which can be caused by Torture. State in exercising that functions should comply with laws, which prohibit torture during enforcement of the different criminal laws. However, police offices and prison officers in exercising their function has sometimes alleged to use torture to get some information from the suspect of crimes or inmate. This allegation has given rise to this research, which looks at the application of the international anti torture norms in Tanzania criminal justice system by police officers and prisoners’ officers in Tanzania. International laws require that states to criminalize torture in their jurisdiction in order to deter police or prisoners’ officers to use torture as a way to get information’s. There are claims from suspect that are tortured by police officers during arrest, of investigation and in some occasions when an unofficial arrest occurred to get some information’s. Thus, this research intends to discuss in niceties the applicability of international ant torture norms in Tanzania criminal justice system in its framework.