joseph osmund mbilinyi another vs commissioner general tanzania prison service another 2022 tzhc 15340 19 december 2022
Compulsory HIV testing and disclosure of results to third parties in prisons is unconstitutional as it lacks legal backing and violates rights to dignity and privacy under Articles 12(2) and 16(1) of the Constitution. All other complaints regarding prison conditions, punishments, and procedures are either consistent with existing law, lack sufficient evidence, or do not raise constitutional questions, and are therefore dismissed.
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- Prisoners' rights
- Mandatory hiv testing
- Solitary confinement
- Corporal punishment
- Due process
- Right to dignity