DAR ES SALAAM, June 14 -- THE Tanzanian Court of Appeal has granted the Parliament 12 months to amend four sections of the Fundamental Rights and Duties Act enacted through the Miscellaneous Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) of 2020.

That was delivered yesterday in its decision on Appeal No. 134 of 2022 in a Constitutional case challenging restrictions on the opening of Public Interest Litigation.

The articles identified for amendment are sections 4(2), 4(3), 4(4), and 4(5) of the Fundamental Rights and Duties Act enacted through the Miscellaneous Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) of 2020.

The case was filed by a Human Rights defender, Advocate Onesmo Olengurumwa, against the Attorney General, where the appeal was heard by three judges of the Court ...