Tanzania, April 25 -- Dar es Salaam. Incidents of violence against men in Tanzania are on the rise as more males come forward to report their predicaments to the appropriate authorities, a new report shows.

The Tanzania Human Rights Report 2023, released yesterday by the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC), shows that the number of cases of violence against men rose from four percent in 2022 to 10 percent in 2023.

In a surprising turn of events, the surge in violence against men within Tanzania's patriarchal society seems to coincide with a decline in reported incidents of violence against women and children, underscoring the complexity of gender dynamics and the evolving landscape of societal challenges.

The LHRC report shows that vi...