Pregnant schoolgirls arrested in Tanzania

Child rights activists in Tanzania have criticised the arrest of five pregnant schoolgirls and their parents over the weekend. 

The teenagers were arrested on the orders of a local district commissioner and later released on bail.  Gender and Child Rights campaigners say the authorities should have arrested the men who caused the pregnancy rather than the victims. 

A district official however said the men are also being sought for. The arrest is part of wider efforts to end student pregnancies in the area, where 55 schoolgirls have reportedly become pregnant over the past two years. 

Last year, Tanzania's President, John Magufuli, was condemned for commenting that girls who give birth should not be allowed to return to school.

SOURCE: BBC
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