Abstract
This research explains the attitudes of youths in Tanzania towards judicial human rights. The data were collected in late 2014 and early 2015 among selected students in the first and second year of high schools and universities in Tanzania (N = 1286). Previous research indicates that attitudes towards human rights are context-dependent. The expectation is that the young generation in Tanzania appreciates a human rights culture and within this context, they will show a high support of judicial human rights. However, this study takes three areas into account, which may influence the youths’ attitudes towards judicial human rights. The assumption is that the youths’ attitudes are influenced by their perception of the functioning of state and democracy, their attitudes on the role of religion in society, and personality characteristics. In addition, socio-demographic characteristics are included as control variables. The general research question is: What are the youth’s attitudes in Tanzania regarding judicial rights and are their attitudes predicted by the factors that were mentioned above? The findings indicate that the respondents have ambivalent attitudes towards judicial rights. They do not support the right of suspects to be protected from torture, and they appear to evaluate the rights of criminals that are brought before court in an ambivalent and negative way. Only when it comes to the protection of the private sector from searches by the police, a positive attitude can be found. Religion and sex are the most important predictors. Rights are stronger supported among women and by respondents who are more sympathetic towards the social and spiritual practice of their church/religion.
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