Children - through their councils, school clubs or other affiliations are allowed to hold meetings and to take part in peaceful demonstrations. Political parties are not allowed to establish any branches, units or organizations in any place of learning including schools.18 Protection of Privacy Article 10 Protection of privacy is guaranteed under both Constitutions. In traditional systems, however, the privacy of children is rarely respected or protected, and parents, guardians and the extended family, often have absolute power over their children. This of course varies according to family structures, living and economic conditions. According to the Sexual Offences Act, any person under 18 years of age who is a witness, victim or accused in a case involving sexual offences, shall be tried in camera and separately from an adult co-accused. The law also prohibits the publication of evidence or details of witnesses. Similar provisions are also in place in the Children and Young Persons Decree and the Criminal Procedure Act of Zanzibar. Protection against Child Abuse and Torture Article 16 and 27 (Please also see articles 15 and 17.) No officially reported statistics exist on overall child protection issues in Tanzania. Partial and anecdotal evidence, however, suggest serious and widespread problems of neglect, violence, abuse and exploitation of children, including in the worst forms of child labour, with efforts to protect Tanzanian children falling way short of what is required by the ACWRC. Children engaged in the national Participatory Poverty 18 Section 12(1) of the Political Parties Act. 21