201. The Applicants further argue that the measures taken by the Respondent State have not been adequate. According to the Applicants, in March 2015, more than 200 witch doctors were arrested but released a week later by the order of the Regional Commissioner. The Applicants argue that the mass arrest was a reactionary response rather than a coordinated effort to find and prosecute the perpetrators of the attacks and persecution of the PWA. 202. The Respondent State contends that it has enacted laws, such as, the Constitution, and the Child Act 2009, which have provisions proscribing torture, inhuman or degrading treatment. 203. It also argues that it has undertaken initiatives to combat torture, such as: Setting up the National Committee on Combating Cruelty against Persons with Disabilities; coordinating a stakeholder round table forum on the fight against the violation of the rights of PWA through the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance and, the establishment of the National Criminal Justice Forums. 204. According to the Respondent State, in the year 2016, the Prime Minister’s Office launched a two weeks’ awareness-raising campaign on the rights of PWA in Mwanza, Geita, Simiyu, Shinyanga, Kagera, Tabora, Kigoma and Mara. In this regard, the Respondent State submits that it used local media, dances and school programs to raise awareness about the plight of PWA. It contends that this is a best practice which has been replicated by other African countries. 205. The Respondent State also submits that it put restrictions on the activities of traditional healers through cancelling of their licences in order to curtail harmful practices related to superstitious beliefs. 206. Furthermore, the Respondent State argues that it has prosecuted 12 cases on grievous harm offences resulting in conviction and sentencing. *** 48