Background information about Tanzania:
- BBC country profile: Tanzania
- Governments on the WWW: Tanzania
- politicalresources.net: Tanzania
- allAfrica.com: Tanzania
- OHCHR country page on Tanzania
Universal Periodic Review
Tanzania was examined under the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review mechanism during the 12th session of the UPR Working Group on 3-14 October 2011 in Geneva.
- UPR documentation on Tanzania, including outcome report
Treaty Bodies
Forthcoming
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Tanzania will be examined by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - at its 49th session, 12-30 November 2012 in Geneva.
NGOs - including churches and related organizations - can submit written information in the form of a "parallel" report concerning the status of implementation of economic, social and cultural rights in Tanzania. NGOs should deliver 25 copies of their report and summary to the secretariat a week prior to the session for distribution to Committee members. Where possible, it is useful to submit a summary of the report in all the working languages of the Committee. Communication regarding submissions to the Committee may be addressed to gro.rhcho|rcsec#gro.rhcho|rcsec.
Recent
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Tanzania was examined by a Pre-Sessional Working Group of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - during the period 5-9 December 2011 in Geneva.
Human Rights Committee (civil and political rights)
Tanzania was examined by the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) - which is responsible for monitoring the implementation of civil and political rights as defined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - at its 96th session, 13-31 July 2009 in Geneva.
