Tanzania
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Background information about 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.


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.


Special Procedures


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