United Republic of Tanzania Stakeholder Report for the United Nations Universal Periodic Review
Country: Tanzania
Issues: Death Penalty, Detention
Mechanism: UN Universal Periodic Review
Report Type: Stakeholder Report
Partners: Legal Human Rights Center, Reprieve, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
This document is a stakeholder report submitted by Reprieve, The World Coalition Against
the Death Penalty, The Advocates for Human Rights, Justice and Strategic Litigation
Centre, East Africa Law Society, Legal and Human Rights Centre, The Children Education
Society, Women Aid and Criminal Justice, and Tanzania Anti-Human Trafficking and
Legal Initiatives, for the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (“UPR”) process
concerning Tanzania’s human rights record, particularly focusing on the death penalty,
administration of justice, and detention conditions. It reviews Tanzania’s responses to
previous UPR recommendations, highlights ongoing challenges, judicial rulings, and
reform efforts, and concludes with detailed recommendations for the Tanzanian
government.