Tanzania’s 4th Universal Periodic Review

Civil Society Submissions to the UN Human Rights Council

Tanzania is preparing for its 4th Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the United Nations Human Rights Council during the 53rd Session of the UPR Working Group in late 2026.

As part of this process, Tanzanian, African and international civil society organisations have come together to document key human rights concerns and make submissions aimed at informing the review.

Submissions made

• Independence of the Legal Profession, Judiciary and Fair Trial Rights

Submitted by: Tanganyika Law Society (TLS) and Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU)

• Torture, Enforced Disappearance, Arbitrary Detention and Crackdown on Freedoms

  Submitted by: REDRESS, International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), Fédération Internationale de L’ACAT (FIACAT), Omega Research Foundation, World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), Change Africa Trust, Center for Strategic Litigation (CSL) and Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU)

• Freedom of Expression, Digital Rights and Internet Governance

  Submitted by: Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA), JamiiAfrica and Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU)

• Joint CSOs’ Submission – Tanzania’s 4th UPR Cycle

  Submitted by: Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC), Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC) and Save the Children Tanzania

• Joint Submission to the UN UPR – 53rd Session of the UPR Working Group

  Submitted by: CIVICUS, Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC), International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) and DefendDefenders

Towards the review

These submissions highlight a broad range of human rights concerns and provide recommendations for Tanzania to strengthen its compliance with its national, regional and international human rights obligations.

Civil society voices for human rights, justice and accountability.