A/HRC/19/4 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, held its twelfth session from 3 to 14 October 2011. The review of the United Republic of Tanzania was held at the 2nd meeting on 3 October 2011. The delegation of Tanzania was headed by Mathias Meinrad Chikawe, Minister of State (Good Governance), President’s Office. At its 6th meeting held on 5 October 2011, the Working Group adopted the report on the United Republic of Tanzania. 2. On 20 June 2011, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of the United Republic of Tanzania: Benin, Malaysia and the Russian Federation. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to resolution 5/1, the following documents were issued for the review of the United Republic of Tanzania: (a) A national report submitted and a written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/12/TZA/1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/12/TZA/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/12/TZA/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Canada, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to the United Republic of Tanzania through the troika. These questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review (UPR). I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The Head of the delegation of the United Republic of Tanzania stated that his delegation was diverse by design and that such diversity had characterized the preparatory process of the national report, which was a product of a wide spectrum of consultations in both Tanzania Mainland and Tanzania Zanzibar. 6. Tanzania briefly mentioned the main subjects of the national report. Both the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania of 1977 and that of Zanzibar of 1984 contained the Bill of Rights. A number of laws incorporated human rights standards derived from various treaties ratified by the United Republic of Tanzania. 7. The thematic areas included in the national report had been agreed upon by stakeholders: the right to life; the right to equality and non-discrimination; rights of persons with disabilities; rights of the child; health; torture; freedom of expression; the right to participate in public affairs; human trafficking; forced labour; access to justice; education; minorities and indigenous people’s rights; refugee; and asylum-seekers. 8. Voluntary commitments made by Tanzania for the purposes of the promotion and protection of human rights included: submission of periodic human rights reports to various human rights treaty bodies on time; implementation of the Millennium Development Goals 3