22/06/2015 UA Case No Country Mandate(s) TZA 1/2015 United Republic of Tanzania Indigenous peoples; Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply 07/09/2015 Alleged attacks against Maasai communities in Tanzania resulting in gross and continued violations of their individual and collective human rights. According to the information received, on 18 January 2015, triggered by the burial of a farmer from Morogoro municipality in the Mvomero district, Maasai pastoralists as well as Datoga pastoralists, often mistaken for Maasai, have been targeted through a series of organized assaults. These assaults have created an environment of fear among the Maasai living in the region. Maasai representatives have requested protection from district and regional authorities to stop the escalation of violence. No protection has reportedly been provided to affected communities from settlers who cultivate lands legally registered to the Kambala, Mvomero district, and Mabwegere, Kilosa district, communities. Echoing the Maasai authorities’ fear of escalation of violence, during the February 2014 Parliamentary session, a Member of Parliament expressed concern that the assaults on Maasai in Morogoro could lead to genocide. On 7 February 2015, the Prime Minister committed to visit the region; however, despite the continued recurrence of violent episodes, the visit has yet to take place. A/HRC/31/79 28 Date Type