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Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the
completion of its draft national plan of action for the promotion and protection of human
rights and the plan of action on violence against women. The United Republic of Tanzania
would undergo the peer review process by the African Union in July 2012. It wished the
State success in its efforts, and recommended the adoption of the report of the Working
Group.
391. Morocco welcomed the establishment of a national human rights institution in the
United Republic of Tanzania, as well as the initiatives to improve the realization of
refugees’ rights, such as the regularization and naturalization of many refugees. Morocco
had also noted the efforts made by the State to strengthen the rights of women, including
their participation in public life, and the measures taken in favour of young people and
persons with disabilities.
392. South Africa noted the voluntary commitments made by the Government of the
United Republic of Tanzania that included, inter alia, the implementation of the Millennium
Development Goals. South Africa commended the State’s commitment to the promotion
and protection of human rights, as demonstrated by the large number of recommendations
that had enjoyed the support of the Government. It congratulated the United Republic of
Tanzania on having met the Millennium Development Goal on universal primary education
before the deadline. South Africa called on the international community to provide the
country with the necessary technical assistance and capacity-building requirements.
393. Botswana recognized the acceptance of the recommendation to prepare and
implement a national plan of action on human rights as proof of the State’s commitment to
the promotion and protection of human rights in a more systematic and predictable manner.
Botswana understood and fully appreciated the challenges that accompanied the acceptance
of universal periodic review recommendations, and expressed the hope that the United
Republic of Tanzania would benefit from the support of the international community in
meeting its domestic and international obligations.
394. UNICEF welcomed the endorsement by the United Republic of Tanzania of
recommendations to tackle violence against children, female genital mutilation and the
killing of children with albinism. UNICEF called on the State to (a) prohibit violence
against children in all settings, including corporal punishment; (b) improve conditions of
detention, ensure separation of detained children from adults, and establish alternatives to
pre- and post-detention; and (c) ensure equal access to quality education, including for
children with disabilities, to tackle the phenomenon of school dropout and change
discriminatory laws and practices, including those excluding pregnant girls from school. It
urged the United Republic of Tanzania to fully implement the Law of the Child Act
(Mainland), to bring into force the Children Act (Zanzibar), and to implement promptly the
under-five birth registration strategy.
395. Angola saluted the progress made by the United Republic of Tanzania in the
establishment of a Government of national unity in Zanzibar. It praised its nationality
policy for African refugees and the fact that it was the first African country to elaborate and
circulate a report on violence against children. It also praised its national policy in favour of
disabled persons and the reform with regard to the freedom of the press. It stressed the
efforts made to achieve the national objective to eliminate malaria by 2015 following the
successful achievement of the Millennium Development Goal relating to universal primary
education, five years ahead of the deadline. Angola welcomed the consultative process in
the elaboration of the national report and the reform aimed at strengthening the normative
institutional framework for human rights. It recommended that the report of the Working
Group on the review of the United Republic of Tanzania be adopted.
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