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The Human Rights Council Has Another Chance To Take A Strong Stance To Protect The Right To Privacy. Will It Take It?

5th May 2016

Over the next two weeks, the 25th session of the Universal Period Review Working Group will take place in Geneva. The Universal Period Review is a key mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council to remind UN Member States of their responsibility to respect and implement all human rights and fundamental freedoms. Amongst others, Hungary, the United Republic of Tanzania, Thailand, and Ireland will be reviewed. Privacy International, in collaboration with national civil society organisations in each…

Content type: Advocacy

The Right to Privacy in Tanzania

19th February 2016

This stakeholder report is submitted by the Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition, the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa and Privacy International (PI). PI, THRDC and CIPESA wish to bring concerns about the protection and promotion of the right to privacy in the United Republic of Tanzania (thereafter “Tanzania”) before the Human Rights Council for consideration in its upcoming review.