5. The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI) is the first and only human rights NGO dedicated to working on statelessness at the global level. ISI’s mission is to promote inclusive societies by realising and protecting everyone’s right to a nationality. The Institute has made over 70 countries specific UPR submissions on the human rights of stateless persons. ISI has also compiled summaries of the key human rights challenges related to statelessness in all countries under review under the 23rd to the 37th UPR Sessions.1 Previous UPR of the United Republic of Tanzania under the First and Second Cycle 6. The United Republic of Tanzania (Tanzania) was previously reviewed during the 12th and 25th sessions of the UPR in 2011 and 2016 respectively. 7. During the 12th session in the first UPR cycle, Tanzania received a recommendation from Slovakia to “ensure free birth registration and in this regard conduct relevant awarenessraising campaigns for the public and adopt efficient policies with a view to cover country’s remote and rural areas”,2 which it accepted. 8. The Human Rights Council noted that Tanzania had granted citizenship to 162,156 refugees from Burundi and 1,423 refugees from Somalia in June 2010,3 and encouraged Tanzania to continue its commitment. 9. During the 25th session in the second UPR cycle, Tanzania received recommendations from Turkey and Poland to improve birth registration efforts, including by issuing free certificates to all children under the age of 5 and to increase public awareness on the importance of birth registration.4 Tanzania accepted both recommendations. Tanzania’s International obligations 10. Tanzania is not a signatory to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons5 or the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.6 However, Tanzania is a party to several other UN and regional treaties, which obligate the government of Tanzania to protect the right to a nationality and the rights of stateless persons and to take action to prevent statelessness within the country. Tanzania is a state party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (see article 24.3), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (see articles. 2.2 and article 3), the Convention of the Rights of the Child (see articles 2, 3, 7 and 8), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (see article 9), the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (see 1 For more information, see https://www.institutesi.org/core-activities/human-rights-advocacy. UN Human Rights Council, ‘Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: United Republic of Tanzania’ A/HRC/19/4 (8 December 2011), para. 85.71. 3 Para 9 of https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G11/172/50/PDF/G1117250.pdf?OpenElement. 4 UN Human Rights Council, ‘Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: United Republic of Tanzania’ A/HRC/19/4 (8 December 2011), para. 136.15; 136.14. 5 See: https://www.unhcr.org/uk/protection/statelessness/3bbb0abc7/states-parties-1954-convention-relating-statusstateless-persons.html 6 See: https://www.unhcr.org/uk/protection/statelessness/3bbb24d54/states-parties-1961-convention-reductionstatelessness.html 2 2