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Tanzania: Civil Society and Human Rights

Commons · Question 56234 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 12 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) human rights and (b) civil society organisations operating in Tanzania.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 12 Jun 2025

The UK has recently launched the Wajibika programme in Tanzania which aims to empower Tanzanian citizens and promote inclusive and effective civic space, political inclusion and address media freedom and access to information.