Date of publication:
01/07/2026
United Republic of Tanzania (the)
Do domestic laws and policies provide forcibly displaced and stateless persons with access to administrative or judicial remedies when they are denied the registration of vital events or the recognition, issuance, or replacement of civil, identity and tr
Assessment by population
Analysis
In Tanzania, the legal framework does not explicitly provide forcibly displaced and stateless persons with the right to effective administrative or judicial remedies when denied recognition or recording of vital events such as birth, marriage, divorce, or death. This absence of clear legal provisions creates significant challenges for these individuals in asserting their rights and accessing essential services.
Related provisions of domestic law or policy
Basic Rights and Duties Enforcement Act
- Year: 1995
- Type: Domestic law
- Rights Category: Asylum, Education, Freedom of movement, Health, Housing, land & property, Liberty & security of person, Nationality & facilitated naturalization, Social protection, Work & Workplace rights, Family life, Documentation
- Link to external source: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/86534/TZA86534.pdf
Legal provision
Section 4 - Right to apply to High Court for redress
Where any person alleges that any of the provisions of Articles 12 to 29 of the Constitution has been, is being or is likely to be contravened in relation to him, he may, without prejudice to any other action with respect to the same matter that is lawfully available, apply to the High Court for redress.