United Nations CRC/C/TZA/3-5* Convention on the Distr.: General 4 November 2013 Rights of the Child Original: English Committee on the Rights of the Child Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 44 of the Convention Third to fifth periodic reports of States parties due in 2012 United Republic of Tanzania** [13 January 2012] * Reissued for technical reasons on 12 March 2014. * In accordance with the information transmitted to State parties regarding the processing of their reports, the present document has not been formally edited. GE.14-41511 *1441511* CRC/C/TZA/3-5 Contents Paragraphs Page List of abbreviations ........................................................................................................................ 5 Introduction............................................................................................................. 1–3 7 1. General measures of implementation (arts. 4, 42 and 44, para. 6, of the Convention) .................................................................................................. 4–34 8 1.1 Legal framework and harmonization of legislation with the Convention ...... 4 8 1.2 Legislation ..................................................................................................... 5–10 8 1.3 Coordination .................................................................................................. 11–14 12 1.4 Resource allocation for children .................................................................... 15–16 13 1.5 National Plan of Action ................................................................................. 17–19 13 1.6 Independent monitoring ................................................................................. 20–23 14 1.7 Data collection ............................................................................................... 24–27 14 1.8 Dissemination, training and awareness-raising ............................................. 28–30 15 1.9 Cooperation with civil society ....................................................................... 31–34 16 2. Definition of the child (art. 1) ................................................................................. 35–37 17 3. General principles (arts. 2, 3, 6 and 12) ................................................................. 38–59 17 3.1 Non-discrimination (art. 2) ............................................................................ 38–45 17 3.2 Best interests of the child (art. 3) ................................................................... 46–50 19 3.3 The right to life, survival and development (art. 6) ....................................... 51–52 20 3.4 Respect for the views of the child (art. 12) .................................................... 53–59 21 4. Civil rights and freedoms (arts. 7, 8, 13–17, and 37(a)).......................................... 60–90 22 4.1 Birth registration, name, nationality (art. 7) and preservation of the child’s identity (art. 8) ......................................................................... 60–69 22 4.2 Freedom of expression and the right to seek, receive and impart information (art. 13) ...................................................................................... 70–74 25 4.3 Freedom of thought, conscience and religion (art. 14) .................................. 75–76 26 4.4 Freedom of association and peaceful assembly (art. 15) ............................... 77–78 26 4.5 Protection of privacy and protection of image (art. 16) ................................. 79–81 27 4.6 Access to information from a diversity of sources and protection from material harmful to the child’s well-being (art. 17) ....................................... 82–84 28 4.7 Corporal punishment ..................................................................................... 85–90 28 5. Family environment and alternative care (arts. 5, 18, paras. 1–2, 9–11, 19–21, 25, 27, para. 4, and 39) ............................................................................... 91–126 30 5.1 Family environment and parental guidance (art. 5) ....................................... 91–94 30 5.2 Parents’ common responsibilities, assistance to parents and provision of childcare services (art. 18) ........................................................................ 95–98 31 2 CRC/C/TZA/3-5 5.3 Separation from parents (art. 9) ..................................................................... 99–102 32 5.4 Family reunification (art. 10) ......................................................................... 103–104 33 5.5 Recovery of maintenance for the child (art. 27, para. 4) ............................... 105 34 5.6 Children deprived of a family environment (art. 20) ..................................... 106–108 34 5.7 Periodic review of placement (art. 25) .......................................................... 109–114 35 5.8 Adoption, national and intercountry (art. 21) ................................................ 115–118 37 5.9 Illicit transfer and non-return (art. 11) ........................................................... 119–120 37 5.10 Abuse and neglect, including physical and psychological recovery (art. 19) and social reintegration (art. 39) ....................................... 121–127 38 6. Disability, basic health and welfare (arts. 6, 18, para. 3, 23, 24, 26, 27, para. 1–3, and 33) ............................................................................................. 128–212 40 6.1 Survival and development (art. 6, para. 2) ..................................................... 128–130 40 6.2 Health and health services (art. 24) ............................................................... 131–175 40 6.3 HIV/AIDS ..................................................................................................... 176–191 53 6.4 Water and sanitation ...................................................................................... 192–196 56 6.5 Adolescent health .......................................................................................... 197–199 57 6.6 Measures to prohibit and eliminate harmful traditional practices (art. 24, para. 3) .............................................................................. 200–205 58 6.7 Measures to protect children from substance abuse (art. 33) ......................... 206–207 59 6.8 Measures to ensure the protection of children with incarcerated parents and children living in prison with their mothers ............................................ 208 59 6.9 Children with disabilities ............................................................................... 209–212 60 7. Education, leisure and cultural activities (arts. 28–31) .......................................... 213–236 61 7.1 Improvement in the overall quality of education ........................................... 213–235 61 7.2 Leisure, recreational and cultural activities ................................................... 236 66 8. Special protection measures (arts. 22, 30, 32–36, 37(b)–(d), 38, 39 and 40) ......... 237–310 66 8.1 Children outside their country of origin seeking refugee protection (art. 23) ............................................................................ 237–243 66 8.2 Children in armed conflicts (arts. 38 and 39) ................................................ 244–253 67 8.3 Street children ................................................................................................ 254–258 69 8.4 Children in situations of exploitation, including physical and psychological recovery and social integration ............................................... 259–268 70 8.5 Drug abuse ..................................................................................................... 269–270 72 8.6 Sale, trafficking and abduction ...................................................................... 271–292 73 8.7 Other forms of exploitation (art. 36) .............................................................. 293 77 8.8 Children in conflict with law, victims and witnesses .................................... 294–298 77 8.9 Administration of juvenile justice ................................................................. 299–304 78 3 CRC/C/TZA/3-5 8.10 Right not to be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, including corporal punishment (arts. 37 (a) and 28, para. 2) ....................................................... 305–308 79 8.11 Measures to promote physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration of child victims (art. 39) ........................................................... 309–310 80 9. References........................................................................................................................................ 81 9.1 Regional and international instruments .................................................................................. 81 9.2 Domestic statutes .................................................................................................................... 81 9.3 Policies .................................................................................................................................... 82 9.4 Cases........................................................................................................................................ 83 9.5 Reports....................................................................................................................................