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General Resources, Politics, and Human Rights

• Amnesty International on Tanzania--Brief Profile (New York and Washington, DC)
  
  
• Bunge ya Tanzania = Parliament of Tanzania
  
  
• CHADEMA: Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo -- Tovuti (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  "CHADEMA ni chama mbadala kinachokua na kinachoongozwa kwa Falsafa ya 'Nguvu ya Umma' na kuamini katika itikadi ya 'Mrengo wa Kati'. CHADEMA inawataka Watanzania kuelewa kwamba mabadiliko ya kweli yataletwa na kubadilisha mfumo wa utawala."
  
  
• Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  Website ya CCM kwa Kiswahili ambayo ina habari na hotuba na hati zingine.
  
  
• The Constitution of Tanzania (1977) (via National Electoral Commission, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  142 pages in PDF format
  
  
• DETAF: Deutsch-Tansanische Freundschaftsgesellschaft = German-Tanzanian Friendship Society (Everswinkel, Germany)
  Information about the society, projects of various NGOs in Tanzania, a searchable news databank and discussion forum (both in German), and related links.
  
  
• Elections 2000-2005 in Tanzania
  • Elections in Tanania, 2005 and earlier --via African Elections Database (USA)
    A compilation based on information available from various sources on the Internet.
    
    
  • Tanzania National Electoral Commission (Dar es Salaam)
  
  
• Embassy of Tanzania in Washington, DC
  General and contact information for Tanzanian citizens and potential visitors and investors.
  
  
• Government of Tanzania Official Website (See below)
  
  
• Haki Ardhi: Land Rights Research and Resources Institute (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  "[Founded in 1994 by Issa G. Shivji, Wilbert B. L. Kapinga, & Georgios Hadjivayanis]...the Institute was established out of the need to generate and sustain a public debate and participation, particularly where it matters in villages on issues of land tenure." See especially:
  --Reports
  --Papers
  
  
• HakiElimu (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  The website offers contact information and news about the activities of this organization which promotes educational development and civic awareness in Tanzania. "HakiElimu was established in early 2001 by a group of 13 Tanzanian founder members. The group consists of some of the leading members of the civil society, academic, research, media, human rights and critical gender community in Tanzania."
  --See especially: HakiElimu Publications in English or Swahili
  
  
• Human Rights Watch (New York and Washington, DC)
  • HRW on Tanzania and Zanzibar -- Latest press releases and reports
  • "The Bullets were Raining": The January 2001 Attack on Peaceful Demonstrators in Zanzibar (April 2002) Human Rights Watch (Online); vol. 14, no. 3(A)
  • Seeking protection: addressing sexual and domestic violence in Tanzania's refugee camps. (Oct. 2000). -- New York ; Washington, DC : HRW, 2000.
  • "Tanzania: In the Name of Security: Forced Round-Ups of Refugees in Tanzania" Human Rights Watch (Online) ; vol. 11, no. 4 (July 1999)
  
  
• International Refugee Rights Initiative on Burundian Refugees in Tanzania (New York)
  • "I Don't Know Where to Go": Burundian Refugees in Tanzania under Pressure to Leave.
    (September 2009) 14 pages in PDF format
  • Going Home or Staying Home?: Ending Displacement for Burundian Refugees in Tanzania.
    (November 2008) 43 pages in PDF format
  
  
• The Languages of Tanzania: A Web Link Collection (Jouni Maho and Bonny Sands, Göteborgs Universitet, Institutionen för orientaliska och afrikanska sprâk, Sweden) Appendix to: The languages of Tanzania: a bibliography. (forthcoming 2002)
  An extensive listing of links to documents, grammars, dictionaries, related articles on the Web.
  
  
• Lawyers' Environmental Action Team (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  "[Established in 1994] LEAT carries out policy research, advocacy, and selected public interes litigation. Its membership largely includes lawyers concerned with environmental management and democratic governance in Tanzania."
  -- LEAT Publications, including: Environmental law handbook for businesses. (Online) HTML or Word formats.
  
  
• Mkombozi Centre for Street Children...in Arusha and Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (Moshi, Tanzania)
  A non-profit research and advocacy organization.
  -- Mkombozi Centre Publications: annual reports, case studies, newsletters, postiions papers, research reports, etc.
  
  
• Tanzania National Electoral Commission (Dar es Salaam)
  This site features 2005 election results, a directory of registered political parties, and general information on the electoral system.
  
  
• Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere
  • Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  • "Mwalimu's enduring legacy." (By Peter Anyang' Nyong'o) "News Analysis" The Sunday Nation (Online) October 17, 1999. (The Nation Newspapers, Ltd., Nairobi, Kenya)
  • "Mwalimu's rise to power.". (By Ali Mazrui) "News Analysis" The Sunday Nation (Online) October 17, 1999. (The Nation Newspapers, Ltd., Nairobi, Kenya)
  • The African National Congress Historical Documents: Julius Kambarage Nyerere and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle (ANC, South Africa)
    A few documents by Nyerere and news articles and statements in memorium.
  • Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere : A Short Biographical Note (South Centre, Geneva, Switzerland)
  
  
• The Parliament of Tanzania (Dar es Salaam)
  • See also: The Parliament of Tanzania --via Tanzania High Commission, London, UK. which offers a list of the members and some contact information for the "Bunge".
  
  
• United Republic of Tanzania Prime Minister's Office (Dar es Salaam)
  
  
• Tanzania Digital National Atlas, 2007 (Mike Shand, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK)
  This site offers detailed, colorful online maps of Tanzania, plus Macromedia Shockwave maps.
  
  
• TGNP: Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  General information about the TGNP, its activities, conferences, and publications (with some online excerpts). "Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) has been operational since 1993 as a registered non-governmental organization. During this period the NGO has built itself into an effective pressure group which promotes gender positive activism. TGNP is committed to facilitating social transformation leading to the creation of a vibrant Tanzanian society. It seeks to promote gender equality and social equity through the empowerment of women and other marginalised sections of the community."
  
  
• Tanzania On-line Information Center (United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Organization, Government of Tanzania, and the Economic & Social Research Foundation, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  An extensive, searchable archive of documents and reports (1990--) from UN agencies, the World Bank, and the Government of Tanzania on development issues for Tanzania. Abstracts or summaries are viewed in HTML; full texts available in PDF.
  
  
• Tanzania Web Page (University of Pennsylvania)
  
  
• Tanzania Web Site--Official Site of the Tanzania High Commission, London, UK
  Note: some of the contact information on this site is out-of-date! In general, this is a site with useful information about Tanzania and its government for general, tourist and business interests. See official government site below.
  
  
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Tanzania (Geneva, Switzerland)
  • Evaluation and Research...Search by Country
  • RefWorld News on Tanzania
  
  
• United Republic of Tanzania -- The Official Website (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  • The site offers general information on the programs and the structure of the current government, ministries, and related links -- in English or in Kiswahili; with a special sections.
    
    
  • See also: Prime Minister's Office above
  • Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
  • Home Affairs
  
  
  
  
  
• United States. Central Intelligence Agency. World Factbook: Tanzania (2009)
  
  
• United States. Department of State (Washington, DC)
  • U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • Country Commercial Guide for Tanzania, 1999
  • Tanzania Country Report on Human Rights Practices: 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
  
  
• United States Information Agency: Remembering the Embassy Bombings of August 7, 1998 (in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
  
  
• "Zanzibar" -- With Flag and Current News Links (Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation, The Hague, The Netherlands)