Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 56234

Tanzania: Civil Society and Human Rights

Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 12 June 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

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

Mr Hamish Falconer
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.