,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #gef  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bc           
7legislative day1 ,octob] #ai71         
#bjbj,mr4 ,m55dez submitt$ ! foll[+     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,relations  ,,resolution     
,urg+ ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,tanzania & all     
p>ties to respect human1 civil1 &       
political rights & ensure free & fair   
elections 9 ,octob] #bjbj1 & recogniz+ !
 importance ( multi-p>ty democracy 9    
,tanzania4  ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has  
an important int]e/ 9 support+ democracy
 9 ,tanzania & has consi/5tly demon/rat$
 support = ! p ( ,tanzania ?r\gh ef=ts  
to advance good gov]nance1 economic     
gr[?1 & improv$ access to heal? &       
education2 ,:]eas respect = human1      
civil1 & political rights & deep5+      
multi-p>ty democracy are ess5tial to    
,tanzania's long-t]m economic prosp]ity 
& cont9u$ political /ability2 ,:]eas !  
conduct ( elections w h a significant   
impact on ! trajectory ( democratic gr[?

 9 ,tanzania1 z well z its relation%ip )
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,tanzania has  
held successive multi-p>ty elections    
s9ce #aiie1 ) ! elections 9 #bjae be+ ! 
mo/ competitive to date1 despite        
sub/antial /ate int]f]5ce 9 political   
organiz+ by ! opposition1 bo? dur+ &    
foll[+ ! campaign p]iod2 ,:]eas1 s9ce   
,presid5t ,john ,magufuli's election 9  
#bjae1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,tanzania has      
adopt$ & en=c$ multiple repressive laws 
t re/rict m$ia fre$oms1 & fre$oms (     
expression1 assembly1 & association1 su*
 z ! ,cyb]crimes ,act ( #bjae1 ! ,m$ia  
,s]vices ,act ( #bjaf1 ! ,electronic &  
,po/al ,communications 7,onl9e ,cont5t7 
,regulations ,act ( #bjbj1 ! ,writt5    
,laws 7,miscellane\s ,am5dm5ts7 7,no4   
#c7 ,act1 #bjah1 & ! ,writt5 ,laws      
7,miscellane\s ,am5dm5ts7 ,act ,no4 #c (
 #bjbj2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,tanzania  
has promulgat$ on]\s regulations t      
actively und]m9e ! indep5d5t collection1
 dissem9ation1 & publication ( /ati/ics 
)\t gov]nm5t approval1 & susp5d$ or     

halt$ activities by multiple newspap]s &
 digital & broadca/ m$ia outlets 9      
retaliation = publi%+ cont5t deem$      
critical ( ! /ate or (ficials2 ,:]eas   
/ate actors h ?reat5$1 arbitr>ily       
arre/$1 & attack$ j\rnali/s ) impunity1 
& "s j\rnali/s h disappe>$2 ,:]eas 9    
mid-#bjaf1 ! ,magufuli ,adm9i/ration    
plac$ a ban on political p>ty rallies   
until ! #bjbj elections2 ,:]eas         
political fre$oms 7 fur!r erod$ foll[+ !
 am5dm5t ( ! ,political ,p>ties ,act 9  
,janu>y #bjai1 :i* grant$ ,tanzanian    
au?orities sweep+ p[]s to regulate !    
op]ations ( opposition p>ties1 & private
 opposition political p>ty meet+s h be5 
brok5 up by police2 ,:]eas fre$om (     
association has be5 limit$ ?r\gh m&atory
 regi/ration & report+ processes =      
nongov]nm5tal organizations t are       
arbitr>y 9 nature2 ,:]eas1 9 ,septemb]  
#bjai1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,tanzania am5d$ bo?
 ! ,companies ,act & ,nongov]nm5tal     
,organization ,act1 :i* has sev]ely     
re/rict$ ! ability ( civil society      

organizations1 p>ticul>ly ^? focus$ on  
democracy & human rights1 to receive    
=eign funds2 ,:]eas opposition lead]s h 
be5 ?reat5$1 intimidat$1 & physically   
attack$1 & ! ,magafuli ,adm9i/ration has
 fail$ to hold p]petrators acc\ntable2  
,:]eas ,presid5t ,magufuli's failure to 
hold ,tanzanian gov]nm5t actors         
acc\ntable = arbitr>y arre/s1 pair$ )   
actions to limit democratic space =     
civil society1 opposition p>ties1 &     
citiz5s ( ,tanzania1 has und]m9$ !      
,tanzanian ,con/itution & ! rule ( law2 
,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,tanzania has      
rapidly escalat$ its campaign (         
repression aga9/ ! opposition 9 !       
lead-up to ! ,octob] #bjbj elections1   
?r\gh arbitr>y & p>tisan legal action   
aga9/ opposition c&idates & _! p>ties1  
:i* und]m9es democratic pr9ciples ( fair
 play & pot5tially calls into "q !      
cr$ibility ( ! c\ntry's ,octob] polls2  
,:]eas "s ,unit$ ,/ates companies op]at+
 9 ,tanzania h report$ h>assm5t1        
corruption1 & lack ( respect = contracts

 & bus9ess op]ations1 :i* ?reat5s future
 ,unit$ ,/ates bus9ess inve/m5t & trade 
p>tn]%ips2 & ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t (       
,tanzania's claim t ! ,novel            
,coronavirus 7,,covid-#ai7 has be5      
elim9at$ 9 ! c\ntry1 & its suppression (
 in=mation relat$ to ! p&emic h n only  
plac$ citiz5s' heal? at risk1 b h also  
violat$ citiz5s' fre$om ( spee* & "r (  
access to in=mation3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t
 ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 urges ! ,gov]nm5t (    
,tanzania to ensure t ! ,octob] #bjbj   
elections are conduct$ 9 a free1 fair1  
cr$ible1 transp>5t1 & peaceful mann] t  
enables citiz5s ( ,tanzania !           
opportunity to ex]cise _! "r to vote2   
7#b7 urges ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,tanzania to   
legally gu>antee & respect ! rights     
en%r9$ 9 its ,con/itution1 p>ticul>ly ! 
rights to fre$om ( movem5t1 expression1 
in=mation1 religion1 & association1 z   
well z equality1 privacy1 & p]sonal     
security2  7#c7 urges ! ,gov]nm5t (     
,tanzania to fo/] a robu/1 m>ket-l$     
bus9ess environm5t conducive to cont9u$ 

,unit$ ,/ates trade & inve/m5t 9        
,tanzania1 includ+ respect = ! legal &  
contractual rights ( ,unit$ ,/ates      
companies op]at+ 9 ,tanzania2  7#d7     
calls ^u ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,tanzania &      
,presid5t ,magufuli-- 7,a7 to repeal    
repressive laws t are contr>y to !      
pr9ciples ( good gov]nance1 a heal?y    
democracy1 & ! rights enum]at$ 9 !      
,tanzanian ,con/itution2  7,b7 to all[  
citiz5s1 civil society organizations1 & 
political p>ties to assemble peacefully 
& express _! views freely2  7,c7 to     
imm$iately lift ! ban on political      
activities & all[ opposition p>ties to  
hold political rallies & demon/rations  
at any "t1 bo? dur+ & outside ( election
 p]iods2  7,d7 to provide transp>5t1    
consi/5t1 & non9trusive proc$ures =     
nongov]nm5tal organizations to regi/] & 
to enable !m to c>ry out programs & o!r 
legal activity abs5t arbitr>y /ate      
int]f]5ce1 includ+ ) respect to receiv+ 
fund+ or coop]at+ ) =eign organizations2
  7,e7 to safegu>d press fre$om1 9      

accordance ) ! ,tanzanian ,con/itution &
 ! ,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( ,human       
,rights2  7,f7 to condemn ?reats &      
attacks aga9/ ,memb]s ( ,p>liam5t &     
opposition political p>ties1 & ensure   
acc\ntability = h>assm5t1 intimidation1 
or physical attacks on memb]s ( !       
opposition2  7,g7 to end ! escalat+     
campaign ( arbitr>y & p>tisan legal     
action aga9/ opposition c&idates & _!   
p>ties 9 ! lead-up to ! ,octob] #bjbj   
elections2 &  7,h7 to gu>antee ! ability
 ( dome/ic & int]national election      
obs]v]s to monitor ! ,octob] #bjbj polls
 )\t h9drance2 &  7#e7 calls on ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to cont9ue to speak   
out aga9/ democratic backslid+ 9        
,tanzania & hold ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,tanzania
 acc\ntable = respect+ ! rights ( its   
citiz5s1 9 accordance ) its int]national
 obligations & ! ,tanzanian             
,con/itution1 includ+ by-- 7,a7 consid]+
 ! imposition ( t>get$ sanctions & visa 
re/rictions on actors involv$ 9         
p]petrat+ or abett+ human rights abuses2

  7,b7 lead+ int]national p>tn]s &      
in/itutions1 includ+ ^? 9 ,africa1 9    
develop+ & implem5t+ /rategies & actions
 to promote & def5d human1 civil1 &     
political rights & multi-p>ty democracy 
9 ,tanzania2  7,c7 imm$iately conduct+ a
 review ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t       
assi/ance & coop]ation ) ! ,gov]nm5t (  
,tanzania = ! purposes ( reprioritiz+   
su* assi/ance %\ld neutral obs]v]s      
det]m9e t ! ,octob] #bjbj polls d n meet
 int]nationally accept$ /&>ds = cr$ible 
elections2 &  7,d7 dem&+ ! ,gov]nm5t (  
,tanzania conduct full & public         
inve/igations t ensure judicial         
acc\ntability = acts ( viol5ce p]petrat$
 aga9/ political opposition1 j\rnali/s1 
& memb]s ( civil society4