Tanzania

This country page describes, in brief, data that TJET has compiled on regime transitions, intrastate conflict episodes, and transitional justice mechanisms. For details on the data included on this page, view the FAQ.

For Tanzania, TJET has collected information on: two amnesties between 1974 and 1978; and 20 domestic trials starting between 1993 and 2012.

Select any transitional justice mechanism in the table below to view a timeline in the figure.

Country Background

Democratic Transition

TJET records no democratic transitions in Tanzania between 1970 and 2020.

Violent Conflict

Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records one violent intrastate conflict episode in 2020, involving one armed opposition group fighting against the government.

Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions. Source: UCDP Dyadic Dataset version 23.1, https://ucdp.uu.se/downloads/index.html#dyadic.

Transitional Justice Data

As of 2020, Tanzania ranks 70th out of 174 on TJET’s legacy of violence index. For a full list of country rankings over time, view the index page, and for an explanation of the index, view the Methods & FAQs page.

Amnesties

Tanzania had two amnesties between 1974 and 1978. Two amnesties released political prisoners.

Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.

Domestic Trials

TJET has compiled data on 20 domestic prosecutions between 1993 and 2016. These include 20 regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which eight persons were convicted.

Click on accused records for data on convictions. Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.