complement Government efforts, NGOs have been involved in raising public awareness on birth registration. 16 Nationality Under the Citizenship Act, children born in Tanzania and registered within three months have a right to Tanzania citizenship regardless of their parents’ nationality or marital status. The child may also have the citizenship of both parents until s/he attains the age of majority (18) when s/he will cease to be a citizen of Tanzania unless s/he has renounced citizenship of other countries and taken the oath of allegiance. Children born outside Tanzania are considered to be citizens if - at the date of their birth - either of their parents was a citizen of Tanzania. Freedom of Expression Article 7 Both constitutions guarantee freedom of opinion and expression, and freedom to seek, receive, impart or disseminate information and ideas. The previous restrictions or limitations in this Article were removed by the 14th Constitutional Amendment to the Constitution in 2005. Freedom of opinion and expression is also discussed under Article 4 and 12. Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion Article 9 Article 3 (1) of the Constitution describes the United Republic as a Socialist State, without national religion which adheres to multi-party democracy. Freedom to worship 16 The Tanzania Women Lawyers Association and Legal and Human Rights Centre have raised their concern about the registration of children born out of wedlock. In such cases, the mother cannot enter into the register the name of the father of the child without him acknowledging himself to do so and signing or affixing his mark to the register. This is to protect men from being falsely entered into registers as fathers unilaterally when paternity may be disputed. Despite good intentions, the requirement discriminates against children born out of wedlock by denying them the right to identity and inheritance rights. 19