Freedom of expression 229. According to the CSAR, the Constitution guarantees freedom of expression and opinion, and the right to information. According to the APRM survey, 72 per cent of the population was of the opinion that most Tanzanians enjoy this right. Freedom of religion 230. The freedom of religion is also provided for in the Constitution with limitations that seek to protect public peace and security, and the national culture. People are free to worship and practice their religious faith and levels of religious tolerance between Moslems and Christians are high. The APRM survey established that 91 per cent of the public expressed satisfaction about enjoying religious freedom. Right to housing 231. Housing is not expressly provided for as a human right in the Constitution. Other than providing houses for civil servants, the Government of Tanzania does not provide housing to its citizens. Indeed, housing continues to pose challenges as affordable housing in urban areas is inadequate and housing is of poor quality in rural areas. The majority of rural people have no choice but to live in overcrowded and unplanned abodes, with poor sanitation. Given high construction costs, the supply of privately-owned houses and housing projects promoted by public corporations (e.g. the National Housing Corporation) does not match demand. Most people are unable to build their own houses. Access to justice 232. One of the deficiencies noted by the CSAR is that unlike civil and political rights, economic, social and cultural rights are not enforceable under the law. This restricts the availability of effective remedies should violations occur. Nevertheless for the rights that are enforceable, victims of human rights violations have recourse to the High Court and the Commission on Human and People’s Rights (CHRGG) where civil society organizations have also challenged violations. An inherent weakness in CHRGG recommendations defining human rights violations is that they are defied unless applications are made to the High Court for enforcement. Not every administative region has a High Court therefore there is limited access to any remedy as distances to court are lengthy, costs are high, and judges in short supply. 233. Equality of access to justice is perceived under the Constitution as key to safeguarding equality before the law. Access to justice by the citizenry remains a problem. However, efforts are being made under the Legal Sector Reform Programme to increase access to justice for the poor and marginalised. Legal services are being brought closer to the people by building and rehabilitating courts, as well as increasing the recruitment of judicial officers. Quasi-judicial bodies - such as CHRAGG and land tribunals – are being strengthened, offering free services in order to mitigate the effects of high fees. Civil society organizations and universities teach the law for a betting understanding of basic law and human rights. They provide legal aid and promote alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to improve the situation. Throughout the country, high fees, complex procedural and substantive law, and limited capacity - as well as an unwillingness by the advocates to engage in ADR - are serious obstacles to accessing civil justice. For criminal justice, bottlenecks include inadequate legal aid for the poor to offset high court fees, and long travel distances to courts, particularly in the rural areas. 65

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