482. The following refugee rights in Tanzania are all not all respected by, or reflected in, Tanzania’s refugee policy: 483. Right to employment, with the exception of those refugees who live within camps who can engage in small income-generating activities; • Right to housing and education; • Free access to courts; • Right to property; and, • Freedom of association and movement. 484. There is widespread resistance to the April 2010 government decision to naturalise over 162,000 Burundian refugees living in the so-called ‘old settlements’ in the north-west region of the country since 1972. Rights of internally displaced persons 485. The CSAR defines ‘internally displaced persons (IDPs)’ as people forced to flee their homes and land as a result of armed conflicts, situations of generalised violence, violations of human rights, or natural or humanmade disasters within their countries. Most of the displacements in the country are due to the alienation and encroachments on their ancestral land by foreign investors, tourism, conservation efforts, and the rapid expansion of cities. However, many victims come from pastoralist communities. No clear national policy nor administrative guidelines exist on how to deal with IDPs in the country. 486. Foreign investments in Zanzibar, especially tourism on the beaches, have created IDPs. Scores of people in Zanzibar town had their houses demolished by Government and were forced to flee to Pemba, Dar es Salaam and other places, both within and outside the country. Rights of the disabled 487. The CSAR states that the Tanzanian government signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 4 September 2008, and ratified it on 24 April 2009. The rights of persons with disabilities are provided for under Article 11 of the Constitution of the URT. In pursuant of its obligations under the constitution, the Government enacted two pieces of legislation in 1993: (i) the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act; and, (ii) the Disabled Persons (Care and Maintenance) Act.82 488. According to the CSAR, children with disabilities are particularly vulnerable as they are more likely to be denied the same opportunities as their able-bodied peers due to their lower rates of school enrolment. Government’s main policy document (NSGRP/MKUKUTA) estimates that less than 2.0 per cent of children with disabilities were enrolled in primary school in 2002. 489. The CSAR reports that the Zanzibar Association of the Disabled (ZAD) runs a comprehensive Community-Based Rehabilitation Programme (CBRP) to support people living with disabilities, especially children. Rights of Albinos 490. The CSAR states that albinos constitute another set of vulnerable groups in Tanzania and have probably suffered the most. They have been victims of ritual murders and violent amputations by greedy individuals who believe that some body parts of albinos will enhance their wealth. Because of their vulnerability, a number of regional administrations in Tanzania have given albino children protection in special shelters. 82 The latter act sets out guidelines for the care of disabled persons without relatives. Article 31 of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act provides for mandatory employment of disabled persons. 106

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