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Amnesty reacts as Tanzania withdraws from African court

Tanzania's Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Dr Augustine Mahiga. FILE PHOTO | THE CITIZEN

By  The Citizen

Nation Media Group

Dar es Salaam.

International human rights group Amnesty International has raised the red flag over Tanzania’s move to block the right of individuals and NGOs to directly file cases against the country at the African Court on Human and People’s Rights (AfCHPR).

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