EA lawyers shift summit from Zanzibar, hints at Tanzania unsettled rights climate
East Africa Law Society President Ramadhan Abubakar Mukira (centre), Law Society of Kenya President Faith Odhiambo (right), and LSK Council Member Gloria Kimani address the press at Milimani Law Courts on June 10, 2025, after filing a case at the East African Court of Justice challenging the unlawful deportation of lawyers and human rights defenders from Tanzania.
The East Africa Law Society (EALS) has moved the venue for its 2025 annual conference and general meeting from Zanzibar to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, citing security concerns in Tanzania ahead of its general election in October.
In a communiqué on Monday, EALS president Ramadhan Abubakar said that they had been compelled to change the venue “in the absence of firm guarantees to delegates who will be attending the event.”
