Tanzania civil society decries 'unprecedented' violations
Tanzania's president John Magufuli. More than a hundred civil society groups in the country have raised their voices against "unprecedented" violations of human and democratic rights under President Magufuli administration. FILE PHOTO | AFP.
More than a hundred Tanzanian civil society groups raised their voices on Wednesday against "unprecedented" violations of human and democratic rights under the government of President John Magufuli.
In a rare act of public solidarity, 105 organisations signed a statement warning of "multiple cases (of rights violations), unprecedented in (Tanzania's) history" involving "attacks, torture and forced disappearances of rights activists, journalists, political leaders and even ordinary citizens".
