6 d. ago Mutunga, Karua Demand Compensation, Passport Cleanse After Tanzania Deportation Ordeal

Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, lawyer Martha Karua, and four activists have taken the Tanzanian government to court over their detention and deportation last month. The group, which includes rights defenders Gloria Kimani, Lynn Ngugi, Hussein Khalid, and Hanifa Adan, filed the case at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ), accusing Tanzanian authorities of violating their rights as East African citizens. They had traveled to Dar es Salaam to observe the high-profile treason trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu but were barred from entering the country. Now, they’re demanding a public apology, compensation for emotional distress, reputational damage, and The post Mutunga, Karua Demand Compensation, Passport Cleanse After Tanzania Deportation Ordeal appeared first on Nairobi Wire.

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2 w. ago Boniface Mwangi, Ugandan Activist Allege Torture and Sexual Assault in Tanzanian Custody

NAIROBI, Kenya – June 2 – Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan human rights defender Agather Atuhaire have come forward with harrowing accounts of torture and sexual assault allegedly carried out by Tanzanian security agents during their detention in Dar es Salaam last month. Speaking publicly for the first time on Monday, Mwangi described in […] The post Boniface Mwangi, Ugandan Activist Allege Torture and Sexual Assault in Tanzanian Custody appeared first on The DailyMail- Kenya.

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2 w. ago Kenya: Ugandan Journalist Agather Atuhaire Recounts Harrowing Ordeal During Detention in Tanzania

Kenya: Ugandan Journalist Agather Atuhaire Recounts Harrowing Ordeal During Detention in Tanzania  allAfrica.com

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2 w. ago Ugandan Journalist Agather Atuhaire Recounts Harrowing Ordeal During Detention in Tanzania

Atuhaire described a harrowing experience marked by physical assault, humiliation, and fear, after the two traveled to Tanzania to support opposition leader Tundu Lissu during a court appearance.

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3 w. ago Ugandan activist alleges she was raped while in Tanzanian detention

Warning: This story contains details of sexual assault A Ugandan activist who was arrested and held for days in Tanzania and later found at the border between the two countries has told the BBC that she was raped while in detention. Expanding on the earlier remarks of her rights group, who said she showed “indications […] The post Ugandan activist alleges she was raped while in Tanzanian detention appeared first on The DailyMail- Kenya.

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3 w. ago Agather Atuhaire: Ugandan activist alleges she was raped while in Tanzanian detention

Agather Atuhaire: Ugandan activist alleges she was raped while in Tanzanian detention  BBC

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