Regional human rights groups, including the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), have strongly condemned Tanzania's upcoming general elections, accusing President Samia Suluhu’s administration of widespread human rights abuses and the systematic suppression of the opposition.

• These groups claim there will be no genuine elections in Tanzania due to the alleged dismantling of mechanisms for a free and fair vote.
• The main opposition party, CHADEMA, has been specifically targeted, with its leader, Tundu Lissu, facing treason charges.
• The situation escalated with the apprehension of CHADEMA Deputy Party Leader John Heche at the Kenya-Tanzania border, leading to protests and calls for his release by ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna.