The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has expressed grave concern over the deteriorating human rights situation in Tanzania following its recent general elections, citing widespread unrest and violence.

• The ACHPR statement mentioned reports of several people dead and many injured, with a nationwide internet shutdown hindering verification of casualties.
• The commission warned that reported incidents, including mass arrests and excessive force by security forces, would constitute grave violations of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, which Tanzania ratified in 1984.
• The statement came after President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the winner with nearly 98 percent of the vote in an election marred by chaos and allegations of violence.