Kenya, African Lobby Groups Issue New Demands to Suluhu
The lobby groups also urged the AU and UN to launch independent investigations into what they described as 'mass atrocities committed by state agents.'..
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A coalition of Kenyan and African civil society organizations under the Pan-African network, Jumuiya Ni Yetu, has demanded that Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan take responsibility for alleged human rights violations following the country’s October 29 general election. They accuse her administration of widespread killings, disappearances, and unlawful detentions, calling for her resignation and an interim transitional government.
- Over 40 civic groups from countries including Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, and South Africa form the coalition.
- Organizations urged the African Union and United Nations to launch independent investigations into "mass atrocities committed by state agents."
- They also called for international sanctions against senior Tanzanian officials, the release of all political prisoners, and the restoration of internet access.
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