HRW says Tanzania has made no arrests over election abuses
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Human Rights Watch said Tanzanian authorities had made no arrests for human rights violations committed before and during the 2025 elections, one year after the vote. The violence included the killing of protesters and bystanders by police and plainclothes people; the fate of many missing people remains unknown. A commission appointed by President Samia Suluhu Hassan concluded at least 518 people were killed.
WHO:Human Rights Watch
WHAT:Human Rights Watch said Tanzanian authorities had made no arrests for human rights violations linked to the 2025 elections, one year after the vote.
WHEN:Reported Oct 29, 2026 at 1:23 AM ET
WHERE:Tanzania
WHY:Human Rights Watch's statement concerns authorities' failure to make arrests for abuses committed before and during the 2025 elections.
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