Browsing: Human Rights Violations in East Africa
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Tanzania plunged into a near-total digital blackout on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, as major mobile service providers reportedly shut down…
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Tanzania’s presidential election opened on Wednesday with polls widely viewed as a decisive moment for President Samia Suluhu Hassan to…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Thirty-five Ugandan nationals affiliated with Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party leader Dr. Kizza Besigye have filed a constitutional petition against the…
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — President Samia Suluhu Hassan is poised to secure her first presidential mandate in Wednesday’s election, a vote many observers describe…
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Tanzanian police have issued a stern warning against the use of social media to disseminate misinformation, following the wide circulation…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States government has voiced significant concern over what it identifies as a deterioration in Kenya’s human rights situation during 2024.…
NAIROBI, Kenya — A team of detectives on Tuesday raided the residence of Patrick Osoi, a former Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldier and US Army…
ARUSHA, Tanania — Former Chief Justice Dr. Willy Mutunga, Senior Counsel Martha Karua, and four prominent human rights activists have filed a case at the…
NAIROBI, Kenya — In this gripping episode of Voices from Detention, Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan journalist Agather Atuhaire break their silence about the disturbing…
DAR ES SALAAM, TANANIA — Tanzania has officially blocked access to the social media platform X, with the government citing the platform’s allowance of pornographic content…