Seventeen Western countries have issued a joint statement calling on the Government of Tanzania to urgently release the bodies of people killed during recent election-related violence, free political prisoners, and uphold fundamental freedoms in the country. In the statement, the countries, among them the United Kingdom, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland,
The Tanzanian government has invited the opposition for dialogue following a wave of deadly post-election violence that has shaken the country and drawn the interest of the international community concerning democratic freedoms. The situation of governance and civil liberties in the most populous country in East Africa has raised concerns among human rights organizations, which