Demand accountability in Tanzania.

Under President Samia Suluhu Hasan, Tanzanian authorities have been deliberately silencing dissent by targeting government critics, journalists, civil society, human rights defenders, and opposition voices. Tanzania is facing a deepening human rights crisis. Call the African Union and the Africa Commission for Human and People’s Rights to take urgent action.

What’s the problem?

People in Tanzania have been facing a wave of fear and repression that started long before the 2025 general elections. On 29 October, President Samia Suluhu Hassan ran for her second term in an election where the two main opposition candidates were disqualified as part of a crackdown on the political opposition.  

On election day, protests erupted across Tanzania in response to ongoing violations. The authorities responded to the protests with lethal force, tear gas, and other less lethal weapons. On the same day, they put in place a nationwide internet shutdown that lasted 6 days. Away from public view, the authorities committed grave human rights violations that include unlawful killings, enforced disappearances, unlawful detentions 

These actions are part of a coordinated campaign to suppress dissent and silence political opposition. Without an accountable government, justice for these violations remains out of reach. They will persist unless regional the African Union and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights take decisive action. 

Right now, we must make a choice, either allow repression to erode the fundamental rights and freedoms of people in Tanzania or resist it by standing in solidarity with them. 

What you can do to help?

Sign this petition today and call on the African Union and the Africa Commission for Human and People’s Rights to take urgent action to end impunity and protect human rights in Tanzania. Together, we can help bring justice and restore hope for the people of Tanzania.