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Uchaguzi 2020 Nchi 15 zaruhusiwa kuleta waangalizi wa Uchaguzi Mkuu
Uchaguzi 2020 Nchi 15 zaruhusiwa kuleta waangalizi wa Uchaguzi Mkuu
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Rights experts call on Tanzania to end ‘crackdown’ on civic space
Shrinking civic space
Tanzania should allow peaceful gatherings to take place ahead of elections in October and step back from “draconian” laws, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday.
Urging the authorities to drop measures “that further curb civic space”, they cited in particular the Basic Rights and Duties Enforcement Act, which “will ultimately prevent organisations from filing cases on behalf of victims” of rights abuses.
In a statement, the Special Rapporteurs warned that the amendments had been “fast-tracked through Parliament without meaningful consultations”.
These were just “the latest in a string of newly enacted draconian legislation” used to intimidate activists, silence journalists and further restrict freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, they added.
The development comes against a backdrop of deteriorating human rights in Tanzania, according to the UN-appointed experts, who operate in an independent capacity and report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
In 2016, opposition political gatherings were barred and there were “repeated arrests of opposition members, activists and critics”, said Clément Voule, Special Rapporteur on the rights of peaceful assembly and association, Mary Lawlor, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and David Kaye, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of expression.
Journalists under pressure
Other measures impacting even more widely, include laws limiting free media, electronic communication and public use of statistics.
“Under Government orders, multiple newspapers, radios and online TVs that expressed criticism of the President and Government, have also been heavily fined and/or suspended,” the experts said.
President John Magufuli declared the country virus-free in early June. However, several internet-based broadcaster and online stations have been suspended and fined for allegedly “transmitting false and misleading information” on the country’s approach to managing COVID-19, the experts said, adding that COVID-19 had “further compounded pre-existing human rights concerns, notably regarding the right to freedom of expression, including freedom to seek, receive and impart information”.
The “crackdown” has escalated in recent weeks, they continued, with reports that an opposition leader was attacked by unidentified assailants, and eight opposition members were arrested for alleged unlawful assembly.
Police raid rights defenders
A newspaper’s licence was also suspended, they said, noting too that a police raid had taken place during training organised by the Tanzanian Human Rights Defenders Coalition.
The Special Rapporteurs noted that they had attempted to engage with the Government of Tanzania on numerous occasions.
“The constant intimidation and harassment of activists and critics is unacceptable and must stop immediately,” they added
Shrinking civic space
Tanzania should allow peaceful gatherings to take place ahead of elections in October and step back from “draconian” laws, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday.
Urging the authorities to drop measures “that further curb civic space”, they cited in particular the Basic Rights and Duties Enforcement Act, which “will ultimately prevent organisations from filing cases on behalf of victims” of rights abuses.
In a statement, the Special Rapporteurs warned that the amendments had been “fast-tracked through Parliament without meaningful consultations”.
These were just “the latest in a string of newly enacted draconian legislation” used to intimidate activists, silence journalists and further restrict freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, they added.
The development comes against a backdrop of deteriorating human rights in Tanzania, according to the UN-appointed experts, who operate in an independent capacity and report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
In 2016, opposition political gatherings were barred and there were “repeated arrests of opposition members, activists and critics”, said Clément Voule, Special Rapporteur on the rights of peaceful assembly and association, Mary Lawlor, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and David Kaye, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of expression.
Journalists under pressure
Other measures impacting even more widely, include laws limiting free media, electronic communication and public use of statistics.
“Under Government orders, multiple newspapers, radios and online TVs that expressed criticism of the President and Government, have also been heavily fined and/or suspended,” the experts said.
President John Magufuli declared the country virus-free in early June. However, several internet-based broadcaster and online stations have been suspended and fined for allegedly “transmitting false and misleading information” on the country’s approach to managing COVID-19, the experts said, adding that COVID-19 had “further compounded pre-existing human rights concerns, notably regarding the right to freedom of expression, including freedom to seek, receive and impart information”.
The “crackdown” has escalated in recent weeks, they continued, with reports that an opposition leader was attacked by unidentified assailants, and eight opposition members were arrested for alleged unlawful assembly.
Police raid rights defenders
A newspaper’s licence was also suspended, they said, noting too that a police raid had taken place during training organised by the Tanzanian Human Rights Defenders Coalition.
The Special Rapporteurs noted that they had attempted to engage with the Government of Tanzania on numerous occasions.
“The constant intimidation and harassment of activists and critics is unacceptable and must stop immediately,” they added
Wataalamu wa UN na haki za binadamu Tanzania
UN-Habitat/Julius Mwelu
Wasafiri kwenye basi la mwendo kasi jijini Dar es Salaam nchini Tanzania.
22 Julai 2020
Haki za binadamu
Wataalamu wa haki za binadamu wameisihi Tanzania iachane na hatua za kisheria na nyingine zinazobinya uhuru wa umma, hususan wakati huu ambapo taifa hilo la Afrika Mashariki linajiandaa kwa ajili ya uchaguzi mkuu mwezi Oktoba mwaka huu.
Kupitia taarifa yao waliyoitoa leo mjini Geneva, Uswisi, wataalamu hao watatu, David Kaye, Clément Nyaletsossi Voule na Mary Lawlor wamesema ni kwa msingi huo wanaisihi serikali izingatie ahadi zake kuhusu haki za kibinadamu za kimataifa.
Wamegusia marekebisho ya hivi karibuni ya Sheria ya Usimamizi wa Haki za Msingi na Wajibu ambayo inataka yeyote anayesaka fidia kwa mujibu wao inarekebisha ukiukwaji wa haki za binadamu kwa mujibu wa Sheria ya Haki za binadamu kuthibitisha kuwa binafsi ameathirika.
Marekebisho hayo, kwa mujibu wa wataalamu hao, yatazuia mashirika kufungua kesi kwa niaba ya waathirika, kwenye mazingira ambamo kwayo wamesema uwajibikaji na waathirika kupata haki ya kisheria ni tete.
“Marekebisho hayo ambayo yalipitishwa kwa haraka na Bunge bila mashauriano ya kina, ni miongoni mwa sheria zilizopitishwa hivi karibuni kutishia watetezi wa haki za binadamu, kunyamazisha uhuru wa vyombo vya habari na kudhibiti zaidi uhuru wa kujieleza, maandamano ya amani na kujiunga na vikundi kwa uhuru,” wamesema wataalamu hao.
Wito wa wataalamu hao huru umekuja baada ya kuchapishwa kwa malalamiko kuhusu sheria dhibiti na utekelezaji wa kina, yakiwemo malalamiko yaliyowasilishwa serikalini tarehe 24 mwezi uliopita wa Juni, kuhusu wasiwasi wa Utekelezaji wa sheria ya Haki za Msingi na Wajibu ambapo wataalamu wanahofia kuwa marekebisho hayo yatadhibiti uwezo wa mashirika ya kiraia na watu binafsi kutetea haki za makundi yaliyo hatarini, na jamii na hivyo kukiuka uhuru wa kujumuika.
Wataalam hao pia wamesema hatua hizo zinakuja huku pia viongozi wanane wa upinzani wakiwa wamekamatwa kwa kukusanyika kinyume cha sheria.
Wamesema vitisho na manyanyaso dhidi ya wanaharakati na wakosoaji wa serikali havikubaliki na hivyo viachwe mara moja
Source : Wataalamu wa UN na haki za binadamu Tanzania
UN-Habitat/Julius Mwelu
Wasafiri kwenye basi la mwendo kasi jijini Dar es Salaam nchini Tanzania.
22 Julai 2020
Haki za binadamu
Wataalamu wa haki za binadamu wameisihi Tanzania iachane na hatua za kisheria na nyingine zinazobinya uhuru wa umma, hususan wakati huu ambapo taifa hilo la Afrika Mashariki linajiandaa kwa ajili ya uchaguzi mkuu mwezi Oktoba mwaka huu.
Kupitia taarifa yao waliyoitoa leo mjini Geneva, Uswisi, wataalamu hao watatu, David Kaye, Clément Nyaletsossi Voule na Mary Lawlor wamesema ni kwa msingi huo wanaisihi serikali izingatie ahadi zake kuhusu haki za kibinadamu za kimataifa.
Wamegusia marekebisho ya hivi karibuni ya Sheria ya Usimamizi wa Haki za Msingi na Wajibu ambayo inataka yeyote anayesaka fidia kwa mujibu wao inarekebisha ukiukwaji wa haki za binadamu kwa mujibu wa Sheria ya Haki za binadamu kuthibitisha kuwa binafsi ameathirika.
Marekebisho hayo, kwa mujibu wa wataalamu hao, yatazuia mashirika kufungua kesi kwa niaba ya waathirika, kwenye mazingira ambamo kwayo wamesema uwajibikaji na waathirika kupata haki ya kisheria ni tete.
“Marekebisho hayo ambayo yalipitishwa kwa haraka na Bunge bila mashauriano ya kina, ni miongoni mwa sheria zilizopitishwa hivi karibuni kutishia watetezi wa haki za binadamu, kunyamazisha uhuru wa vyombo vya habari na kudhibiti zaidi uhuru wa kujieleza, maandamano ya amani na kujiunga na vikundi kwa uhuru,” wamesema wataalamu hao.
Wito wa wataalamu hao huru umekuja baada ya kuchapishwa kwa malalamiko kuhusu sheria dhibiti na utekelezaji wa kina, yakiwemo malalamiko yaliyowasilishwa serikalini tarehe 24 mwezi uliopita wa Juni, kuhusu wasiwasi wa Utekelezaji wa sheria ya Haki za Msingi na Wajibu ambapo wataalamu wanahofia kuwa marekebisho hayo yatadhibiti uwezo wa mashirika ya kiraia na watu binafsi kutetea haki za makundi yaliyo hatarini, na jamii na hivyo kukiuka uhuru wa kujumuika.
Wataalam hao pia wamesema hatua hizo zinakuja huku pia viongozi wanane wa upinzani wakiwa wamekamatwa kwa kukusanyika kinyume cha sheria.
Wamesema vitisho na manyanyaso dhidi ya wanaharakati na wakosoaji wa serikali havikubaliki na hivyo viachwe mara moja
Source : Wataalamu wa UN na haki za binadamu Tanzania