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Amnesty International raised concerns over the disappearance of prominent government critic Humphrey Polepole in light of a pattern of suspicious disappearances throughout the state. The group stated, “The Tanzanian government must put every effort into locating him and bringing him back to safety. They must hold his abductors accountable.”
On October 6, Polepole’s residence was forcibly broken into, with police finding a broken door, cut electrical wires, and blood on the scene. The police also seized his safe and printer during the investigation. Concerned that he was seized by the government, Pole Pole’s lawyer initiated a habeas corpus application, a judicial petition to evaluate the legitimacy of government detention. Pole Pole’s sister also disappeared earlier in the month, an act Pole Pole believes to have been politically motivated.
Polepole had previously worked as part of the ruling party, Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM), following what he views as a breakdown of the constitutional values of the party. The party has been in power since the end of colonization and previously maintained strong popularity with the Tanzanian populace. However, the party has become subject to growing criticism in recent years as John Magufuli, the current Tanzanian president, has sought to transform Tanzania into a “one-man state”, shedding much of the internal accountability mechanisms that previously kept the party from taking advantage of its political pre-eminence. To ensure their power remained, Magufuli’s inner circle increasingly used undemocratic means such as restricting media access, limiting transparency in the 2020 election result tallying, and financially pressuring prominent financiers into supporting the party.
Concerns over undemocratic coercion reached a boiling point following a string of 200 disappearances of opposition leaders and critics within the state. Notably, in May, journalists Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire disappeared following their arrests by plain-clothes police officers. Both journalists were allegedly beaten, and Atuhaire was allegedly sexually assaulted.
Tanzania is bound by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which forbids torture and prohibits extrajudicial arrests under Articles 7 and 9. It is also signatory to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Forced Disappearances, which both forbids forced disappearances for any reason and obliges states to take reasonable steps to prevent their occurrence.
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On October 6, Polepole’s residence was forcibly broken into, with police finding a broken door, cut electrical wires, and blood on the scene. The police also seized his safe and printer during the investigation. Concerned that he was seized by the government, Pole Pole’s lawyer initiated a habeas corpus application, a judicial petition to evaluate the legitimacy of government detention. Pole Pole’s sister also disappeared earlier in the month, an act Pole Pole believes to have been politically motivated.
Polepole had previously worked as part of the ruling party, Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM), following what he views as a breakdown of the constitutional values of the party. The party has been in power since the end of colonization and previously maintained strong popularity with the Tanzanian populace. However, the party has become subject to growing criticism in recent years as John Magufuli, the current Tanzanian president, has sought to transform Tanzania into a “one-man state”, shedding much of the internal accountability mechanisms that previously kept the party from taking advantage of its political pre-eminence. To ensure their power remained, Magufuli’s inner circle increasingly used undemocratic means such as restricting media access, limiting transparency in the 2020 election result tallying, and financially pressuring prominent financiers into supporting the party.
Concerns over undemocratic coercion reached a boiling point following a string of 200 disappearances of opposition leaders and critics within the state. Notably, in May, journalists Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire disappeared following their arrests by plain-clothes police officers. Both journalists were allegedly beaten, and Atuhaire was allegedly sexually assaulted.
Tanzania is bound by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which forbids torture and prohibits extrajudicial arrests under Articles 7 and 9. It is also signatory to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Forced Disappearances, which both forbids forced disappearances for any reason and obliges states to take reasonable steps to prevent their occurrence.
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