Lipumba requests audience with Kikwete over police brutality

Lipumba requests audience with Kikwete over police brutality
Sabahi Online
Leader of the Civic United Front (CUF) opposition party Ibrahim Lipumba has requested a meeting with Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete to ask that charges against him be dropped, Tanzania's The Citizen reported Monday (February 2nd).
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10 years ago

Daily News

02 Feb

Lipumba wants to see Kikwete on police 'cruelty'

Lipumba wants to see Kikwete on police 'cruelty'
Daily News
NATIONAL Civic United Front (CUF) Chairman, Professor Ibrahim Lipumba has said he is seeking an audience with President Jakaya Kikwete to tell him what had transpired during the recent stand-off between the police and his supporters in Dar es Salaam.

 

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Police brutality condemned

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Police faulted over brutality

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TheCitizen

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Who will save us from police brutality

May be you’ve seen it on the United States government website (state.gov) -- it notes the most widespread and systemic human rights violations in Tanzania. They include use of excessive force by police officers, prison guards, and sometimes by military personnel.  In the past such violations even caused deaths and injuries.

 

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After two incidents in which his motorcade has been hit with tear gas, Ukawa presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Edward Lowassa said yesterday that he now fully realises the brutal side of law enforcement agencies.

 

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20 Sep

Activists condemn police brutality against journos

IPPmedia
Activists condemn police brutality against journos
IPPmedia
Tanzania Editors' Forum Chairman Absalom Kibanda reads a TEF statement on police brutality against journalists in Dar es Salaam yesterday. (Photo: Selemani Mpochi). The media and human rights activists have blamed the government over the excessive ...
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