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Kenya, Tanzania sued over cross-border abuses

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Wanderi Kamau

Kamau is a Nairobi-based Kenyan political journalist.
  • Human rights activists have sued Tanzania and Kenya over alleged abductions and torture
  • Legal challenges filed in East African courts demand accountability and compensation

 

NAIROBI, KENYA – Political and human rights activists from across East Africa are suing Kenya and Tanzania over alleged abductions and torture by state security agencies, in what appears to be a growing regional crackdown on dissent.

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