Tag: Paul Makonda
Tanzania: Mixed Messages on Anti-Gay Persecution
Tanzania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ disavowal of incendiary anti-gay comments by a Dar es Salaam official is a positive development, but will mean little unless the government reforms its laws and policies that discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) people, Human Rights Watch said today.
EU recalls Tanzania ambassador amid call for LGBTQ arrests
The European Union has recalled its ambassador to Tanzania, citing «the deterioration of the human rights and rule of law situation» in the East African country where one regional official last week called for the outing and arrests of homosexuals.