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Kenyan Rights Campaigner Speaks of Tanzania Sexual Torture

Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire reported they were abducted and tortured by Tanzanian security forces in Dar es Salaam in May 2025.
They traveled to Tanzania to support opposition leader Tundu Lissu, amid rising political repression before October elections, and their detention followed tensions around Lissu's treason trial.
Mwangi described brutal sexual torture including being hung upside down and assaulted with objects, while Atuhaire said she was blindfolded, tied, and also assaulted; both were forcibly deported near their country borders after days incommunicado.
Mwangi described undergoing sexual abuse and being warned that if he disclosed the mistreatment, his family would be informed, while Atuhaire expressed her strong wish for justice.
The case sparked calls for investigations and accountability amid accusations that Tanzanian authorities and President Samia Suluhu Hassan continue authoritarian practices similar to her predecessor.

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Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi speaks of 'sexual torture' in Tanzania

Boniface Mwangi says he has decided to speak despite the "shame and guilt" of being "sexually tortured".

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Kenyan Activist Tells of "Sexual Torture" Inflicted by Tanzanian Agents

Boniface Mwangi, a human rights activist, had been abducted in mid-May by security forces in Dar es Salaam, while he had come to support Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu.

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Kenyan, Ugandan activists allege sexual torture in Tanzania

Human rights activists from Kenya and Uganda who were detained in Tanzania said security forces there sexually assaulted them while they were in custody.

3 days ago·Bonn, Germany

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Kenyan rights campaigner speaks of Tanzania sexual torture

Kenyan human rights campaigner Boniface Mwangi broke down in tears Monday as he recounted brutal treatment including "sexual torture" at the hands of Tanzanian security forces which he said left him broken.

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Kenya: Activists Boniface Mwangi Alleges Torture, Sexual Assault During Detention in Tanzania

Nairobi -- Activist Boniface Mwangi has come forward with a distressing account of torture and sexual assault allegedly inflicted by Tanzanian security forces during a recent trip to Dar es Salaam.

4 days ago·South Africa

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Tanzania police commander responds to Boniface Mwangi's torture claims: "Ni maoni"

Dar es Salaam police chief SACP Jumanne Muliro has dismissed Boniface Mwangi’s torture claims as opinions, insisting they are not facts unless formally reported.

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