Tanzanian Politician's Lawyers Ask UN to Declare His Detention Arbitrary

Tanzanian politician's lawyers ask UN to declare his detention arbitrary

Lawyers for Tanzania's jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu filed a complaint on Friday to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in a bid to ramp up international pressure for his release.

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A World in Transition: Global News Highlights Lawyers representing Tundu Lissu, a Tanzanian opposition leader arrested on treason charges, have approached the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, urging them to recognize his imprisonment as arbitrary. Their action aims to increase international scrutiny and pressure for his swift release.In Kharkiv, Ukraine, the war with Russia remains palpable as residents endure the unsettling …

Lissu’s detention challenged at UN, Tanzania Judiciary defended

A recent move by lawyers representing opposition leader Tundu Lissu to petition the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has elicited mixed reactions

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Lawyers for Tanzania’s jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu filed a complaint yesterday to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in a bid to ramp up international pressure for his release. Lissu, chairman of Tanzania’s main opposition party and runner-up in the 2020 presidential election, was arrested last month and charged with treason, a capital offence, over comments he is alleged to have made calling on supporters to preven…

UN petition filed: International pressure mounts for Lissu’s release

Lawyers for Tanzania’s jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu filed a complaint on Friday to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in a bid to ramp up international pressure for his release. Lissu, chairman of Tanzania’s main opposition party and runner-up in the 2020 presidential election, was arrested last month and charged with treason, […]

Tanzania: Lawyers Seek UN Intervention Over Detention Of Opposition Leader

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Lawyers representing incarcerated Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu on Friday filed a complaint before the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, aiming to attract international pressure for his release. According to Lissu’s international lawyer, Robert Amsterdam, the confidential complaint to the UN Working Group is part of a wider pressure campaign. The group issues opinions and advisory but has no en…