While preparations are underway to hold elections in # in Tanzania next October, freedoms of opinion and expression are retreating and peaceful assembly is not allowed, in light of the current strict laws.

The Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of # urged peaceful assembly and association; The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders; And the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, the Tanzanian authorities to stop measures "that narrow the civil space", especially the Law on the Enforcement of Basic Rights and Duties, which will prevent organizations from bringing cases on behalf of victims of # violations of # Human Rights.

Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights expresses its concern about the same concerns, and recommends the government of Tanzania to invest the opportunity to open a new page to promote human rights, and take advantage of the current government-led societal mobilization against # corruption.

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