HRC61 - EU statement - Item 2 Annual report of the UN High Commissioner for the Human Rights and report of the Office of the High Commissioner and the UN Secretary-General
02.03.2026 Geneva.
The EU is concerned with the widespread human right violations in Tanzania in the context of the general elections, including allegations of excessive use of force, of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and mass arbitrary detentions targeting protesters, opposition figures, and civil society across the country.. The EU takes note of the establishment of the Commission of Inquiry and calls for the implementation of credible measures leading to accountability and efforts for reconciliation. The EU encourages Tanzania to engage constructively with UN human rights mechanisms and stresses the importance of of developing a fully-fledged multi-party system and of open and inclusive dialogue with all stakeholders, in particular opposition parties and civil society.
02.03.2026 Geneva.
The EU is concerned with the widespread human right violations in Tanzania in the context of the general elections, including allegations of excessive use of force, of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and mass arbitrary detentions targeting protesters, opposition figures, and civil society across the country.. The EU takes note of the establishment of the Commission of Inquiry and calls for the implementation of credible measures leading to accountability and efforts for reconciliation. The EU encourages Tanzania to engage constructively with UN human rights mechanisms and stresses the importance of of developing a fully-fledged multi-party system and of open and inclusive dialogue with all stakeholders, in particular opposition parties and civil society.