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Tanzania Faces Call To Investigate Activists’ Torture Claims
The international community must pressure Tanzania to investigate police officers accused of sexually torturing Kenyan and Ugandan activists last month, a rights coalition in Kenya said on Tuesday.
Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire were detained in Tanzania’s business capital Dar es Salaam between May 19 and 23 when they attempted to attend the trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu, who is charged with treason and faces a potential death penalty.
They have both detailed torture and sexual abuse by the police officers who detained them.
On Tuesday, the Police Reforms Working Group, a coalition of Kenyan rights organisations, called on “the East African Community and the international community to demand that the government of Tanzania hold accountable the police officers and their commanding officers responsible for the torture, assault, and sexual assault committed against Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire.”
The group spoke alongside the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) at a press conference in Nairobi.
“Torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment are serious crimes under multiple treaties and international law,” they said.
“The government of Tanzania must arrest and prosecute all officers suspected of responsibility for the human rights violations against Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire and bring them to justice in a fair trial.”
Irungu Houghton, director of Amnesty International Kenya, said Tanzania was engaged in “a brutal campaign against all forms of dissent” ahead of elections in October.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan is running for re-election but her government has banned the main opposition party, Chadema, after it insisted on reforms before taking part.
The Tanzanian government has not responded to several requests for a response to the accusations by Mwangi and Atuhaire.
Full list: UEFA Champions League quarter-final fixtures
The Premier League will have at least five teams in next season’s UEFA Champions League after securing an additional European Performance Spot (EPS).
The extra place was confirmed after Arsenal claimed a 1-0 victory over Sporting CP in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday. The result ensured England will finish among UEFA’s top two leagues in this season’s coefficient rankings.
It marks the second consecutive year that the Premier League has earned a bonus slot. This season, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle United featured in the competition, while Tottenham Hotspur also qualified as a sixth entrant after winning the UEFA Europa League.
UEFA awards the additional place to the two best-performing leagues across its three major competitions — the Champions League, Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League — and England has topped the standings for most of the campaign.
All nine English teams that entered European competitions progressed beyond the group stage, although only five have reached the quarterfinals.
The battle for fifth place in the Premier League — which now guarantees Champions League qualification — remains tightly contested.
Liverpool currently sit fifth on 49 points, just one point ahead of sixth-placed Chelsea. Brentford and Everton are also within striking distance, only three points behind. In total, just seven points separate fifth from 13th in a congested table.
Path to even more spots
There is also a possibility of increased English representation in next season’s Champions League.
If Aston Villa — currently fourth — win the Europa League but finish outside the top five, they would still qualify automatically, potentially giving the Premier League six teams in the competition.
A similar situation could benefit Liverpool if they win the Champions League but finish outside the top four.
Should either scenario occur, and the winning team finishes fifth, sixth place could also secure qualification. If two English clubs win European titles while finishing fifth and sixth, even seventh place could earn a Champions League spot.
20-year-old college student allegedly gave birth in a toilet and watched the baby drown. Authorities say she attended a theater performance after the child’s death.
Anne Mae Demegillo, a 20-year-old Florida student, was arrested for aggravated mansl*ughter after allegedly allowing her newborn to drown in a toilet.
Authorities state that despite claiming the infant was stillborn, evidence suggests the baby was born alive.
Following the birth, Demegillo reportedly placed the body in a duffel bag and attended a theater performance before burying the infant in a shallow backyard grave.
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office noted the tragedy occurred despite Florida’s Safe Haven Law, which allows for the anonymous surrender of newborns.
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he agreed to suspend bombing of Iran for two weeks as part of a ceasefire deal if Tehran completely reopens the vital Strait of Hormuz.
“Subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks,” Trump posted just an hour before his deadline to start catastrophic attacks.
“This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE!” Trump wrote.
“The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all Military objectives, and are very far along with a definitive Agreement concerning Longterm PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East.
“We received a 10 point proposal from Iran, and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate.”
The announcement came after Pakistan made a last-minute proposal to avert massive US attacks on Iran, with Trump warning a “whole civilization will die tonight” unless a deal was agreed.
“Almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran, but a two week period will allow the Agreement to be finalized and consummated,” Trump added.
AFP
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