Staff writer THREE human rights lawyers – two of whom are South African – are suing the Tanzanian government after they were detained, denied access to their lawyers, subjected to interrogation, had their possessions confiscated and were threatened with anal examinations in 2017.
South African human rights lawyers Sibongile Ndashe and Khanyo Mkhize, along with Noah Mirembe, were members of the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (Isla) – a pan-African feminist organisation that works on women’s human rights and sexual rights – when they, along with local partners, were detained despite no formal charges ever being laid against them.
In October 2017, the trio travelled to Dar es Salaam to conduct a workshop with their Tanzanian partner, Community Health Education Services and Advocacy (Chesa), on a case to challenge…
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Cape Times (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2021-07-28