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Rights group slams Tanzania over detention of Karua and two others

Martha Karua (right) with human rights defenders Gloria Kimani and Lynn Ngugi at Julius Nyerere International Airport. [Screen grab]

Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC) has condemned the arrest and detention of Martha Karua, Gloria Kimani and Lynn Ngugi at Julius Nyerere International Airport, calling it an unlawful act that violates regional and international human rights standards.

The three were detained on Sunday morning upon arrival in Dar es Salaam.

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