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President
Samia Suluhu Hassan
Office of the President
Utumishi Street, P.O. Box 679
Dodoma
Tansania

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Government critic disappeared

Dear President Suluhu Hassan,
according to a report former Tanzanian ambassador to Cuba Humphrey Polepole was violently taken away from his home by unidentified security forces on 6 October 2025.
Since then his fate and whereabouts remain unknown. 
In the past Humphrey Polepole criticized the government for attacks against the opposition and the disregard of human rights.
Amnesty International states that „Tanzanian security forces have engaged in a systematic pattern of enforced disappearances targeting opposition supporters“.
In all courtesy I call for the immediate release of Humphrey Polepole!
Pending his release, please ensure that he is protected from torture and other ill-treatment and granted access to his family, a lawyer of his choice and adequate healthcare.
Finally I call upon you to put an end to the use of enforced disappearances and other authoritarian practices to crack down on peaceful dissent.
Respectfully!