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Tanzania: Detainees

Asked by Bell Ribeiro-AddyLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 6 June 2025UIN 55021

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has raised concerns with the Tanzanian Government on the denial of consular access to foreign nationals detained in Tanzania.

Answered by Mr Hamish Falconer

Our High Commissioner in Dar es Salaam has raised concerns with senior officials of the Government of Tanzania regarding consular access for foreign national activists recently deported from Tanzania.

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