In Tanzania, Paul Makonda, the Commissioner of Dar es Salaam, rallied citizens to spy on possible homosexuals and report their actions. Arresting was the named punishment for offenders. The Tanzanian government announced that the official was endorsing his opinions-not those of the government. Despite this, the European Union withdrew their ambassador and are rethinking their relations with Tanzania. The EU said that human rights in Tanzania are “deteriorating”-an opinion agreed on by Onesmo Olengurumwa at Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition, saying the movement destroys privacy rights. Tanzania said they will keep all agreements about human rights they partook of, and will not counter their constitution. Uganda, Tanzania’s neighbor, passed a law on homosexuality in 2014. The law began with the death sentence as punishment but was cast off later, after much disapproval.
The Life and Times of the Karman Krew
