Crackdown on State critics: The new ties that bind EAC countries

East Africa is rapidly sliding into authoritarianism, with human rights violations on the rise across the region. Human rights organisations are raising the alarm over what appears to be a coordinated and deliberate campaign to restrict freedoms, dismantle civil society, and silence dissenting voices, including the media.

In a joint statement, human rights defenders from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania cited an alarming escalation of state-sanctioned repression.