The United States Department of State has designated a senior officer of the Tanzanian Police Force, Senior Assistant Commissioner Faustine Jackson Mafwele, over alleged involvement in gross human rights violations, effectively barring him from entering the United States.

The United States Department of State has designated a senior officer of the Tanzanian Police Force, Senior Assistant Commissioner Faustine Jackson Mafwele, over alleged…

The move is linked to allegations of "torture and sexual assault" of two East African rights activists last year.