US sanctions Tanzanian police official for alleged human rights abuses
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said the U.S. was designating Faustine Jackson Mafwele, a Tanzanian police official, for alleged human rights violations.
The designation would prevent him from entering the U.S., Rubio said in a statement.
(Reporting by Costas Pitas in Los Angeles and Ryan Patrick Jones in Toronto)
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This story was originally published May 21, 2026 at 2:48 PM.