John Magufuli

==== LGBT intimidation and abuses ====
People convicted of same-sex liaisons in Tanzania can be jailed for up to 30 years. In October 2016, the government banned [[HIV/AIDS]] outreach projects and closed U.S.-funded programs that provide HIV testing, condoms, and medical care to the gay community. The countrywide closure of private HIV clinics began soon afterward. In late 2018, Magufuli initiated a nationwide crackdown, threatening to arrest and deport anyone campaigning for gay rights and making it difficult to find a lawyer who will defend cases of violence against [[LGBTQ]] people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/oct/26/tanzania-illegally-detains-human-rights-lawyers-for-promoting-homosexuality|title=Tanzania illegally detains human rights lawyers for 'promoting homosexuality'|last=van der Zee|first=Bibi|date=26 October 2017|website=The Guardian|access-date=1 November 2018|location=London}}</ref>

[[Paul Makonda]], Magufuli's regional commissioner for [[Dar es Salaam]], stated in 2016: "If there's a homosexual who has a Facebook account, or with an Instagram account, all those who 'follow' him — it is very clear that they are just as guilty as the homosexual".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/tanzania-suspends-us-funded-aids-programs-in-a-new-crackdown-on-gays/2016/11/23/ec6ced6e-ab5c-11e6-8f19-21a1c65d2043_story.html|title=Tanzania suspends U.S.-funded AIDS programs in a new crackdown on gays|first=Kevin|last=Sieff|newspaper=Washington Post|date=23 November 2016|access-date=19 March 2021|url-access=limited}}</ref> Two years later, he announced that a committee of 17 members consisting of police, lawyers and doctors, had been formed to identify homosexuals. Within one day of the announcement authorities reportedly received 5,763 messages from the public, with more than 100 names.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/nov/01/thousands-living-in-fear-after-tanzania-calls-on-public-to-report-gay-people|title=Thousands 'living in fear' after Tanzania calls on public to report gay people|last=Ratcliffe|first=Rebecca|date=1 November 2018|website=The Guardian|access-date=1 November 2018|location=London}}</ref> [[Hamisi Kigwangalla]], the country's deputy health minister, said he supports the use of 'anal exams' to prove whether someone is having gay sex. The test is widely considered to be a violation of human rights by medical experts.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vox.com/world/2017/6/28/15885748/tanzania-president-homophobic-cows-lgbtq-crackdown|first=Lindsay|last=Maizland|title=Tanzania's president is cracking down on LGBTQ rights. He says cows would approve.|work=Vox|date=28 June 2017|access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref><ref name="CichowitzRubenstein2018">{{cite journal|last1=Cichowitz|first1=Cody|last2=Rubenstein|first2=Leonard|last3=Beyrer|first3=Chris|title=Forced anal examinations to ascertain sexual orientation and sexual behavior: An abusive and medically unsound practice|journal=PLOS Medicine|volume=15|issue=3|year=2018|pages=e1002536|doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002536|pmid=29547659|pmc=5856262 |doi-access=free }}</ref>