Homesexuality Arrests in Tanzania Spark Protest in South Africa

One of the South African lawyers arrested for promoting homosexuality in Tanzania has told her mother she is being treated well. During a protest at the Tanzanian Embassy in Pretoria on Tuesday, human rights lawyer Sibongile Ndashe's mother, Winnie Ndashe, said her daughter had been in contact with her since her arrest .

A petition for the release of the group being held in Tanzania

Sibongile Ndashe, lawyer and human rights activist.

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