16 countries and the European Union have criticised reported acts of human rights violations during the election day protests, following reports of police applying excessive force on demonstrators.
The UK, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden have maintained that the incidents must be probed and action taken.
In a joint released on statement on Friday, they also said those arrested must be released, those injured attended to and bodies of those killed be surrendered to their kin.
"Credible reports from national and international organizations show evidence of extrajudicial killings, disappearances, arbitrary arrests and the concealment of the bodies of those who lost their lives," the statement reads.
"We call on the relevant authorities to hand over the bodies of the deceased to their families as soon as possible, release all political prisoners and ensure that those arrested have access to legal aid and medical treatment."
They have at the same time reminded the Tanzanian government of it's promise to the international community to safeguard human rights, stressing the need for this to be seen being implemented.
The statement comes only days after Samia demanded an end to foreign pressure on the matter, claiming that she will not be told what to do by outsiders.
"On what grounds are those outsiders are trying to tell us what to do? Who do they think they are? Do they think they are still our masters?" she posed.
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