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October 19, 2021 News Release

Rwanda: Crackdown on Opposition, Media Intensifies

Space for Dissent Closes

Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire leaves Nyarugenge prison, on the outskirts of Kigali, after being released on September 15, 2018.
October 11, 2021 Dispatches

Rwandan Genocide Kingpin Dies in Mali Jail

Théoneste Bagosora Sentence a Lesson in Accountability

Théoneste Bagosora reacts as he sits in the court at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, in Arusha, Tanzania on December 18, 2008.
September 27, 2021 Report

Rwanda: Round Ups-Linked to Commonwealth Meeting

Detention, Ill-Treatment of Poor, Gay, and Transgender People

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left), then Foreign Secretary, and Paul Kagame (right), President of Rwanda, meet during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London, April 17, 2018.
September 20, 2021 News Release

Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina Convicted in Flawed Trial

Due Process and Fair Trial Violations Undermine Verdict

Paul Rusesabagina attends a court hearing in Kigali, Rwanda, February 26, 2021.
July 30, 2021 News Release

Unchecked Spyware Industry Enables Abuses

Governments Should Halt Trade in Surveillance Technology

People march in Budapest, Hungary during a July 26, 2021 protest against the Hungarian government over reports that it has used Pegasus spyware.
June 21, 2021 Commentary

Justice is Unfinished Business in Rwanda

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes Rwanda President Paul Kagame at a dinner for leaders of African states, at the Elysee Palace, Paris, May 17, 2021.
June 15, 2021 Report

Mozambique: Grave Concerns for Rwandan Asylum Seeker

Acknowledge his Detention; Ensure Access to Lawyer; Block Any Return to Rwanda

Cassien Ntamuhanga.
May 3, 2021 Dispatches

What Press Freedom Looks Like in Rwanda

Journalists and Online Commentators Face Persecution for Critical Reporting

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame speaks during the state funeral of Kenya’s former president, Daniel arap Moi, at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, February 11, 2020.
March 30, 2021 Report

Rwanda: Arrests, Prosecutions over YouTube Posts

Urgent Reforms Needed as Commonwealth Summit Approaches

From top left to right: Innocent Bahati, Yvonne Idamange, Dieudonné Niyonsenga (alias Cyuma Hassan), Aimable Karasira, and Theoneste Nsengimana.
March 8, 2021 Letter

Call for Independent Investigation into Rwandan Singer Kizito Mihigo’s Death

Open Letter to All Commonwealth Heads of Government

Kizito Mihigo.
March 2, 2021 Dispatches

Rwandan Judiciary Under Scrutiny

Interception of Rusesabagina’s Attorney/Client Communications Raises Concerns

Paul Rusesabagina, a prominent government critic, attends a court hearing in Kigali, Rwanda on February 26, 2021. Rwanda’s High Court Chamber for International and Cross-border Crimes ruled that it has jurisdiction to try him.
February 17, 2021 Interview

Interview: How a Song Sealed the Fate of a Rwandan Gospel Singer

The Commonwealth Should Request an External Probe into Kizito Mihigo’s Death

Kizito Mihigo.
February 1, 2021 News Release

UN: Countries Call Out Rwanda’s Rights Record

Follow Up Universal Periodic Review with Concrete Action

Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.
December 21, 2020 Dispatches

Rwanda Should Stop Locking Up the Poor

African Court Decision Condemns Practice

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September 10, 2020 Report

Rwanda: Rusesabagina Was Forcibly Disappeared

Violations of Prominent Critic’s Rights Raise Fair Trial Concerns

Paul Rusesabagina, who was detained on August 27, 2020, is paraded in front of the media in handcuffs at the headquarters of the Rwanda Investigation Bureau in Kigali, Rwanda on August 31.

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