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Partial List of Detainees Killed by Police Officers and Soldiers April 2006-May 200758

Date

Place
(Region/District Sector/ Cell)

Names of victims

Crime alleged

Explanation Given by police and/or authorities

Other remarks

May 8, 2007

South/

Nyanza/

Muyira

Emmanuel Niringiyimana and Noel Nsabimana

Rape of  seven year old girl.

Police say that the two attempted to escape from their cell at night and were shot by guards.

April 20, 2007

Kigali ville, Kicukiro

Emmanuel Ndahiriwe

Theft of  Electrogaz cable. 

Police provided no date or place of death but said that  Ndahiriwe was arrested in conjunction with arrest of Zirimwabagabo, accused of stealing Electrogaz cable.  Police say that en route to helping them find another suspect Ndahiriwe tried to grab weapon from a policeman who shot him in self defense.

 

April 18, 2007

East/

Mugesera/

Ngoma

Mugabo wa Kigeri Rugamba, Paul Turatsinze, and Augustin Fatirisigaye

Murder of  genocide survivor named Nyirahabimana.

Police said all  three confessed and were killed when they grabbed weapon  of a policeman en route to show police other suspects.

 

April 13, 2007

South/

Nyamagabe/

Gasaka

Jean Gatera and  Gahamanyi [killed April 13]

Joseph Nkurikiyimana; Emmanuel Nshimiyimana alias “Kajyunguri” and Modeste  [whereabouts  unknown]

Attempted murder of genocide witness

Police stated that they arrested genocide suspects Jean Pierre Gatera, Gahamanyi, Modeste Mutwarasibo, Kajuguri who tried to kill genocide witness. All broke out of cell in escape attempt. Police killed two (unnamed) but three escaped.

According to local sources, a number of people, including Gatera’s wife, Violette Uwimbabazi, were beaten by police.

April 13, 2007

South/

Muhanga/

Kiyumba

Marcel Habyarimana and Mukunzi.

Habyarimana: attempted murder of Ndahayo Mukunzi : having genocide ideology.

According to police, the suspects tried to escape while being taken to toilet and were shot by police.

 

April 9, 2007

South/

Gisagara/

Mamba

Ufitese

Unknown

 

Local human rights activists report that Ufitese was killed by security forces.

April 9, 2007

Kigali-city/Gasabo/

Gatsata  

Sibomana

Attempted murder of gacaca witness.

According to police Sibomana, a genocide suspect, wounded and tried to kill a witness. After his arrest and while being interrogated, he tried to disarm a policeman, intending to kill him, and was shot in self-defense.

 

April 1, 2007 (March 2007).

South/

Nyaruguru/ Ngoma

Pierre Muhizi

Murder of  wife.

According to police Pierre Muhizi killed his wife with axe, was arrested March 31, and was killed April 1 outside Cyahinda police station during an escape attempt.

 

Feb 1, 2007

East/

Bugesera/ Ruhuha

J. Bosco Ntawuyinoza

Raping and killing a young woman.

Police state that Jean-Bosco Ntawurimuzo broke out of his cell; and was killed during the escape attempt.

 

January 2007

South/

Kamonyi/

Ngamba

Daniel Uwimana and unidentified man [killed January 3] Polycarpe Munyangoga, Alphonse Kagambirwa, and Silvère Kagenza, [killed night of January 13-14]

Murder of gacaca judge

According to police, Uwimana was killed January 2; Munyangoga,  Kagambirwa, and Kagenza were killed Jan 10 as they attempted to escape

 

Nov 24 2006

East/

Rwamagana/

Mwulire

Jean Hakizamungu, John Rukondo,  and Francois Ndagijimana

Murder of gacaca judge

Police state that three persons were arrested Nov 22, all confessed; they tried to strangle policeman in order  to escape. Police shot in self-defense.

 

May 2006

South/

Rwabicuma

Samunani and Ndagijimana arrested by soldiers. [Killed evening May 10.]

Armed robbery. Local people say that Immaculée Uwimana, Rukara , Vincent Hakizimana and his brother “Aminadabu”, Denis Ndagijimana, the wife of one “Kazungu”, and an unidentified older man were arrested May 10.

Local Authorities deny that anyone was arrested in connection with armed robberies.

Local witnesses state that Samunani was arrested May 9 and beaten, he gave names of others and was killed. Three suspects beaten, later released.

April 2006

East/

Kibungo town

Alphonse Nshikili, Telesphore Karemera

Armed robbery, along with Emmanuel Mfitimfura [released one week later] and an unidentified man.

   



58 Compiled from Human Rights Watch research, “Circumstances in which Policemen shot detainees,” statement sent by  Commissioner General of Rwanda National Police Andrew Rwigamba to Human Rights Watch researcher Christopher Huggins, June 4, 2007, electronic communication and from information presented by Jean-Baptiste, Ntibagororwa, executive secretary of LIPRODHOR at a Journée Locale d’Information, sponsored by LDGL (League for the Defense of Human Rights of the Great Lakes), on « L’ état des lieux de la criminalité au Rwanda et le role des instances rwandaises chargées du maintien de la sécurité dans son eradication, » May 25, 2007, Alpha Palace Hotel, Kigali.