Posts Tagged ‘Paul Kagame’
October 26th, 2010
Opposition leader
Victoire Ingabire has been
accused of working with a terrorist group. Following her arrest last month, prosecutors now say they have evidence that she colluded with a former officer of a Hutu militia in a manner that threatened national security. If she is found guilty on all charges, including spreading “genocide ideology”, she could receive a life sentence. Upon
her return to Rwanda in February, she called for Hutus victims of the genocide to be remembered in the same way as Tutsis. Appealing to ethnic identity in such a manner is illegal.
August 12th, 2010
Following Rwanda’s election-related crackdown on the independent media, the UK is finally starting to wise up, says Lars Waldorf
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March 19th, 2010
The Rwandan director of Human Rights Watch faces deportation from the central African state after her
work permit was revoked. Immigration officials claim to have found “anomalies” in Carina Tertsakian’s accreditation documents at a time when relations between president Paul Kagame and the New York-based organisation are strained. Innocent Niyonsenga, communications manager at the Immigration Department, explained that Tertsakian must secure a new visa or measures would be taken to remove her from Rwanda. Human Rights Watch claimed in February that opposition activists are facing
increasing threats and harassment ahead of Rwanda’s presidential election in August. President Paul Kagame
denied this accusation on Tuesday (16 March) saying that he had a problem with the human rights community commenting on issues from outside the country.
March 15th, 2010
A prominent independent Rwandan reporter is missing amid concerns that security forces are cracking down on dissenters. The
Ugandan news agency 256news.com has expressed concern that its correspondent Godwin Agaba has been arrested or disappeared on president Paul Kagame’s orders. The Rwandan police have denied that he is being held. However, Kagame said earlier this month that he had information on journalists working with those opposed to him.
