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As Rwanda votes, tensions with neighbouring DR Congo deepen over M23
5 months, 3 weeks ago

As Rwanda votes, tensions with neighbouring DR Congo deepen over M23

Al Jazeera  

As Rwandans go to the polls for presidential and legislative elections, some 9.7 million people are voting in an atmosphere of peace and stability. According to the UN expert group report, 3,000 to 4,000 Rwanda Defence Force members are fighting alongside the M23 in DRC. Government spokesperson Yolanda Makolo did not outrightly deny RDF’s presence in the DRC while speaking …

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The judicial legacy of the Rwandan genocide: 30 years of double standards
9 months ago

The judicial legacy of the Rwandan genocide: 30 years of double standards

Al Jazeera  

On the evening of April 6, 1994, the plane carrying Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana was shot down while approaching Kigali airport. Following the indignation of the international community, the United Nations Security Council established the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda to “prosecute persons responsible for genocide and other serious violations of international humanitarian law”. What was considered a “cause of …

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Though Rwanda has come a long way since the 1994 genocide, scars of the past still haunt the nation
9 months ago

Though Rwanda has come a long way since the 1994 genocide, scars of the past still haunt the nation

The Independent  

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A Rwandan doctor in France faces 30 years in prison for alleged role in his country’s 1994 genocide
1 year ago

A Rwandan doctor in France faces 30 years in prison for alleged role in his country’s 1994 genocide

Associated Press  

PARIS — A French court is expected to rule Tuesday on charges against a Rwandan doctor for his alleged role in the 1994 genocide in his home country. Advocate General Sophie Havard, one of the prosecutors, called on the court to find Munyemana guilty so “crimes against humanity don’t remain crimes without a criminal, a genocide without a perpetrator.” At …

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A suspect in the 1994 Rwanda genocide goes on trial in Paris after a decadeslong investigation
1 year, 1 month ago

A suspect in the 1994 Rwanda genocide goes on trial in Paris after a decadeslong investigation

Associated Press  

PARIS — A Rwandan doctor who has been living in France for decades goes on trial Tuesday in Paris over his alleged role in the 1994 genocide in his home country. He is accused of co-signing in April 1994 “a motion of support for the interim government” that supervised the genocide and of participating in a local committee and meetings …

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Rwandan genocide suspect seeks asylum in South Africa
1 year, 6 months ago

Rwandan genocide suspect seeks asylum in South Africa

Al Jazeera  

Ex-Rwandan police officer Fulgence Kayishema, accused of participating in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, has abandoned his application for bail and applied for asylum in South Africa, prosecuting authorities announced on Tuesday. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda had indicted him for genocide for his alleged role in the destruction of the Nyange Catholic Church, one of the bloodiest episodes in …

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Rwandan genocide suspect faces more charges in South Africa
1 year, 7 months ago

Rwandan genocide suspect faces more charges in South Africa

Al Jazeera  

The suspect now faces 54 separate charges in South Africa relating to fraud and immigration offences, up from five previously. South African prosecutors on Friday significantly increased the number of charges being brought against Rwandan ex-police officer Fulgence Kayishema, who is wanted internationally for suspected participation in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. Kayishema, 62, is accused of taking part in the killing …

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Rwandan genocide fugitive Fulgence Kayishema arrested in S Africa
1 year, 7 months ago

Rwandan genocide fugitive Fulgence Kayishema arrested in S Africa

Al Jazeera  

Kayishema, indicted by a UN tribunal on Rwanda in 2001, is alleged to have orchestrated the killing of approximately 2,000 Tutsi at a church. Rwandan genocide suspect Fulgence Kayishema has been arrested in South Africa, the United Nations tribunal for war crimes committed in Rwanda said on Thursday. Kayishema is alleged to have orchestrated the killing of approximately 2,000 Tutsi …

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Freed ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina arrives in US
1 year, 9 months ago

Freed ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina arrives in US

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — The man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” and was freed by Rwanda last week from a terrorism sentence returned Wednesday to the United States and joined his family after being held for more than two years. Paul Rusesabagina’s arrival in San Antonio was announced by his daughter Carine Kanimba, who tweeted that “our family is finally reunited …

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‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina, freed from prison, arrives back in the U.S.
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina, freed from prison, arrives back in the U.S.

LA Times  

The man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” and was freed by Rwanda last week from a terrorism sentence returned Wednesday to the U.S. and joined his family after being held for more than two years. Paul Rusesabagina’s arrival in San Antonio was announced by his daughter Carine Kanimba, who tweeted that “our family is finally reunited today.” White House …

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Rwanda frees Paul Rusesabagina of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ fame
1 year, 9 months ago

Rwanda frees Paul Rusesabagina of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ fame

Associated Press  

KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda’s government has commuted the 25-year sentence of Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving hundreds of countrymen from genocide but was convicted of terrorism offenses years later in a widely criticized trial. U.S. President Joe Biden hailed the news, saying, “Paul’s family is eager to welcome him back to the United States, and …

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Calls for independent probe into Rwandan journalist’s death
1 year, 11 months ago

Calls for independent probe into Rwandan journalist’s death

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Dozens of African civil society groups and press associations on Tuesday called for an independent investigation into the death of a Rwanda-based journalist, saying the official explanation lacked backing evidence. Investigative journalist John Williams Ntwali had previously expressed fears for his life and told the Human Rights Watch rights organization that he had received phone threats and …

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DRC, Rwanda accuse each other of fresh cross-border rocket fire
2 years, 7 months ago

DRC, Rwanda accuse each other of fresh cross-border rocket fire

Al Jazeera  

Alleged cross-border rocket attacks are part of an escalating dispute between the Central African neighbours. Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have accused each other of firing rockets across their shared border, including a strike that killed two Congolese children, a spokesperson for the Congolese army said. The incident occurred as Congolese troops battled M23 rebels in a mountain area …

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Anti-Rwanda protest in DR Congo over alleged rebel ‘backing’
2 years, 7 months ago

Anti-Rwanda protest in DR Congo over alleged rebel ‘backing’

Al Jazeera  

Relations have been strained since the mass arrival of Rwandan Hutus in eastern DRC after the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Hundreds have staged an anti-Rwanda protest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo capital Kinshasa, over Kigali’s alleged support to the M23, a notorious rebel group, as tensions between the two neighbours grow. The Rwanda Defence Force later said two soldiers …

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Rwanda report blames France for ‘enabling’ the 1994 genocide
3 years, 8 months ago

Rwanda report blames France for ‘enabling’ the 1994 genocide

Associated Press  

PARIS — The French government bears “significant” responsibility for “enabling a foreseeable genocide,” a report commissioned by the Rwandan government concludes about France’s role before and during the horror in which an estimated 800,000 people were slaughtered in 1994. Authors say they found “no evidence that French officials or personnel participated directly in the killing of Tutsi during that period.” …

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France to open archive for period covering Rwandan genocide
3 years, 9 months ago

France to open archive for period covering Rwandan genocide

The Independent  

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‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero was tricked onto plane and into arrest, pastor testifies
3 years, 10 months ago

‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero was tricked onto plane and into arrest, pastor testifies

LA Times  

Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda,” attends a court hearing Feb. 26 in Kigali, Rwanda. A key piece of the mystery around the arrest of the man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” became clear Friday when a pastor told a court in the capital, Kigali, that he worked with someone from the Rwanda Investigation Bureau to trick …

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Prosecutor says 'Hotel Rwanda' man to be tried with rebels
4 years, 3 months ago

Prosecutor says 'Hotel Rwanda' man to be tried with rebels

The Independent  

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‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero admits backing rebels, denies violence
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero admits backing rebels, denies violence

Associated Press  

KIGALI, Rwanda — The man portrayed as a hero in the movie “Hotel Rwanda” has admitted in court that he backed a rebel group, but denied that he supported any violence or killings. Paul Rusesabagina, in a pink prison uniform for his bail hearing on Friday, told the court in Kigali, the capital, that he helped to form the National …

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Top fugitive in Rwanda’s genocide arrested outside Paris
4 years, 7 months ago

Top fugitive in Rwanda’s genocide arrested outside Paris

Associated Press  

KIGALI, Rwanda — One of the most wanted fugitives in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, a wealthy businessman accused of supplying machetes to killers and broadcasting propaganda urging mass slaughter, has been arrested outside Paris, authorities said Saturday. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed Kabuga’s arrest, according to U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. “The arrest of Kabuga today is a reminder that those …

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Rwanda genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga arrested in France
4 years, 7 months ago

Rwanda genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga arrested in France

Al Jazeera  

Rwanda’s most-wanted man was living under a false identity in a flat outside Paris, French justice ministry says. Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga was arrested on Saturday near Paris after 25 years on the run, accused of playing a leading role in one of the worst massacres of the 20th century. “Since 1994, Felicien Kabuga, known to have been the …

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Man accused of lying about Rwandan genocide for citizenship
4 years, 11 months ago

Man accused of lying about Rwandan genocide for citizenship

Associated Press  

CONCORD, N.H. — A man pleaded not guilty to charges of procuring U.S. citizenship unlawfully based on providing false information about participating in the Rwandan genocide. An indictment handed up by a federal grand jury alleges that Idrissa Gasana, 53, of Manchester, provided false and fraudulent information on his application for naturalization as a U.S. citizen. One of the documents …

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