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Regarding human rights under the government of President Paul Kagame, Human Rights Watch in 2007 accused Rwandan police of several instances of extrajudicial killings and deaths in custody. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] In June 2006, the International Federation of Human Rights and Human Rights Watch described what they called "serious violations of ...
Article 16 of the Arusha Accords had provided for the establishment of the International Commission of Investigation on Human Rights Violations in Rwanda since October 1, 1990, which made some progress toward reconciliation, but was sidelined by the 1994 Genocide. The National Unity and Reconciliation Commission was established in March 1999 as ...
Both courts found that sending anyone to Rwanda would be in breach of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) as there was a “real risk” they could be returned to their home countries to ...
The International Commission of Investigation on Human Rights Violations in Rwanda since October 1, 1990 was an international inquiry that investigated reported human rights abuses during the Rwandan Civil War. Sponsored by four international non-governmental organizations, the commission was not officially mandated by the Rwandan government ...
John Williams Ntwali (7 June 1979 – 18 January 2023) was a Rwandan investigative journalist. The founder of the YouTube news channel PAX TV – IREME News and editor of the independent newspaper The Chronicles, he often reported on human rights stories, and was critical of the Rwandan government.
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, [26] Human Rights Watch, [27] and Freedom House [28] have all found that the protection of democracy and human rights in Rwanda have declined since the country joined the Commonwealth in 2009. There had been calls [29] [30] [31] for the Commonwealth to stand up for democracy and human rights in Rwanda ...
The Imidugudu program was initially launched in order to make better use of land and to ensure the obedience of the populace. [3] It was later reorganized twice, first to cater for the needs of the returning new caseload refugees, and then as a security measure to cope with an insurgency in Rwanda's northwestern region in 1997–1998.
From 2011 to 2019 she was a member of the Senate of Rwanda, and has served as a permanent secretary in Rwanda's Ministry of Infrastructure. [1] [2] From 2020 to 2023 she had served as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Human Rights in Rwanda (NHCR). Since October 2023, she is the ambassador to Japan. [3]