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Rwandan spy chief extradition case dismissed: UK court

August 10, 2015October 20, 2016 Global AuthorKagame, Karenzi Karake, KK, Rwanda, Rwandan spy chief, Spain, Spanish Courts, UK

. View photo General Karenzi Karake (pictured) was accused of “crimes of terrorism” linked to the killing of nine Spanish citizens in Rwanda in the 1990s (AFP Photo/) London (AFP) – A court in Britain said Monday it had dropped an extradition case against Rwanda’s intelligence chief. General Karenzi Karake was arrested on a warrant issued by Spain in… Read More

Rwanda: “Guilt Should Not Blind Us” to Rwanda Abuses, Says Expert

August 4, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierbergdictator, Karenzi Karake, kigali, London, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Spanish warrants, Stephen Smith, War Crimes

INTERVIEW By Julia Crawford The surprise June 20, 2015 arrest in London of Rwandan spy chief Karenzi Karake on a Spanish arrest warrant brought strong protest from the Rwandan government. Karake is currently free on bail, pending hearings in October on whether he should be extradited to Spain to face war crimes charges. Stephen W. Smith is professor of African… Read More

Rwanda Supreme Court hearing on Constitutional Change Regarding Lifting of Presidential Term Limits has commenced.

August 4, 2015October 20, 2016 Global Authordemocracy, dictator, Frank habineza, Greens, Kagame, kigali, Rwanda, Rwanda Green Party, Supreme Court

Before the Supreme Court Judges Rwanda’s Supreme Court has today, the 29th of July 2015, started hearing, the petition against the change of the Rwandan Constitution, especially Article 101, regarding lifting of Presidential term limits, filed by the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda. The Court process, started with the acceptance of the Amicus Curiae, filled by the Centre for Human… Read More

CAR: Unprotected Muslims forced to abandon religion

July 31, 2015 Global Author

Muslims returning to ethnically-cleansed areas of western CAR have in some cases been forced to abandon their religion, said Amnesty International in a report published today. The report, “Erased identity: Muslims in ethnically cleansed areas of the Central African Republic”, reveals how Muslims who have returned to their homes in large parts of western CAR following the 2014 killing spree... Read More

Where Are Rwandan Religious Leaders And Activists To Lead Us Out Of Darkness?

July 22, 2015October 20, 2016 Global AuthorBishops, dictatorship, Dr. David Himbara, elections, Paul Kagame, Religious leaders, Rwanda

By: Dr. David Himbara Progressive churches world-over are never silent when governments commit crimes and immoral acts against citizens. Often though, conservative churches fail to speak out against immoral and violent acts by governments. Even worse, some churches defend the wrong side of the moral issue. In such cases, the church becomes complicit in injustice, as happened in some… Read More

War Crimes and Rwandan Realities

July 22, 2015October 20, 2016 Global AuthorKagame, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, War Crimes

Gen. Emmanuel Karenzi Karake, the head of the Rwandan intelligence services who is now free on bail in London pending an extradition hearing in October, is an exemplar of the tightly knit group of diaspora Tutsis that ousted Rwanda’s Hutu-dominated government and rose to power during the 1994 genocide. Once a victim of human rights abuses, he now stands accused… Read More

Senegal Court case of Former Chad Leader Habre might spell an end to the need for ICC

July 22, 2015October 22, 2016 Global AuthorAfrica's Pinochet, African Union, Chad, Habre, ICC, President Assane Dioma Ndiaye, United States

A special court in the Senegalese capital of Dakar began a long-awaited trial Monday against former Chadian ruler Hissene Habre on charges of torture, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The 72-year-old Habre and his lawyers have dismissed the court as lacking due process and said they would boycott the trial, but they were present Monday after authorities forced their... Read More

Rwanda: US opposed to Kagame’s third term bid

July 19, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierberg

The United States on Wednesday reiterated its opposition to a third term for Rwanda President Paul Kagame. The US comment, made in response to a query from The EastAfrican, follows the Rwandan Parliament's vote to amend the country's constitution to remove a provision barring a president from serving more than two terms. "The United States has consistently called for African... Read More

HOW GENERAL KARENZI KARAKE’S ARREST EXPOSED KAGAME’S HYPOCRISY

July 10, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergGenocide, human rights, Kagame, Karenzi Karake, Rwanda, UK

By EMMANUEL NGARAMBE When news broke nearly three weeks ago that General Karenzi Karake, Director General of Rwanda’s National Intelligence and Security Services, had been arrested in London on charges of mass murder and crimes against humanity in the aftermath of the 1994 Rwanda genocide, many people were understandably caught unawares. The high-profile arrest was very unique. Not only is… Read More

Rwanda: A Pathway to Instability

July 10, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierberg3rd term, Election, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Rwanda National Congress, Theogene Rudasingwa

AMAHORO – FDU Inkingi – RNC PLATEFORM CHANGING ARTICLE 101 OF THE CONSTITUTION IS A Rwandan RECIPE TO ONE PARTY RULE entrench AND A PATHWAY TO INSTABILITY The decision of RPF party to endorse the change of Article 101 in order to enable incumbent President Kagame to run for a third term is a betrayal of the true wish of… Read More

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