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U.S. May Have Finally Realized Who the Real Kagame Is

February 11, 2016August 17, 2017 Jennifer FierbergDavid Himbara, human rights, kigali, Obama, Paul Kagame, Rwanda

By: David Himbara Two top diplomats in the Obama Administration have confirmed that reports about Rwanda destabilization of the sister nation of Burundi” are credible.” Addressing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Thomas Perriello, US envoy for the Great Lakes region of Africa, and Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US assistant secretary of state for African affairs, pointed the finger at Kagame’s Rwanda. THIS… Read More

RWANDA: IT IS NOT ABOUT A SELF-CLAIMED ONLY STRONG LEADER BUT DIVERSITY OF LEADERS

February 11, 2016March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergJennifer Fierberg, Kayumba Nyamwasa, kigali, Michael Mushimiyimama, Patrick Karegeya, Paul Kagame, Political coup, Rwanda

Written by Michel MUSHIMIYIMANA Rwanda’s recent constitutional change through the engineered referendum by the ruling party, Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF), has strongly reverberated Rwandans and the international community in general. Surely, for most of the Rwandans, especially young ones, this amendment has become a nightmare as it allows the incumbent authoritarian ruler; President Paul Kagame nicknamed “The Monster” to run… Read More

Rwanda: The parody of democracy

September 8, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergElection, John Kerry, Kayumba Nyamwasa, Obama, Paul Kagame, RNC, Rwanda, Rwanda National Congress, Theogene Rudasingwa, Third term, US State Department

By: Jennifer Fierberg President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has sidestepped the question of running for a third term as President for the last few years. He has eluded journalists when they have asked him specifically about his future plans and has even gone as far as insulting some reporters telling them that it was none of their business what Rwanda… Read More

Rwigara Asinapol’s Family Harassed By Kagame Agents

August 15, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer Fierberg1994 Genocide, Assinapol Rwigara, Barack Obama, Government of Rwanda, harassment, John Kerry, kigali, Paul Kagame

By: Jennifer Fierberg The Government of Rwanda has a solid historical record of forced disappearances, unsubstantiated convictions and strict social control on civilians within the country. These acts are carried out when people become vocal critics of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) or even if the suspicion exists that they are talking negatively about the government. This kind of behavior… Read More

Rwanda continues to torture political opponents

August 12, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergBarack Obama, dictator, John Kerry, kigali, Opposition, Paul Kagame, politics, Rwanda, Sibomana Sylivain, victoire ingabire

RWANDA : THE LATEST EPISODE IN THE PSHYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL TORTURE OF FDU-INKINGI LEADERSHIP Mrs. VICTOIRE INGABIRE AND SIBOMANA SYLIVAIN AUGUST 12, 2015 PRESS RELEASE In our earlier press release of the 28th July 2015 we informed you of the harsh conditions that the prison authorities had imposed on FDU-Inkingi Chair Mrs Victoire Ingabire. The conditions included denying her access… Read More

UK: A shameful miscarriage of justice

August 10, 2015March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergKarenzi Karake, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Spanish indictments, Theogene Rudasingwa, TOny Blair, UK

TEN REASONS WHY THE ACQUITTAL OF GENERAL KARENZI KARAKE BYA BRITISH COURT IS A SHAMEFUL MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE By Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa On 10 August, 2015, General Karenzi Karake, the head of Rwanda’s notorious National Security and Intelligence Service was acquitted by a British Court. Rwanda’s Spy Chief had been arrested at London Heathrow Airport on June 20, 2015, on… 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

President Obama’s Visit And Africa’s Second Uhuru

July 22, 2015October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBill Clinton, Burundi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Milton Allimadi, Museveni, Obama, Paul Kagame, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

Dear Mr. President, Your trip to Africa this week presents a legacy-defining opportunity. President George W. Bush is remembered for the billions of dollars he made available to fight HIV/Aids; a program which has continued under your administration. Bill Clinton, while decried for allowing genocide in Rwanda, is also hailed for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA),… 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

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