Rwanda: Global Playbook of Abuse to Silence Critics
Violent Attacks, Misuse of Law Enforcement, Surveillance, Harassment, Relatives Targeted Rwandan authorities and their proxies are using violence, judicial mechanisms, and intimidation to try to silence criticism from Rwandans living around the world. Rwandans living abroad practice self-censorship, refrain from political activism, and live in fear of traveling, being attacked, or seeing their relatives in […]
UK: Abandon Rwanda Asylum Transfer Plan
New Report Documents Rwanda’s Global Targeting of Rwandan Refugees, Critics Rwandan authorities and their proxies are using violence, judicial mechanisms, and intimidation to try to silence criticism from Rwandans living around the world. Rwanda’s targeting of Rwandans abroad, including in the UK, underlines Rwanda’s contempt for human rights norms enshrined in the international protection system. […]
Rwanda’s Repression Across Borders
Questions and Answers Since the genocide, which devastated the country and claimed more than half a million lives in 1994, Rwanda has made great strides in rebuilding its infrastructure, developing its economy, and delivering public services. But civil and political rights remain severely curtailed, and freedom of expression is tightly restricted. Those who dare to […]
