By Our Reporter The establishment of a Special Rapporteur on Eritrea by the United Nations Human Rights Council is a historic move, said Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), Human Rights Concern-Eritrea (HRC-E) and the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP). In a resolution adopted by consensus on Friday 6th July, the Council strongly [...]
By Gasasira, Sweden editor@umuvugizi.com On 22/6/2012 the East African court of appeals for the second time has called upon the Rwandan Government to give Justice Col. Rugigana Ngabo without further delay. Col. Rugigana Ngabo is the brother to Gen. Kayumba Nyamwasa. The chamber of judges of the East African Court led by Harold R. Nsekera [...]
By Our Reporter The Congolese government must immediately take measures to protect civilians, including thousands of displaced people, following the fall of a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by members of the M23 armed group, Amnesty International has said. The call came after M23 soldiers reportedly took control of Bunagana in Rutshuru [...]
On 18/06/2012 Gacaca traditional courts and their related activities officially ended. During this function, the executive secretary of Gacaca explained that the traditional courts handled and passed verdict of over 2 millions cases, among which more than 250 people were found not guilty and set free. Gacaca courts started work 10 years ago, and throughout [...]
Rejection of Warrant Request Not a Ruling on DRC Crimes By Gasasira, Sweden editor@umuvugizi.com The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should urgently submit information sought by the court in the case against a Rwandan rebel leader whose forces are still committing atrocities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Human Rights Watch said [...]
By Nelson Gatsimbanzi , Sweden As he continues to receive awards of recognition for development and good governance, those inside the country continue to decry Kagame’s dictatorship to the extent of opting for death. With the government claiming to be working towards a sound media industry, there are still some important issues that are intentionally [...]
By Gasasira , Sweden Reporters Without Borders deplores community radio presenter Habarugira Epaphrodite’s detention since 24 April in the main prison of Gitarama, the capital of Muhanga district, on a charge of “minimizing” the 1994 Tutsi genocide and “spreading genocide ideology.” Epaphrodite was arrested because, while reading a report about ceremonies marking the 18th anniversary of [...]
By Gasasira, Sweden A prosecutor in the eastern city of Cankuzo yesterday requested life imprisonment for journalist Hassan Ruvakuki and 22 other people who are charged with “participating in acts of terrorism” by a new rebel group operating in the east of the country. A reporter for Bonesha FM and the Swahili service of Radio France Internationale, Ruvakuki [...]
Interior Minister Orders Cancellation of Human Rights Watch News Conference By Our Reporter The Burundian Interior Minister ordered Human Rights Watch to cancel a news conference in the capital, Bujumbura, on May 2, 2012, that was planned to release a report on political violence in Burundi, Human Rights Watch said today. The police also ordered [...]
By Our Reporter In it’s press release today on the world freedom day , reporter without borders defined president Kagame as a president with a thin face, tall figure, intellectual’s glasses and conservative suits, who looks more like a modern, Internet-savvy defining him as a politician than a former guerrilla chief and war lord, who [...]