By Gasasira,Sweden In press statement issued today by two prominent human rights bodies the Horn of Africa Human Rights and the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative together with the Ugandan Civil Society immediately warned Ugandan Police to halt crackdown on prominent media institutions in Uganda. Today chillingly illustrates the limits of press freedoms and must [...]
By Gasasira, Sweden In the past few days, President Kagame’s notorious intelligence services have been squandering public funds from the country’s foreign donors and poor taxpayers into worthless activities aimed at defaming the international rights watchdog, the Human Rights Watch in both international and local media outlets that are given huge ramp some of funds [...]
Newly Elected Countries Should Do More to Respect Rights By Our Reporter Limited competition in elections for the United Nations Human Rights Council undermines membership standards set for the body by the UN General Assembly, Human Rights Watch, FORUM-ASIA, and the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project said yesterday . Although the General Assembly [...]
Mbabazi, Kigali Umuvugizi has concluded an investigation that underline the disappearing of around 15 professional prostitutes in Kigali city, within only one month. This killing spree and people responsible are still unknown from the public. Umuvugizi spoke to some of these prostitutes, who testified that these operations of killing them are methodic in nature; and [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Act Swiftly to End Impunity, Prevent Further Killings By Our Reporter Scores of people have been killed in political attacks in Burundi since the end of 2010, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The killings, some by state agents and members of the ruling party, others by armed opposition groups, reflect widespread [...]