1.) Execution rate falls in 2006 as pressure grows for a universal moratorium; 2.) Rwanda abolishes the death penalty; 3.) Stop press: Abolitionist and retentionist ...
The verdict in the trial of human rights defender François-Xavier Byuma is reportedly due to be given on 27 May. The charges relate to his alleged involvement in ...
Human rights defender François-Xavier Byuma has been summoned to appear before a gacaca community court. There are serious concerns that he may receive a lengthy ...
This postcard calls on the Rwandan government to either establish a case against Dominique Makeli and put him on trial or to release him from detention. He has ...
On 21 March, Congolese law professor Idesbald Byabuze Katabaruka was released from Kigali Central Prison, where he was being held for "threatening state security ...
The 10 men named (Francois Ruceba, Jackson Safari, Peter Kabagambe, Peter Bisamaza, Vedaste Lyarwema, Paul Rwangabo, Daniel Kazungu, Aloysius Badege, Asumani Rutigana ...
Law professor Idesbald Byabuze Katabaruka was arrested on 16 February, and charged on 23 February with "threatening state security" and "discrimination and sectarianism ...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. AI Index: AFR 47/002/2007 (Public). News Service No: 041. 27 February 2007. Rwanda: Freedom of expression under attack. ...
Dominque Makeli, a former journalist for Radio Rwanda, has been detained for almost 12 years without ever being tried. Amnesty International considers his long- ...