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Rwandan Government Condemned by United Nations for Repression Against Journalists

January 25, 2011

Rwandan Government Condemned by United Nations for Repression Against Journalists UN Condemns Rwanda for Repression Against Journalists Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Photo: Umurabyo Editor, Agnes Nkusi Uwimana and her lawyer, in a Rwandan court. The US Delegate to the United Nations Council on Human Rights, John Mariz, has accused the Rwandan Government of repression against [...]

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PRESIDENT OBAMA URGES SOUTH AFRICA TO SUPPORT OPPOSITION IN AFRICA

September 23, 2010

Today September 23, 2010, US President Barack Obama delivered remarks to the United Nations General Assembly in New York (here) and urged countries like South Africa to support opposition, human rights activists and dissenters across the World.  Building on yesterday’s remarks at the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Summit, President Barack Obama underlined the requirement for [...]

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Rwandan Security Services Allegedly Planned to Assassinate Peter Erlinder

June 24, 2010

“I am a very privileged individual.  have seen how it works. They [Rwandan Security Services] made STASI and KGB look like amateurs. “ These are the words that Prof Erlinder, an American lawyer who spent 21 days in notorious Rwandan dungeons told journalists with emotion bordering to tears, upon his arrival at the Dulles Airport [...]

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Rwandan RPA Officer Suspected in Assassination Attempt

June 21, 2010

Sources in South Africa tell AfroAmerica Network that a former Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA)  soldier is in custody, suspected of assassination attempt on the Rwandan exiled General Kayumba Nyamwasa. According to the sources, the suspect in police custody served  under General Kayumba Nyamwasa. The man, only known as  Francis Gakwerere, is believed to be a Rwandan intelligence [...]

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Rwanda, Goggles, Bin-Laden T-shirt and Erlinder

June 18, 2010

In Today’s, June 17, 2010,  daily press briefing Mark C. Toner, Acting Deputy Department Spokesman joked about the sword, night-vision goggles and Bin Ladin T-Shirt with an X throought when about to address the questions about  release of the American Lawyer, Peter Erlinder, who has been illegally detained by the repressive Rwandan Government. The US exercised a [...]

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DRC Rebellion- Update by IRIN

June 16, 2010

UN IRIN (UN- Integrated Regional Information Network)  has updated the article “Who is Who Among Armed Groups in East [DRC]‘, clarifying the FLDR situation. From their article that you can obtain at this UN IRIN link and on our pages: http://www.afroamerica.net, the confusion between FDLR and RUD-Urunana has been addressed. To be fair to UN [...]

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DRC Armed Rebellion -Update

June 16, 2010

UN IRIN published, on June 15, 2010 an article  that  describes several armed groups in Eastern DRC. The article appears to give valuable, unfortunately UN biased, description of the rebel groups in the DRC.  There are also some obvious inaccuracies. In fact, FDLR and RUD-Urunana are two distinct armed rebellions seeking to overthrow the Rwandan [...]

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DRC Rebel Groups

June 12, 2010

Jason Stearns, a former UN MONUC Expert, ICG Analyst,  and Coordinator of UN Panel of Experts on DRC, arguably one of the Americans most versed in the political and humanitarian crisis in Great Lakes Region of Africa, has published a list of armed groups: see his blog on http://congosiasa.blogspot.com. He usually gives in-depth analyses on [...]

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American Lawyer Denied Bail in Rwanda

June 7, 2010

Professor Peter Erlinder, an American Lawyer and University Professor who has been detained in Rwanda more than a week has been denied bail this Monday, June 7, 2010.  In a press briefing  today , Assistant Secretary of State and  State Department spokesman Peter J. Crowley told reporters that the US Government is doing whatever it [...]

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US Government Presses for Release of Lawyer

June 4, 2010

After a week of deafening silence, the US State Department finally condemned Rwanda for the unlawful detention of American lawyer, Professor Peter Erlinder. In a press briefing on Thursday June 3, 2010, Assistant Secretary of State and  State Department spokesman Peter J. Crowley told reporters that the US Government is doing whatever it can to [...]

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