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Rwanda: Rwanda Clashes With UN Agency After Team Terminates Probe
East African, 23 October 2017
Rwanda has faulted the UN's Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture for terminating its mission to the country in "bad faith". Read more »
Rwanda Clashes With UN After Team Terminates Probe
The UN team's visit to Rwanda was to investigate alleged torture and rights abuses. The investigation was suspended, citing a "series of obstructions imposed by authorities" and fears that interviewees would be harassed. A Human Rights Watch report confirmed 104 cases of people who were illegally detained, and in many cases tortured or ill-treated, in military detention centers.
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The Minister of Justice, Johnston Busingye, says Human Rights Watch has over the years been running a campaign to discredit the government. This follows a report by the rights ... Read more »
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Human Rights Watch has confirmed 104 cases of people who were illegally detained, and in many cases tortured or ill-treated, in military detention centers between 2010 and 2016; ... Read more »
