Rwanda: Joint Statement From the Clooney Foundation for Justice and the ABA Center for Human Rights on the Trial of Paul Rusesabagina in Rwanda

press release

The Clooney Foundation for Justice and the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights announced today that the ABA Center for Human Rights intends to monitor the upcoming trial of Paul Rusesabagina in Rwanda  as  part  of  CFJ's  TrialWatch  initiative. Mr. Rusesabagina,  whose  actions  to  save  lives  during  the Rwandan genocide  were  dramatized  in  the  film Hotel  Rwanda,is  a  vocal  critic  of  Rwanda's  current  ruling party, which he has accused of committing human rights violations.  He has been charged with forming an armed group, financing terrorism, complicity in kidnapping, and armed robbery, among other offenses.

Mr. Rusesabagina disappeared on August 27, 2020 in Dubai. On August 31, 2020,the Rwanda Investigation Bureau  announced  that  Mr. Rusesabagina  was  in  their  custody  and,  in a  series  of  tweets,alleged  that  he "[wa]s  suspected  to be  the  founder,  leader,  sponsor  and member of violent, armed, extremist terror  outfits including MRCD and PDR-Ihumure."

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