'Rwanda Using Violence to Silence Critics Across the Globe'

The Rwandan government is trying to silence critics and dissidents living overseas through extrajudicial killings, kidnappings and intimidation, according to a report from Human Rights Watch.

The investigation, titled "Join Us or Die: Rwanda's Extraterritorial Repression," includes interviews with more than 150 people in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uganda and Zambia, and others related to them in Rwanda.

The report notes that Rwanda's President Paul Kagame and his ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front, or RPF, are often credited with rebuilding and reuniting the country after the 1994 genocide.

Rwanda is seen as a key partner by many Western nations. President Kagame has overseen one of Africa's fastest-growing economies, with annual economic growth averaging between 7 and 8% over the past two decades.