Rwanda Human Rights Observer

http://www.inyenyerinews.org/amakuru-2/rwanda-on-the-spot-once-again-on-claims-of-poor-human-rights-record/ Rwanda on the spot once again on claims of poor human-rights record April 28, 2013  by  Rwema IT Webmaster   Leave a Comment Rwanda's human-rights record is once again in the spotlight after a new report by the US Department of State accused government security agents of engaging in torture, arbitrary or unlawful killings and detention of citizens without trial. The Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2012 accuses Rwanda's military intelligence services and police of torturing civilians using electric shocks, beatings and starving of suspects, among other abuses. Specifically, the military intelligence department is accused of detaining civilians in safe houses without being charged or tried for several months. The report, which the authors said offers an assessment of Rwanda's human-rights record last year, notes that, while the government has occasionally mad...

http://www.inyenyerinews.org/amakuru-2/rwanda-on-the-spot-once-again-on-claims-of-poor-human-rights-record/ Rwanda on the spot once again on claims of poor human-rights record April 28, 2013  by  Rwema IT Webmaster   Leave a Comment Rwanda's human-rights record is once again in the spotlight after a new report by the US Department of State accused government security agents of engaging in torture, arbitrary or unlawful killings and detention of citizens without trial. The Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2012 accuses Rwanda's military intelligence services and police of torturing civilians using electric shocks, beatings and starving of suspects, among other abuses. Specifically, the military intelligence department is accused of detaining civilians in safe houses without being charged or tried for several months. The report, which the authors said offers an assessment of Rwanda's human-rights record last year, notes that, while the government has occasionally mad...

http://www.inyenyerinews.org/afrika/menya-neza-umwanzi-wu-rwanda/ MENYA NEZA UMWANZI W'U RWANDA. April 30, 2013  by  Rwema IT Webmaster   1 Comment Igitondo cyiza bavandimwe banyarwanda, mbanje kwisegura ku basomyi b'inyandiko zanjye kuko nsa n'uwahinduye gato umurongo nkaba ngiye gukoresha amagambo akakaye, atari ukubakura umutima ahubwo nshaka kubereka ibinyoma, amafuti ndetse n'ubuswa bw'abiyita abanyapolitiki, aho ibikorwa byabo aribyo birio kuvutsa amahirwe igihugu cyacu twahawe n'Imana. U Rwanda rero nkuko mubizi, ni igihugu cy'igihangange cyane cyahawe impano yo kugira amaboko, kuva na kera imwe mu mpano twiyiziho nk'abanyarwanda ni ukuba tugira ingabo zikomeye mu karere dutuyemo, uwabihakana yaba atazi amateka yarwo, uko rwagiye rwagurwa n'abami kugeza ubwo abakoloni badusubirishijemo imipaka, murebe ukuntu agahugu gato kahangamuye igihangange Zaire ya Mobutu, zifasha Museveni wa Uganda gufata ubutegetsi, mwibuke uburyo EX-FAR zahinduye ubu...

http://www.jambonews.net/en/news/20130501-rwanda-witnesses-renounce-the-prosecution-in-the-case-of-victoireingabire/ Rwanda: Witnesses renounce the prosecution in the case of Victoire Ingabire   May 1st, 2013 | By  Jane Nishimwe  | Category:  Top news After having testified against opposition leader Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza in Rwandan High court last year, four prosecution witnesses told the Supreme Court on this 29 th  of April that their testimonies were falsified and Ingabire's political party FDU-INKINGI never aimed at the formation of a ''Coalition of Democratic Forces (CDF) military wing''. A few days into the appeal trial of Ingabire, former FDLR members and co-accused Lieutenant-Colonel Tharcisse Nditurende, Lt Colonel Noël Habiyaremye, Captain Jean Marie Vianney Karuta and Major Vital Uwumuremyi told the Supreme Court that they ''have never been members of such organization [the CDF], because it had never existed'', according to the pre...

http://www.jambonews.net/en/news/20130501-rwanda-witnesses-renounce-the-prosecution-in-the-case-of-victoireingabire/ Rwanda: Witnesses renounce the prosecution in the case of Victoire Ingabire   May 1st, 2013 | By  Jane Nishimwe  | Category:  Top news After having testified against opposition leader Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza in Rwandan High court last year, four prosecution witnesses told the Supreme Court on this 29 th  of April that their testimonies were falsified and Ingabire's political party FDU-INKINGI never aimed at the formation of a ''Coalition of Democratic Forces (CDF) military wing''. A few days into the appeal trial of Ingabire, former FDLR members and co-accused Lieutenant-Colonel Tharcisse Nditurende, Lt Colonel Noël Habiyaremye, Captain Jean Marie Vianney Karuta and Major Vital Uwumuremyi told the Supreme Court that they ''have never been members of such organization [the CDF], because it had never existed'', according to the pre...

http://www.fdu-rwanda.com/en/ Rwanda: The case against Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza falls apart as prosecution witnesses admit their testimonies were framed. Kigali, 29th April 2013 On the 8th day of Ingabire's appeal, the Supreme Court heard the prosecution witnesses namely Lieutenant-Colonel Tharcisse Nditurende, Lt Colonel Noël Habiyaremye, Captain Jean Marie Vianney Karuta and Major Vital Uwumuremyi. They all criticized the prosecution's case especially in regard to the formation of an armed organization. These witnesses had pleaded guilty in the High Court to have formed a military organization, the CDF which allegedly was to be a military wing of FDU-INKINGI. They affirm they have never been members of such organization because it has never existed. Mrs Victoire Ingabire's conviction by the High Court was based on these confessions. With regard to talks that these witnesses would have had with Madam Ingabire, Tharcisse Nditurende declared that they contacted Ingabire t...

http://www.fdu-rwanda.com/en/ Rwanda: The case against Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza falls apart as prosecution witnesses admit their testimonies were framed. Kigali, 29th April 2013 On the 8th day of Ingabire's appeal, the Supreme Court heard the prosecution witnesses namely Lieutenant-Colonel Tharcisse Nditurende, Lt Colonel Noël Habiyaremye, Captain Jean Marie Vianney Karuta and Major Vital Uwumuremyi. They all criticized the prosecution's case especially in regard to the formation of an armed organization. These witnesses had pleaded guilty in the High Court to have formed a military organization, the CDF which allegedly was to be a military wing of FDU-INKINGI. They affirm they have never been members of such organization because it has never existed. Mrs Victoire Ingabire's conviction by the High Court was based on these confessions. With regard to talks that these witnesses would have had with Madam Ingabire, Tharcisse Nditurende declared that they contacted Ingabire t...

2012 Human Rights Reports: Rwanda BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR 2012 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Report April 19, 2013 This is the basic text view.  SWITCH NOW  to the new, more interactive format.     Share on facebook Share on twitter http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2012/af/204156.htm

2012 Human Rights Reports: Rwanda BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR 2012 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Report April 19, 2013 This is the basic text view.  SWITCH NOW  to the new, more interactive format.     Share on facebook Share on twitter http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2012/af/204156.htm

http://www.fdu-rwanda.com/RW/kinyarwanda-ingabire-yashimangiye-ko-kuvuga-ibitajyenda-atari-ugukwirakwiza-ibihuha/ Ingabire yashimangiye ko kuvuga ibitajyenda atari ugukwirakwiza ibihuha. MATA 30, 2013    Kigali 30 Mata 2013,   Ubwo Madame Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza  ,umuyobozi wa FDU-Inkingi ufunzwe azira ibitekerezo bye bya politiki yongeraga guhabwa ijambo n'Urukiko rw'Ikirenga ngo agire icyo avuga ku bujurire bw'ubushinjacyaha yabwiye urukiko ati : «   umurongo wa FDU-Inkingi ni ukugaragariza ubutegetsi buriho ibitagenda kugirango bikosorwe, gufunga umuntu kubera ko yanenze ni ikintu kibabaje cyane,birakwiye ko abatavugarumwe na Leta batakomeza kwitwa abanzi b'igihugu kuko natwe twifuza kubaka igihugu cyacu. Ibibazo byose byugarije u Rwanda byakemurwa n'ibiganirompaka,kuba ubutegetsi buriho butemera ko habaho ibyo biganiro ahubwo bukamfunga nzakomeza kubwita  ubw'igitugu » Ubushinjacyaha bwajuririye icyemezo cyafashwe n'Uruki...

http://hungryoftruth.blogspot.com/2013/04/rwanda-interview-of-ms-victoire.html Rwanda: Interview of Ms Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza with Radio Voice of Africa Kigali FM Interview of Ms Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza with  Radio Voice of  Africa   Kigali  FM, on  January 21, 2010 http://www.rwandahumanrights.org/docs/victoire_voa.mp3 VOA-KFM:  Welcome to the studios of Voice of Africa Kigali FM (VOA-KFM). My name is Ildephonse Sinobabariraga. I work in the division of information. I would like to ask you to introduce yourself. VIU:  Thank you for inviting me in your studios. My name is Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza (VIU). I'm the Chairperson of FDU-Inkingi political party which is not yet registered here in  Rwanda  but I came back to register it. VOA-KFM:  For how long have you been abroad? VIU:  I came back to  Rwanda  after 16 years of absence. VOA-KFM:  That's a lot of years of absence in the country. Could compare the ima...