Paul Rusesabagina, the humanitarian and Medal of Freedom honoree famous for saving 1,200 refugees during the Rwandan genocide, has been illegally arrested by the authoritarian Rwandan regime.
Help us #FreeRusesabagina today.
Paul Rusesabagina, the humanitarian and Medal of Freedom honoree famous for saving 1,200 refugees during the Rwandan genocide, has been illegally arrested by the authoritarian Rwandan regime.
Help us #FreeRusesabagina today.
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*** The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights released a statement on the kidnapping of Paul Rusesabagina***
Paul Rusesabagina’s detainment is indeed a grave injustice, both to him and to leaders everywhere who speak out against authoritarianism, inequality, and abuses of human rights. Make no mistake: his activism and bravery seeking peace for Rwandans and all of humanity is the only reason he has been seized.
RECENT NEWS
- TIME, December 13 – Biden’s Africa Summit Legitimizes Strongmen Like Kagame
- Los Angeles Times, August 17 – Jailed for terrorism, onetime hero Rusesabagina is a point of U.S. contention with Rwanda
- The Guardian, August 11 – Blinken raises concerns over Hotel Rwanda dissident trial with Kagame
- CNN, August 11 – Blinken raised ‘serious concerns’ about human rights with Kagame in Rwanda
- Washington Post, August 11 – Once a U.S. darling, Rwanda’s Kagame hears concerns amid Blinken visit
- New York Times, August 11 – Blinken Urges Rwanda and Congo to End Support for Warring Militias
- News 24, July 25 – Members of Congress urge Blinken to demand ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero’s release Secretary of State Blinken is scheduled to visit Rwanda next week.
Thank you so much president @PaulKagame for this considered decision. This world is big enough to accommodate all of us, even those with divergent views.
@freethehero
@YolandeMakolo
@ckanimba
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/24/hotel-rwanda-hero-paul-rusesabagina-prison-sentence-commuted
@etuckerAP Good news! Can't wait to see @freethehero on American soil! #bringthemhome
Reposting my piece on former Hotel Rwanda manager, Paul Rusesabagina, who may be released from a Kigali prison on Saturday and allowed to travel back to the US https://twitter.com/freethehero/status/1353090602049495041
This is a fantastic article in @ForeignPolicyPR. If you only have time to read one article about Paul's situation, make it this one. @anjansun *really* understands Kagame and Rwanda: https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/01/23/hotel-rwanda-paul-rusesabagina-imprisoned-kagame-dissidents/ #FreeRusesabagina #PaulIsInnocent #HotelRwanda
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