So long as justice and accountability for RPF past and current crimes are ignored and delayed, Peace and Stability will remain illusive and impossible in Rwanda=>ASIF]

  

1. Rwanda should end political harassment
2. U.S.’s Rice Criticizes Rwanda’s ‘Closed’ Political Culture
3. Rice also slapped Kagame on the wrist
   



Susan E. Rice U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations


Restrictions on the media, harassment of civil-society activists, opposition figures and journalists as well as the disappearance of some of them pose the “next developmental challenge” for the country, Rice said in a copy of a speech delivered at the Kigali Institute of Science and Technology in the capital today.


“The deepening and broadening of democracy can be the next great achievement of this great country and its remarkable people,” she said. “Economic development and political; openness should reinforce each other.”

"Civil society activists, journalists, and political opponents of the government often fear organizing peacefully and speaking out," Rice said in a speech in the Rwandan capital.


"Some have been harassed. Some have been intimidated by late-night callers. Some have simply disappeared."

The political culture in Rwanda under President Paul Kagame's government "remains comparatively closed “Rice said, adding that” press restrictions persist."

“Rwanda has not just moved beyond its own genocide. It has consistently led by example. From Darfur to Libya and standing up against those who would commit genocide or mass atrocities.”

“I’ve visited Rwanda now several times and as always I come here as a friend. This time, for the first time, I’ll be joined by my family. I want them to see your beautiful country and to learn what can be accomplished when a proud people unite in common cause.”

“I want them also to witness and take inspiration from your achievements. I believe as well that friends should speak frankly to friends.”

“Rwanda’s economic vitality has moved the country forward. Social progress has been substantial, yet the political culture in Rwanda remains comparatively closed. Press restrictions persist, civil society activists, journalists and political opponents of the government often fear organising peacefully and speaking out. Some have been harassed, some have been intimidated by late night callers, some have simply disappeared.”



“Yet, the world is moving rapidly in a different direction. Across the globe, including in societies where a common system rose that freedom would never arise, we’re seeing people demand the right to chart their own future. To organise peaceful demonstrations and to criticise their own governments. From… Tunisia, the demand to be heard has spread across North Africa and the Middle East…”

“…They will keep speaking out because they have a universal right to do so. And they know it. These rights: freedom of assembly, freedom of expression, freedom to organise peacefully, are just as valid, just as inherent in Asia, in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa as they are in Europe, America or the Middle East.”

“As President Kagame said, I quote, “The uprising in Libya has already sent a message to leaders in Africa and beyond. It is that if we lose touch with our people, if we do not serve them as they deserve and address their needs, there will be consequences. Their grievances will accumulate — and no matter how much time passes, they can turn against you.” End quote.”
“The deepening and broadening of democracy can be the next great achievement of this great country and its remarkable people. In Rwanda, economic development and political openness can reinforce… this is Rwanda’s next great developmental challenge.”

“And with all that you have achieved ove the past seventeen years, I am confident that you will pass this milestone as well.”



African SurViVors International (AS International) is an international nonpartisan charity organization devoted to defending human rights. It’s an organization working to promote democracy and national reconciliation, inside countries of the African Great lakes Region.


AS International centers its work on the twin concepts of freedom of self-determination and freedom from tyranny. These ideals include the belief that all human beings have the rights to speak freely, to associate with those of like mind, and to leave and enter their countries. Individuals in a free society must be accorded equal treatment and due process under law, and must have the opportunity to participate in the governments of their countries;

AS International’s ideals likewise find expression in the conviction that all human beings have the right to be free from arbitrary detainment or exile and from interference and coercion in matters of conscience. ASI does not support nor condone violence.

The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a "time", yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine

So long as justice and accountability for RPF past and current crimes are ignored and delayed, Peace and Stability will remain illusive and impossible in Rwanda=>ASIF]



French Foreign affairs Minister Allain Juppé disappointed of the ongoing human rights abuses in Rwanda!




Speaking recently at a conference in South Africa, Juppé boldly expressed his concern over human rights abuse to over a hundred dignitaries attending the conference.

The conference entitled New Global Governance was organised by South Africa’s Institute of International Affairs and the French embassy in South Africa.

Participants at the conference included different diplomatic envoys to S.Africa, international researchers and international media practitioners.

Responding to a question from one of the RNC members which required his opinion on what was happening in Rwanda, French foreign affairs Minister Juppé expressed his concern about the ongoing human rights abuses committed by the government of Rwanda.

Juppé who happen to know much about Rwanda’s history said that the violation of human rights in Rwanda deserved an urgent solution and should worry everyone.

Most of the participants appreciated Minister Juppé ‘s concern most especially in such times when the entire International community and activist are also concerned of the ongoing violations of human rights in Rwanda.

Rwandan children, women and elderely people, Rwandan activists and different Rwandan political opposition parties were rallied in Brussels on Saturday November 19th to protest against Paul Kagame dictatorship and His human rights mass violations (montgomery metro station to the Rwanda House Embassy) against his own people. Get to watch it and BE THE FIRST TO KNOW!



Rwandan political analyst told Umuvugizi news that Minister Juppé’s words were comforting message to all Rwandans that the International community is strongly concerned of what’s taking place in Rwanda.

Uwera, South AfricaSource : Umuvugizi
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African SurViVors International (AS International) is an international nonpartisan charity organization devoted to defending human rights. It’s an organization working to promote democracy and national reconciliation, inside countries of the African Great lakes Region.
AS International centers its work on the twin concepts of freedom of self-determination and freedom from tyranny. These ideals include the belief that all human beings have the rights to speak freely, to associate with those of like mind, and to leave and enter their countries. Individuals in a free society must be accorded equal treatment and due process under law, and must have the opportunity to participate in the governments of their countries;
AS International’s ideals likewise find expression in the conviction that all human beings have the right to be free from arbitrary detainment or exile and from interference and coercion in matters of conscience. ASI does not support nor condone violence.

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The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a "time", yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine

No return, restoring the past: main cause of failure=>ASIF]




« Joseph Kabila a travaillé dans les services de sécurité rwandais avant la guerre de l’AFDL»


Qui êtes-vous exactement ?

Je m’appelle Jules Lumumba Onangando. Je suis un militaire proche de feu général André Kisase Ngandu. Nous avons commencé la lutte dans les années 60 avec Kisase et le général Nicolas-Philippe Olenga dès que nous avons appris la mort du Premier ministre Patrice Lumumba en janvier 1961. J’ai fait partie de l’armée fidèle à Antoine Gizenga à Kisangani. Nous étions des nationalistes. C’est à cette époque que j’ai rencontré Laurent-Désiré Kabila, qui était un des nôtres.

Avez-vous rencontré un certain Joseph Kabila à l’étape de Goma ?




Effectivement. « Joseph » était souvent en compagnie de James Kabarebe, alors colonel de l’Armée patriotique rwandaise. « James » l’initiait aux métiers des armes.



On vous l’a dit ou avez-vous été un témoin direct ?



Je l’ai vécu. On entendait dire que c’est un fils Kabila. Etrangement, les autres enfants de LD Kabila autant que ceux de Jean-Claude Kifwa alias Tango Tango – un des neveux de LD Kabila - ne considéraient pas Joseph comme un des leurs. Ils lui déniaient la qualité de membre de leur famille. Nous avons fini par comprendre que Joseph était en réalité le fils d’une des « maîtresses » de Laurent-Désiré.
Est-ce peut-être parce que Joseph est né dans le maquis et a grandi à l’étranger ?

En vérité, Joseph Kabila est un soldat de l’armée patriotique rwandaise. C’est un fait connu de tous. Ce n’est qu’à l’étape de Lubumbashi (avril 1997) qu’une certaine propagande l’a présenté comme le fils de son père, donc Congolais.

Quid alors de Mama Sifa Mahanya ?

Mama Sifa Mahanya n’est pas la mère de Joseph.

Pouvez-vous le démontrer ?

Sifa est une « maman inventée » de toutes pièces pour les besoins de la cause. Il s’agit de crédibiliser l’histoire selon laquelle la mère de Joseph est congolaise. Alors que tous ceux qui ont eu à fréquenter le maquis de Kabila père savent que la génitrice de l’ actuel président est une femme tutsie que le Mzee avait prise à un militaire tutsi qui travaillait avec lui.

Que dites-vous alors de la déclaration solennelle du Grand Chef Kasongo Nyembo selon laquelle « Joseph Kabila est un MulubaKat à cent pour cent » ?

Je me demande si le chef Kasongo Nyembo - que je respecte par ailleurs - n’a pas été « conditionné » pour faire cette annonce



African SurViVors International (AS International) is an international nonpartisan charity organization devoted to defending human rights. It’s an organization working to promote democracy and national reconciliation, inside countries of the African Great lakes Region.


AS International centers its work on the twin concepts of freedom of self-determination and freedom from tyranny. These ideals include the belief that all human beings have the rights to speak freely, to associate with those of like mind, and to leave and enter their countries. Individuals in a free society must be accorded equal treatment and due process under law, and must have the opportunity to participate in the governments of their countries;

AS International’s ideals likewise find expression in the conviction that all human beings have the right to be free from arbitrary detainment or exile and from interference and coercion in matters of conscience. ASI does not support nor condone violence.

The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a "time", yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine

So long as justice and accountability for RPF past and current crimes are ignored and delayed, Peace and Stability will remain illusive and impossible in Rwanda=>ASIF]













Washington, 7 novembre 2011 (FH) – Théogène Rudasingwa, directeur de cabinet de Paul Kagamé avant d’entrer en dissidence en 2004, « exige » d’être entendu par le Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda (TPIR) ou toute autre juridiction indépendante pour « divulguer tous les détails » sur l’attentat du 6 avril 1994, dont il impute la responsabilité à l’actuel chef de l’Etat rwandais. « Je ne le demande pas, je l’exige », a-t-il déclaré vendredi à l’Agence Hirondelle.

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Dr Rudasingwa Theogene confirms `The Truth Wins Out`


AS International centers its work on the twin concepts of freedom of self-determination and freedom from tyranny. These ideals include the belief that all human beings have the rights to speak freely, to associate with those of like mind, and to leave and enter their countries. Individuals in a free society must be accorded equal treatment and due process under law, and must have the opportunity to participate in the governments of their countries;
AS International’s ideals likewise find expression in the conviction that all human beings have the right to be free from arbitrary detainment or exile and from interference and coercion in matters of conscience. ASI does not support nor condone violence.

The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a "time", yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine

[Since 1994, the world witnesses the horrifying reality : the Tutsi minority (14%) ethnic domination, the Tutsi minority ethnic rule, tyranny and corruption in Rwanda. The current government has been characterized by the total impunity of RPF criminals, the Tutsi economic monopoly, the Tutsi militaristic domination with an iron fist, and the brutal suppression of the rights of the majority of the Rwandan people (85% are Hutus), mass-arrests and mass-murder by the RPF criminal organization.
So long as justice and accountability for RPF past and current crimes are ignored and delayed, Peace and Stability will remain illusive and impossible in Rwanda=>ASIF]


HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT US, UK, NL CLOSELY WORK  WITH A RUTHLESS DICTATOR? Does the world realize that some of the United States government members, individuals and some of the British government members, some of the Dutch government members and some individuals from the EU are RWANDAN AND CONGOLESE GENOCIDES PLOTTERS?



Did anybody or anyone inform our readers the best way of finding out the root cause of KAGAME AND RPF's IMPUNITY? Yeah! After the MAPPING REPORT was made public, KAGAME IS STILL INVITED BY SOME CRIMINAL RULERS.... The invisible ruling elite and mastermind of the Rwandan and Congolese genocides will still be there to do these things to us again another day.

It's all about corruption. EXPOSE THESE CRIMINAL RULERS!!!! They need to see their own names on TV, in media, and elsewhere they can find themselves as WELL-KNOWN CRIMINALS.

African SurViVors International (AS International) is an international nonpartisan charity organization devoted to defending human rights. It’s an organization working to promote democracy and national reconciliation, inside countries of the African Great lakes Region.

AS International centers its work on the twin concepts of freedom of self-determination and freedom from tyranny. These ideals include the belief that all human beings have the rights to speak freely, to associate with those of like mind, and to leave and enter their countries. Individuals in a free society must be accorded equal treatment and due process under law, and must have the opportunity to participate in the governments of their countries;

AS International’s ideals likewise find expression in the conviction that all human beings have the right to be free from arbitrary detainment or exile and from interference and coercion in matters of conscience. ASI does not support nor condone violence.

The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a "time", yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine

So long as justice and accountability for RPF past and current crimes are ignored and delayed, Peace and Stability will remain illusive and impossible in Rwanda=>ASIF]

The Rwandan Butcher Paul Kagame

AD reader Kana based in California has broken an amazing story on how Kagame has been ditched by Sacramento State University.

The butcher of the Great Lakes Region has been dis-invited.

The Rwandan genocidaire was invited at Sacramento University as the keynote speaker At A GENOCIDE CONFERENCE

Thanks to the ever alert blogger Kamikazi, last week AD revealed how Kagame had found another gullible American university ready to flatter him with awards.
The Rwandan butcher was to deliver the keynote address at the international conference on genocide today on 3 November 2011.The President of Sacramento State University was then to present the dictator with an honorary plaque.
This will not happen.
 
The University has dumped the butcher – Kagame will not set foot at Sacramento State University.

Resistance to Kagame presence at the university has been stiff. The Chairs of the University’s History and Government Departments led the effort of mobilising strong opposition to Kagame’s presence.

AD acknowledges in particular the efforts of the History Professor Michael Vann who played a leading role in dumping the Rwandan dictator.

These faculty members rightly questioned the wisdom of awarding the Rwandan dictator with an honorary plaque in the university’s name. The professors know that Butcher Kagame is war monger and criminal. They know that instead of being honoured with awards, Kagame should be made to account for his crimes in Rwanda and in DRCongo.

To save face, the University has organised a tele-conference via which the Rwandan dictator will give an address without directly soiling their campus.

Bravo the community of Sacramanto State University that bravely said no to the butcher of Rwanda.
Butcher Kagame, your days of killing, terrorising, imprisoning, bullying and exiling Rwandans are numbered.
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AS International centers its work on the twin concepts of freedom of self-determination and freedom from tyranny. These ideals include the belief that all human beings have the rights to speak freely, to associate with those of like mind, and to leave and enter their countries. Individuals in a free society must be accorded equal treatment and due process under law, and must have the opportunity to participate in the governments of their countries;

AS International’s ideals likewise find expression in the conviction that all human beings have the right to be free from arbitrary detainment or exile and from interference and coercion in matters of conscience. ASI does not support nor condone violence.

The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a "time", yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine

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Morality Should Be above the Law.

Key Rwandan opposition leaders are arrested, intimidated, hounded and even killed.

[Since 1994, the world witnesses the horrifying reality : the Tutsi minority (14%) ethnic domination, the Tutsi minority ethnic rule, tyranny and corruption in Rwanda. The current government has been characterized by the total impunity of RPF criminals, the Tutsi economic monopoly, the Tutsi militaristic domination with an iron fist, and the brutal suppression of the rights of the majority of the Rwandan people (85% are Hutus), mass-arrests and mass-murder by the RPF criminal organization.
So long as justice and accountability for RPF past and current crimes are ignored and delayed, Peace and Stability will remain illusive and impossible in Rwanda=>ASIF]




Since May 2011, Kagame’s soldiers are on red alert.

 Rwanda - The political crisis that is boiling in Rwanda for several months is expressed by a lack of progress on human rights and democracy. Yet General Kagame is facing an invigorated opposition, the key opposition leaders are calling on the Rwandans inside and outside of the country to remain focused and react appropriately to any attempt to perpetuate the ruthless military dictator's rule and his RPF authoritaria-nism in the country.  The situation arose from the unlawful arrest and imprisonment of the FDU leader and the would-be president of Rwanda and the determination of both RNC and FDU-Inkingi to unite their efforts to liberate and help Rwandans to come over the current critical political situation.
Besides these men in military uniforms in various Rwandan towns, armed to the teeth, the local difence forces, the police and gendarmes along the major streets check identification of suspicious people with all seriousness.

Ms Victoire Ingabire The would -Be President of Rwanda Now in Rwandan Prison.

Many observers, tourists and ordinarily rwandans wonder about the justification of such a state of emergency while the RPF regime hardliners insist on the existence of peace across Rwanda. The world community will be witnessing of the growing wave of unrest in the country. There is no denying that nothing should justify such an emergency situation as a result of the ongoing suspension of civil liberties across the country (e.g. Ms. Ingabire trial).

 After the 1994 tragic events,  Rwandans'rejection of Non-Violence is the Affirmation of their Right to Self-Defense under Kagame's regime and the current State of Emergency.


According to one reliable eye-witness, since May 2011, the state of emergency remains in force with brutally enforced dusk-to-dawn curfews across Rwandan main towns. The arbitrary arrests, torture, assassinations and disappearances reappeared in force elsewhere in the country and became common to ordinarily Rwandans in the country.
Rwandans and the rest of the world should know the following: ‘Defeating dictators’ is a vitriolic lampoon of abuse of power, electoral gerrymandering and rape of democracy in the developing world’.

As security forces and the RPF military men in streets are dispatched all around Rwandan towns and villages, street gatherings are banned of more than five people or more.  the situation is  exacerbated by the RPF party's increasing repression on Rwandans forcing them to forcibly adhere to the party. Asked about the reason behind the non refusal of Rwandans to do it,  the following smart reaction remains the key answer to Kagame's tactics:"if you need to travel in metro, on bus or by train, you need to buy your ticket otherwise you're banned from traveling (meaning no more rights inside Rwanda).

Where there is no longer any alternative, a special term such as “democracy and Justice ” becomes superfluous.

This state in Rwanda is generally believed to be due to General Kagame’s stubborn fight against Ms. Ingabire Victoire, the main Rwandan opposition leaders, his to eternalize his reign, in spite of warnings from both national and international organizations.

The examples of Tunisia, Egypt and Libya he examples of are too conspicuous to be ignored. Kagame should transition into a real democracy to avert the possibility of a popular uprising in the country.
Exacerbated by the initial attempt by the opposition political parties to stage their unification against the existing bloody Rwandan dictatorship, General Kagame is spending/throwing through the window millions of dollars in paying  tickets for his his followers FROM INSIDE RWANDA  and RPF members DISPACHED AROUND THE WORLD to "meet" him at each time he travels abroad while demonstrations are organized by the Rwandan opposition around the world.

The good parent prepares his children for independence, trains them to make responsible decisions, knows that he harms them by not helping them to break loose. The paternal state thrives on dependency. When the dependents free themselves, it loses power. It is, therefore, parasitic on the very persons whom it turns into parasites. Thus, the state and its dependents march symbiotically to destruction.”

African SurViVors International (AS International) is an international nonpartisan charity organization devoted to defending human rights. It’s an organization working to promote democracy and national reconciliation, inside countries of the African Great lakes Region.

AS International centers its work on the twin concepts of freedom of self-determination and freedom from tyranny. These ideals include the belief that all human beings have the rights to speak freely, to associate with those of like mind, and to leave and enter their countries. Individuals in a free society must be accorded equal treatment and due process under law, and must have the opportunity to participate in the governments of their countries;

AS International’s ideals likewise find expression in the conviction that all human beings have the right to be free from arbitrary detainment or exile and from interference and coercion in matters of conscience. ASI does not support nor condone violence.

The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a "time", yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine

[Since 1994, the world witnesses the horrifying reality : the Tutsi minority (14%) ethnic domination, the Tutsi minority ethnic rule, tyranny and corruption in Rwanda. The current government has been characterized by the total impunity of RPF criminals, the Tutsi economic monopoly, the Tutsi militaristic domination with an iron fist, and the brutal suppression of the rights of the majority of the Rwandan people (85% are Hutus), mass-arrests and mass-murder by the RPF criminal organization.
So long as justice and accountability for RPF past and current crimes are ignored and delayed, Peace and Stability will remain illusive and impossible in Rwanda=>ASIF]



Y ROBERT MUKOMBOZI
Perth, Australia
Rwanda entered the 2011 edition of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) with a fair share of shame.

The tiny east African country was put under pressure in the run up to CHOGM 2011 in Perth, Australia on accusations it was serious veering off course in terms of basic standards acceptable by the commonwealth League -both on human rights and democracy.

The Australian government made its position clear to the Rwandan President Paul Kagame that it was prepared to push Rwanda, and other countries accused of human rights violations and suppression of democratic values harder.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said countries like Rwanda would be put under pressure to ensure they respect the value of human rights and democracy as a key requirement among commonwealth member countries.

The same message was sent to Kagame by the Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd as well as Queen Elizabeth II, who stressed that commonwealth countries, uphold the fundamental standards and values of human rights and democracy for a better future of the commonwealth.

The Rwanda leader raised his profile while vouching for more opportunities for the African continent.
He said Africa needed to be given a fair increase in the share of global trade.

But as the Rwandan President Paul Kagame grappled to cope with the diplomatic backlash at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, Rwandans, Burundians and DR Congolese descended on Perth streets in droves to protest his participation at the meeting.

From Violation of human rights, muzzling of the opposition and media to rape and plunder of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the battle for Rwanda’s positive outcomes was shrinking.
As the outcry of peaceful protesters rocked Perth, Rwanda’s membership in the commonwealth ended up getting shaken alongside Malaysia and Sri Lanka, whose President Mahinda Rajapaska actually survived an arrest attempt shot down by the Australian Attorney General.

The over 200 protestors chanted “Kagame is a killer”, “Kagame release political prisoners”, “Bring Kagame to justice for war crimes and crimes against humanity”. They also questioned the Rwandan leaders’ morality when he spends a whopping $20,000 on a hotel room per night while Rwandans live under $1 a day and the country dependent on +50% aid.

In fact, Mr Gervais Condo, the leader of Rwandan National Congress’ international relations Department said, it was time for the international community to put pressure on the Rwandan government to open up for political pluralism, press freedom and human rights.

“As RNC, we are urging the international community buddies to ensure that Rwanda upholds standards set by the commonwealth. We want President Paul Kagame to release all political prisoners, respect freedom of the press and stop forceful repatriation of refugees,” Mr Condo told a mammoth gathering of protesters at the Esplanade Friday.


The Rwanda National Congress and United Democratic Forces (UDF) also supported the Protests.
In Rwanda, leaders of political parties are languishing in prisons scattered around the country on fabricated charges of treason, inciting ethnic violence, sectarianism and genocide revisionism among other forms of vague accusations. They are currently imprisoned under cruel and inhumane conditions in Kigali.
Ms Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, Mr Bernard Ntaganda, Mr. Deo Mushayidi, Mr Charles Ntakirutinka, Ms.Seraphine Mukamana are among the critical opposition voices that are perishing in prisons.

Military officers that have tried to promote democracy, the rule of law and political pluralism have also been exiled, particularly, former Chief of Staff Lt.Gen. Kayumba Nyamwasa (who survived an assassination attempt on 19th June 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa) and former external intelligence chief Colonel Patrick Karegeya have been forced to flee the country.
Some like Col. Rugigana Ngabo have found a permanent place in jail without trial.

The media in Rwanda is also under attack. In July 2010, Mr. Jean-Léonard RUGAMBAGE, a journalist and critic of the government, was murdered.
Many newspapers that are critical of government have been forced to shut down journalists are now operating online from exile because of threats to their lives.

Such gross abuse of human rights and freedoms in Rwanda is what has raised concerns within the commonwealth, making the country a subject of the bloc’s monitoring system.

Now Prime ministers and presidents from 54 member states are considering a recommendation that a commissioner be appointed monitor human rights in countries especially Rwanda, Sri Lanka and Malaysia among others.

Analysts at the CHOGM 2011 meeting said Rwanda, Malaysia and Sri Lanka recorded the lowest mark on their scorecard, which may have forced Mr Kagame to cancel his meeting with the Rwandan diaspora at Hyatt Hotel in Perth.

He delegated his Ambassador to Australia and Japan, Dr Charles Murigande and Foreign Affairs Minister Louis Mushikiwabo to proceed with the meeting.


African SurViVors International (AS International) is an international nonpartisan charity organization devoted to defending human rights. It’s an organization working to promote democracy and national reconciliation, inside countries of the African Great lakes Region.

AS International centers its work on the twin concepts of freedom of self-determination and freedom from tyranny. These ideals include the belief that all human beings have the rights to speak freely, to associate with those of like mind, and to leave and enter their countries. Individuals in a free society must be accorded equal treatment and due process under law, and must have the opportunity to participate in the governments of their countries;

AS International’s ideals likewise find expression in the conviction that all human beings have the right to be free from arbitrary detainment or exile and from interference and coercion in matters of conscience. ASI does not support nor condone violence.

The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a "time", yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine