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http://www.fdu-rwanda.com/en/rwanda-victoire-ingabire-a-detaille-les-erreurs-de-la-haute-cour-qui-la-condamnee-a-8-ans-de-prison-ferme/#more-2981 Rwanda : Ingabire detailed errors of the High Court in sentencing her to eight years in prison. JULY 29, 2013    Kigali, 29 July 2013 Press release On Monday, July 29, 2013, at the headquarters of the Supreme Court in Kigali, the floor was given to the President of the FDU-Inkingi, Ms. Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza political prisoner, gave reasons for her appeal and made comments on the Prosecution's appeal. Madame Victoire Ingabire has asked the court to take into account how the High Court ignored the agreements between the DRC and Rwandan government regarding former FDLR rebels who lay down their arms. These agreements stipulated that they would not be prosecuted for acts committed outside the territory of Rwanda, except for crimes of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Madame Victoire Ingabire told the court that the ...

  DECLARATION OF POLITICAL PARTY UDFR-IHAMYE   We ask the government of Rwanda to stop threatening people and LIPRODHOR organization   The political party for Democracy and Federalism in Rwanda (UDFR-IHAMYE) declares to all Rwandans and international community that this political party continues to worry about the country mismanagement by Kigali government .In its management, that system does never show a good plan to Rwandans future. Instead of serving all people it only concentrates on a small group of Rwandans. Again, the political party UDFR-IHAMYE protests against the illegal detention and imprisonment of 11 adherents of   religion of Christ Jesus and St Mary (Intwarane za Kristu Yezu na Maria ) who have been arrested on 21 -07-2013 without official reason but only because of their faith and belief . Also the Political party UDFR-IHAMYE protests against the mistreatment of members and the committee of LIPRO...

http://www.clintonfoundation.org/main/news-and-media/press-releases-and-statements/media-advisory-president-and-chelsea-clinton-travel-to-africa-to-visit-clinton-foundation-projects.html   MEDIA ADVISORY: President and Chelsea Clinton Travel to Africa to Visit Clinton Foundation Projects Jul 26, 2013 | Clinton Foundation | New York, NY  | Press Release Visit will highlight Foundation work in economic growth and empowerment, equality of opportunity, and health access in 5 countries (New York, NY)— On July 31- August 8, President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will travel to Africa to visit Clinton Fou ndation projects in Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania (including Zanzibar), Rwanda, and South Africa.  This trip, and the projects visited, will highlight many of the issues that President and Chelsea Clinton have long worked on—economic growth and empowerment, equality of opportunity, and health access.  Fifteen years ago, in 1998, ...

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE96P0N820130726?irpc=932 United Nations gives Rwanda $400 million to fight hunger and poverty KIGALI  |  Fri Jul 26, 2013 10:08am EDT SHARE THIS ARTICLE Email Facebook Twitter KIGALI (Reuters) - The United Nations has pledged $400 million over five years to help Rwanda reduce poverty, hunger and disease, the government said. Rwanda relies on external funding, including aid, for about 40 percent of its budget, which stands at 1,653 billion francs ($2.6 billion) for the fiscal year that started this month. Some $276 million will go towards development - including health, nutrition, education and the environment - while the rest will go to economic and governance projects, the government said in a statement issued on Thursday. Several international donors last year cut or held back aid to Rwanda over its alleged backing of rebels in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, a charge Kigali denies. President Paul Kagame has won internati...

http://www.blackstarnews.com/global-politics/global-politics/imprisonment-of-victoire-ingabire-violates-rwandas-own-constitution IMPRISONMENT OF VICTOIRE INGABIRE VIOLATES RWANDA'S OWN CONSTITUTION ANN GARRISON JULY 28,2013 - A + A 0 [Global: Africa]   The hearings of the trial against Mrs. Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza before the Supreme Court resumed on July 22, 2013 with responses of Mrs. Ingabire's defense counsel comprising lawyers Iain Edwards and Gatera Gashabana. Ian Edwards told the court that his client is prosecuted in violation of Article 19 of the International Convention on Human Rights as well as Article 33 of the Rwandan Constitution relating to freedom of expression.  The defense counsel argued that the fact that Mrs. Ingabire condemned the genocide against the Tutsi and also condemned war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by some elements from RPF-Inkotanyi, targeting the Hutu, as well as pointing out that families of the victims of those crimes deserv...

http://www.theproxylake.com/2013/06/rwanda-attack-on-human-right-watch-dirty-tactics/ Rwanda: A dead American officer used to discredit Human Rights Watch Share it now! 12 by Christophe Sangano Who has interest in tarnishing the image and the work of Human Rights Watch in Rwanda? Who would go the extra mile in creating a fake 55-page report to discredit one of the world's leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights? A fake report with an already dead author ! A newly opened blog on the internet with the name of  The Travesty of Human Rights Watch on Rwanda  published a report about the Human Rights Watch on Rwanda. The report is titled  The Travesty of Human Rights Watch on Rwanda . The author of the report is said to be Richard G. Johnson. In Summary, the report shows how " HRW's discourse on Rwanda over the past twenty years has been viscerally hostile to the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) which defeated the genocidal Hutu Po...