Diane Rwigara Acquitted of Charges as Opposition Figure "Disappears" from Prison Published at 15.01.2019 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance journalist detained positive court ruling Read more
Tensions escalate as Rwanda Temporarily Shuts Border with Uganda Published at 23.04.2019 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment time,place restrictions Read more
South Africa issues warrants for two Rwandans in 2014 murder of ex spy chief Published at 04.11.2019 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: surveillance censorship HRD killing negative court ruling refugees and migrants criminal defamation Read more
Human rights defender deported from Rwanda Published at 01.08.2016 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained office raid Read more
Authorities harass and intimidate land rights activists Published at 12.05.2017 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment religious groups land rights minority groups intimidation Read more
Opposition candidates face intimidation and disqualification in lead-up to election Published at 11.07.2017 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment internet restriction intimidation political interference bureaucratic restriction Read more
Congolese refugees killed by security forces during protests Published at 10.04.2018 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: religious groups killing of protestors refugees and migrants political interference excessive force protest Read more
Civil Society calls for investigation into death of popular musician and activist Published at 17.04.2020 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD detained HRD prosecuted restrictive law Read more
Post-election crackdown on opposition: arrests, threats and harassment Published at 26.10.2017 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment intimidation Read more
Presidential poll held in climate of fear and repression Published at 05.09.2017 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: time,place restrictions women political interference intimidation Read more
State continues relentless targeting of opposition leaders Published at 19.12.2017 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling political interference Read more
Trial of Rwandan government critic Diane Rwigara postponed Published at 20.06.2018 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: women refugees and migrants violent protest political interference protestor(s) detained excessive force Read more
Rwandan government continues to Muzzle opposition voices Published at 30.07.2018 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained women intimidation Read more
Political opponents released from jail as opposition parties make strides in Parliament Published at 02.10.2018 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship release of HRDs Read more
President Kagame Denies Spying on Opponents Abroad Published at 14.01.2020 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: surveillance religious groups Read more
Multiple Journalists Arrested Throughout COVID-19 Lockdown Period Published at 09.09.2020 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship positive court ruling journalist detained Read more
Rwandan government continues to target opposition in exile. Published at 16.10.2020 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship HRD killing HRD prosecuted Read more
Kizito Mihigo named as the first artist to receive prestigious human rights award posthumously Published at 10.02.2021 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law bureaucratic restriction Read more
Crackdown on critics continues Published at 11.03.2021 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship Read more
Restrictive civic space and a decrease in rank in the annual World Press Freedom Index Published at 03.05.2021 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained intimidation Read more
Ongoing persecution of critics and journalists arrested Published at 06.07.2021 Country Rwanda Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist HRD detained attack on HRD journalist detained Read more
