On 30 July 1996, Appolos Hakizimana, a journalist with the privately-owned newspaper “Intego”, was arrested in Kigali by police and accused of being an “interahamwe” (a term used to designate Hutu accomplices to genocide). He was later taken to an unknown destination by police and has not been seen since. Recommended Action Send appeals to […]
On 30 July 1996, Appolos Hakizimana, a journalist with the
privately-owned newspaper “Intego”, was arrested in Kigali by
police and accused of being an “interahamwe” (a term used to
designate Hutu accomplices to genocide). He was later taken to an
unknown destination by police and has not been seen since.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to authorities:
to take the appropriate measures to guarantee his physical and
psychological well-being
detained without valid charges or, if such charges exist, bring
him before a competent and impartial tribunal and guarantee his
procedural rights at all times
into the incident and to ensure that those responsible are
identified and punished
serious attack on press freedom, and urging them to ensure that
fundamental human rights, including freedom of expression, are
fully respected in Rwanda
Appeals To
His Excellency Pasteur Bizimungu
President
Presidential Palace
BP 15
Kigali, Rwanda
Fax: +250 7 2904 (via Foreign Affairs Ministry) or +250 8 3975/8
4769
Paul Kagame
Vice President
BP 15
Kigali, Rwanda
Fax: +250 8 3975/8 4769
Marthe Mukamurenzi
Minister of Justice
Ministry of Justice
BP 15
Kigali, Rwanda
Fax: +250 8 6396/74 915/74 583
Alexis Kanyarengwe
Minister of the Interior
Ministry of the Interior
BP 15
Kigali, Rwanda
Fax: +250 8 5477
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