Rwanda

A closeup of Victoire Ingabire, wearing dark gold-rimmed sunglasses, a short haircut, and a collared shirt, speaking at a press conference.

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Rwanda: Authorities Must Immediately Release Victoire Ingabire

September 19, 2025

A group of soldiers packed in the back of a pick up truck wearing various uniforms hold their weapons. It is a sunny day. — (Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/Getty Images)

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DRC: Warring Factions in Eastern DRC Commit Gang Rapes, Summary Executions and Abductions

August 20, 2025

US President Donald Trump, sitting at his desk in the Oval Office, holds up a document with his signature, with US, DRC, and Rwandan officials behind him.

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DRC: Peace Deal with Rwanda Fails to Address Serious Crimes Committed in Eastern DRC

July 1, 2025

Two basketball teams jump for the ball on a Basketball Africa League court with Visit Rwanda advertisements behind them. — (Nacer Tal/NBAE via Getty Images)

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NBA Must Review its Partnership with Rwanda Amid M23 Atrocities in Democratic Republic of Congo

June 13, 2025

A woman in a black shirt, red wrap, and headscarf sits on a wooden stool in a dirt yard facing a small concrete house with clothes hanging on a line. There are green trees around, a bamboo fence, some plants poking up in a garden, and a pile of dirt and dry leaves in the yard. — (Amnesty International)

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DRC: Victims Still Waiting for Justice, Truth and Reparations 25 Years After Kisangani War

June 5, 2025

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DRC: Regional Leadership Needed to Prevent Further Atrocities and Hold Those Suspected of Criminal Responsibility Accountable

February 6, 2025 | DRC

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DRC: Warring Parties Must Prioritize Civilian Protection and Humanitarian Access in Goma

January 27, 2025 | Goma

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Rwanda: Authorities Must Immediately Release Detained Journalist and Members of Political Opposition

December 5, 2024

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DR Congo: Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebels Perpetrating Summary Killings And Rapes

February 17, 2023 | economic social and cultural rights

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Amnesty International USA Statement on the US Secretary of State Trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda

August 2, 2022 | blinken

People gather at the entrance of the Nyarugenge Intermediate Court in Kigali on October 9, 2017 during the trial of Diane Rwigara (unseen), a prominent critic of Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame. Rwigara was blocked from challenging Kagame in August’s presidential election and she had been charged with inciting insurrection against the state as well as other offences. The court is to rule on whether Rwigara, her mother and sister should be held in preventive detention. / AFP PHOTO / Cyril Ndegeya (Photo credit should read CYRIL NDEGEYA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Fair Trial Violations in Rusesabagina Trial Verdict Must Be Effectively Remedied in Rwanda

September 20, 2021 | Development and Human Rights

African migrants demonstrate in Tel Aviv on April 9, 2018, against the Israeli government's policy to forcibly deport African refugees and asylum seekers. Only days before, a solution had been announced that would regularise the situation for many migrants and end the potential forced deportation of thousands of others. But in a stunning turnaround on April 3, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled the agreement with the UN refugee agency, bowing to pressure from his right-wing base to scrap the deal. / AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images) — (JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

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Israel: African asylum-seeker deportations and voluntary transfers are forced and illegal

June 17, 2018 | asylum seekers

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Rwanda: Authorities Must Immediately Release Victoire Ingabire

DRC: Warring Factions in Eastern DRC Commit Gang Rapes, Summary Executions and Abductions

DRC: Peace Deal with Rwanda Fails to Address Serious Crimes Committed in Eastern DRC

NBA Must Review its Partnership with Rwanda Amid M23 Atrocities in Democratic Republic of Congo

DRC: Victims Still Waiting for Justice, Truth and Reparations 25 Years After Kisangani War

DRC: Regional Leadership Needed to Prevent Further Atrocities and Hold Those Suspected of Criminal Responsibility Accountable

DRC: Warring Parties Must Prioritize Civilian Protection and Humanitarian Access in Goma

Rwanda: Authorities Must Immediately Release Detained Journalist and Members of Political Opposition

DR Congo: Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebels Perpetrating Summary Killings And Rapes

Amnesty International USA Statement on the US Secretary of State Trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda

Fair Trial Violations in Rusesabagina Trial Verdict Must Be Effectively Remedied in Rwanda

Israel: African asylum-seeker deportations and voluntary transfers are forced and illegal

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