[{"id":697,"name":"Anonymous","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 11 August 2025","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRwamagana: Two Men Shot by Police Published \u003c/strong\u003eby \u003ca href=\"https://ickjournalism.com/rwamagana-abagabo-babiri-barashwe-na-polisi/\"\u003eICKjournalism\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early hours of Monday, August 11, 2025, two men were shot and killed by security forces in Rwamagana District, Muyumbu Sector, Nyarukombe Cell, Marembo Village. The suspects were being pursued for allegedly murdering two night guards who were protecting a beverage warehouse.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to information reported by \u003cem\u003eIGIHE\u003c/em\u003e, the men were suspected of killing Mudaheranwa Venuste and Bizimana Mark by strangling them with ropes and stabbing them. The suspects were shot while attempting to resist arrest.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEastern Province Police Spokesperson, SP Hamdun Twizeyimana, confirmed the incident, stating that the suspects were shot during a confrontation with law enforcement.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“These two men were found to have participated in the recent murder and theft that took place in Muyumbu. While being escorted to show where they had hidden 300 crates of Bralirwa beverages and an EBM machine they had stolen, they attempted to strangle the officers with handcuffs. The police responded by shooting them,” he said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victims of this incident deserve justice. The use of lethal force against civilians must be thoroughly investigated, and those responsible should be held accountable before the law. The death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda; therefore, no individual, including state agents, has the legal or moral right to carry out extrajudicial killings. Justice must prevail.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1755113602/victims/bxc8vmweuaacops7tdlq.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":699,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 15 June 2025","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKigali Police Shoots Suspected Thief Who allegedly  Attempted to Attack Officer \u003c/strong\u003eInfo reported by \u003ca href=\"https://m.imvahonshya.co.rw/kicukiro-polisi-yarashe-uwashakaga-gutema-umupolisi/\"\u003eimvaho nshya\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Kigali City Police has confirmed the shooting of a suspected thief who allegedly tried to hack a police officer with a machete. The incident occurred around 2:00 a.m. on June 15, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe information was confirmed by the Kigali City Police Spokesperson, CIP Wellars Gahonzire.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpeaking to \u003cem\u003eImvaho Nshya\u003c/em\u003e, CIP Gahonzire stated that the deceased was shot in Byimana Village, Karama Cell, Kanombe Sector, Kicukiro District.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the police, the Kanombe Sector patrol was alerted by a professional night watchman (irondo ry’umwuga) who had received a call for help from a resident named Munyemana Léopold, 59, claiming that thieves were digging into his house.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCIP Gahonzire said:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Police officers on patrol responded quickly and upon arrival found three individuals digging into the house. Two fled the scene while the third suspect attempted to attack one of the officers with a machete. The officer responded by shooting him. The suspect was found in possession of a knife, a machete, and a metal rod.”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spokesperson added that the suspect had no identification of his own, but was instead found with documents belonging to someone else.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The documents found on the suspect included an employee card belonging to Niyomugabo Léandre, who works at TV10, bank cards from Ecobank and Equity Bank, a national ID, driver’s license, a Visa card, and a mobile phone — all registered in Niyomugabo’s name.”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body of the deceased was taken to Kacyiru Hospital for post-mortem examination.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victims of this incident deserve justice. The use of lethal force against civilians must be thoroughly investigated, and those responsible should be held accountable before the law. The death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda; therefore, no individual, including state agents, has the legal or moral right to carry out extrajudicial killings. Justice must prevail.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1755114638/victims/pbwfysbsjqkr0ujj8bez.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":701,"name":"Barinda Oscar","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 15 May 2025","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarinda Oscar, a resident of Kigoya Cell in Kanjongo Sector, Nyamasheke District, who was suspected of killing his father by hacking him, was shot and killed by security forces as he attempted to escape. \u003c/strong\u003ePublished by \u003ca href=\"https://rwandanews24.com/polisi-yarashe-umugabo-wishe-se/\"\u003eUmuseke.rw\u003c/a\u003e on the 15/05/2024\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death of the victim, 67-year-old Gratien Munyeshyaka, was reported on May 13, 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe elderly man had been missing for two days before his body was discovered in the toilet of his son’s home, severely dismembered.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReliable sources cited by \u003cem\u003eUMUSEKE\u003c/em\u003e, which reported the story, said that Barinda was leading the police to the scene of the crime when he attempted to escape and was shot dead.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe had been arrested on May 14, 2024, after initially fleeing the crime scene. He was being held at the RIB station in Kanjongo.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSources also indicate that the victim had previously prevented his son from selling family property, including a house — a possible motive for the conflict.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victims of this incident deserve justice. The use of lethal force against civilians must be thoroughly investigated, and those responsible should be held accountable before the law. The death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda; therefore, no individual, including state agents, has the legal or moral right to carry out extrajudicial killings. Justice must prevail.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1755115076/victims/owilpa1rqpb73ngz2s2d.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":698,"name":"Niyonita Eric","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 15 March 2025","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePolice Shoots dead Domestic Worker Who allegedly Killed Colleague according\u003c/strong\u003e. Info reported by \u003ca href=\"https://umuryango.rw/amakuru/mu-rwanda/article/kigali-polisi-yarashe-umukozi-wo-mu-rugo-wishe-mugenzi-we\"\u003eUmurwango.rw\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Saturday, March 15, 2025, in the early morning hours, a domestic worker named Niyonita Eric killed his colleague Bampire Françoise by stabbing her in the Masaka Sector, Kicukiro District, Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreliminary reports indicate that the motive behind the killing is still unknown. However, after committing the act, Niyonita displayed aggressive and defiant behavior, attempting to attack anyone who approached him, including security personnel who had arrived at the scene.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spokesperson for the Kigali City Police, CIP Wellars Gahonzire, stated that the young man resisted arrest and fought back against the security forces, prompting the police to shoot him.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victims of this incident deserve justice. The use of lethal force against civilians must be thoroughly investigated, and those responsible should be held accountable before the law. The death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda; therefore, no individual, including state agents, has the legal or moral right to carry out extrajudicial killings. Justice must prevail.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1755113790/victims/yzmc10jredzzwpcitz07.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":702,"name":"Jean Pierre Siborurema","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 11 March 2025","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMan Recently Released from Rehabilitation Center Shot by Police During Alleged Theft Incident. \u003c/strong\u003ePublished by\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://ijambo.net/content/Polisi-yarashe-mu-kico-umugabo-wari-uvuye-Iwawa-nyuma-yo-gukekwaho-ubujura.php\"\u003eIjambo.net on the 11/03/2025\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean Pierre Siborurema, a 41-year-old man who had been out of the Iwawa Rehabilitation Center for only two days, was shot and killed by a police officer after allegedly resisting arrest during a suspected burglary.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning in Mburabuturo Village, Amajambere Cell, Kigarama Sector, Kicukiro District. Siborurema was accused of breaking into a resident’s home and stealing various items, including a wallet with money, a laptop, two phones, and clothing.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe homeowner immediately alerted local security patrols, who responded and also contacted the Kigarama Police Station. As Siborurema attempted to flee, he reportedly dropped the stolen items but then drew a machete and tried to attack a member of the neighborhood security patrol. A police officer at the scene responded by shooting him, resulting in his death.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda National Police spokesperson, ACP Boniface Rutikanga, confirmed the incident. He stated that Siborurema had a history of theft and had previously been imprisoned between 2017 and 2018 for similar crimes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“At the swamp area, he dropped the stolen items and tried to attack one of the patrol members with a machete. A police officer shot him, and he died on the spot,” said ACP Rutikanga.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe urged individuals who undergo rehabilitation at Iwawa to separate themselves from criminal behavior and take advantage of the opportunity to rebuild their lives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The skills they acquire at Iwawa should help them become self-reliant and stay away from bad habits. Those who return to theft or other criminal acts will not be tolerated,” he added.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSiborurema had reportedly returned from Iwawa on March 7, 2025, where he had been sent due to theft and drug abuse. His death has reignited debate about the effectiveness of the Iwawa Rehabilitation Center in reintegrating former offenders into society.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victims of this incident deserve justice. The use of lethal force against civilians must be thoroughly investigated, and those responsible should be held accountable before the law. The death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda; therefore, no individual, including state agents, has the legal or moral right to carry out extrajudicial killings. Justice must prevail.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1755115255/victims/zm1tkiutbmh8kje04zle.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":700,"name":"Eric Nshimiyimana and Innocent Nshimiyimana","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 22 January 2025","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRwanda: Police shot dead suspects of raping and killing a woman\u003c/strong\u003e published by \u003ca href=\"https://umuseke.rw/2025/01/rwanda-polisi-yarashe-abakekwaho-gusambanya-ku-ngufu-umugore-bakamwica/\"\u003eumuseke.rw\u003c/a\u003e on the 22/01/2025.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo young men from Gisagara District, Save Sector, were shot and killed by a police officer after being found hiding. The police say they had escaped from custody after being arrested for alleged crimes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe suspects were wanted in connection with the assault and murder of Clementine Mukandekezi; they were found at her home and took some of her belongings.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolice report that although the suspects were arrested, they later managed to escape from the holding cell. When a police officer found them, they resisted arrest, and he opened fire.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda National Police spokesperson, ACP Boniface Rutikanga, told IGIHE—the news outlet that reported the story—that the two suspects who were shot are Eric Nshimiyimana, aged 22, and Innocent Nshimiyimana, aged 20.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese young men are accused of killing 28-year-old Clementine Mukandekezi from Munazi Cell, Save Sector, Gisagara District, after finding her alone at her home. They would have broken into the house, then would have raped and killed her and took some of her belongings.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolice spokesperson ACP Boniface Rutikanga said, “After it was discovered that they had escaped, we began searching for them. At around 10:30 a.m., a police officer found two of them hiding. They resisted arrest, so he shot them.”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe added that their third accomplice, Jean de Dieu Gabiro, was arrested.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe police spokesperson also said that a thorough investigation is underway to determine how the suspects managed to dig their way out of the holding cell and what motivated the brutal crime committed against Mukandekezi.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUMUSEKE\u003c/em\u003e attempted to contact the Mayor of Gisagara District for comment on this story but was unsuccessful.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victims of this incident deserve justice. The use of lethal force against civilians must be thoroughly investigated, and those responsible should be held accountable before the law. The death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda; therefore, no individual, including state agents, has the legal or moral right to carry out extrajudicial killings. Justice must prevail.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1755114811/victims/nysjgchhwhkmhfh2k77p.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":664,"name":"Samuel KABERA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 18 December 2024","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.9142160003805975, 30.429880220048776","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eSamuel KABERA, 33, was shot dead while allegedly trying to escape from police convoy. This incident occurred at 3 AM as officers were escorting him to reveal the location of the tools or weapons, he purportedly used to murder Emmanuel SIBOMANA, a 57-year-old survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmmanuel SIBOMANA was allegedly killed on December 13, 2024, at approximately 8:30 PM after being struck with a pitchfork by Kabera, his neighbor, in Gishari Sector, Ruhimbi Cell. It was reported on RBA that following his arrest, authorities seized several weapons (Pitchfork and knife) from Samuel KABERA. It is noteworthy that the circumstances around the assassination of Sibomana Emmanuel has not yet been elucidated and confirmed by a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe news of Samuel KABERA\u0026#x27;s shooting was reported by \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/kigalitoday/status/1869286666411651521\"\u003eKigali Today, which shared updates on its social media platforms\u003c/a\u003e on Wednesday 18th December 2024 in the morning. Samuel KABERA had been detained at Gishari Police Station while the investigation into Emmanuel SIBOMANA\u0026#x27;s murder was ongoing. His shooting occurred during the early morning hours when he was being escorted to show the authorities where he had hidden the alleged weapon. This raises questions about the decision and practice to ask a suspect to disclose information in the middle of the night.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/tUzZhj5ZX0s?t=1320\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/tUzZhj5ZX0s?t=1320\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1734588620/victims/uxm438u9lq2tsn0njrsi.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":663,"name":"Fabien MUNSHINZIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday,  4 September 2024","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eFabien MUNSHINZIMANA, 34, graduated at the Integrated Polytechnic Regional College in Kigali in the departement of Engineering as electrical Engineer.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe used to share his point of views both on facebook and twitter where he interacted with his fellows  about the accountability and critical analysis  related and contribution about Education system in Rwanda,Infrasructure,Social inequality,social injustice,people in poverty and much more but his objective was to arise issues and give possible solutions on the same.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFile is uploading...\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 4th September 2024  as usual, he shared his point of views with the public where he was asking why it is not written “Republic of Rwanda” on Rwandan Presidential plane comparing it to other countries’ presidents. He then asked if that airplane belongs to the government of Rwanda or if it is hired by the Government of Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFile is uploading...\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter that post, he was kidnapped and his whereabouts remain unknown. We Request the Authority of Rwanda to tell  where is Fabien.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1731447647/victims/lrspvgxwlrqcibrccqvx.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":630,"name":"François-Xavier MUTUYEMUNGU","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Thursday, 22 August 2024","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.9716565016857983, 30.22643562138632","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eFrançois-Xavier MUTUYEMUNGU, resident of Nyagatovu cell, Kimironko sector, Gasabo distinct in the city of Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to information provided by his wife, Mrs. Béata Musengimana, to the Voice of America (\u003ca href=\"http://www.radiyoyacu.com/\"\u003ewww.radiyoyacu.com\u003c/a\u003e consulted on 28.08.2024), Mr. François-Xavier Mutuyemungu was forcibly abducted on Thursday 22.08.2024 around 10:00 a.m. from Kigali. He was at his place of work, the house-building site in Kabuga, when he was summoned by a group of 4 people to board a white pick-up truck.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vehicle\u0026#x27;s registration number could not be identified by the other workers on the site, where François-Xavier was working as a mason. François-Xavier’ mobile phone is unreachable.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wife of François-Xavier MUTUYEMUNGU confessed that she knew nothing about the reasons for the kidnapping of her husband.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.therwandan.com/concerns-raised-over-the-disappearance-of-francois-xavier-mutuyemungu-in-kigali-rwanda/\"\u003ehttps://www.therwandan.com/concerns-raised-over-the-disappearance-of-francois-xavier-mutuyemungu-in-kigali-rwanda/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpTKuBh_isc\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpTKuBh_isc\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PojoGJ4CXrU\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PojoGJ4CXrU\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/7757602.html\"\u003ehttps://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/7757602.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1725912237/victims/djrmtgppr8oh8behxb0u.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":631,"name":"Uzziel NTAKIRUTIMANA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Wednesday, 21 August 2024","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.9033245939155197, 29.307026037878725","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eIn Rwanda, the family of Uzziel Ntakirutimana from the Rutsiro district in the Boneza sector is trying to find out about his disappearance.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis relatives say that a week ago he was taken away by people wearing military uniforms but they do not know where they took him.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis wife Madam Eliyana Mwarakoze said that she has not seen her husband since the night of the 21st of this month.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/7764331.html\"\u003ehttps://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/7764331.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1725913529/victims/haznuaictcy9ruv8kpzt.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":696,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday,  4 August 2024","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRubavu: Rwandan Police Shoot and Kill 13-Year-Old Girl, \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/xSFc7uAExC8?si=kwYfKBlg_VS0VvOH\"\u003eReported by TV1 Rwanda\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the morning of Monday, August 4th, 2024, in the sectors of Bugeshi and Mudende, located in Rubavu District, residents reported hearing gunfire. According to testimonies collected by TV1 Rwanda, they woke up to the sound of heavy shooting: “they fired around 50 bullets,” one resident said. Upon arriving at the scene, they found police officers engaged in a confrontation with individuals allegedly involved in smuggling activities.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResidents stated that the Rwandan police were attempting to prevent the illegal cross-border movement of goods. They also found a 13-year-old girl who had been shot. According to witnesses, she was with her mother, both carrying smuggled goods. “As more of us gathered at the scene, the police continued to fire... Four civilians were injured by the gunfire,” a resident told reporters.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda National Police spokesperson Boniface Rutikanga confirmed to TV1 Rwanda that officers had fired at individuals engaged in smuggling. He acknowledged that the shooting resulted in the death of a 13-year-old girl, as well as injuries to four civilians and two police officers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victims of this incident deserve justice. The use of lethal force against civilians—especially children—must be thoroughly investigated, and those responsible should be held accountable before the law. The death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda; therefore, no individual, including state agents, has the legal or moral right to carry out extrajudicial killings. Justice must prevail.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1755111200/victims/uv0zj3b8qq9o7kkqyrdu.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":703,"name":"Ngabonziza Denis","count":1,"type_id":8,"date":"Wednesday, 21 June 2023","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNgabonziza Denis: A Young Man Victimized by a Corrupt System\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNgabonziza Denis, a 25-year-old from Nyanza District, is in serious danger after refusing to give false testimony, as allegedly requested by the Head of the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) in Nyanza.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn June 21, 2023, Denis was accused of intentionally breaking a window at the home of a woman named Nibagwire Chantal, located in Busasamana Sector. Despite the lack of credible evidence, the court sentenced him to three years in prison and imposed a fine of three million Rwandan Francs.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRIB reportedly orchestrated the appearance of two fake eyewitnesses in the case. Denis later stated publicly that he had never met Chantal—the alleged victim—nor the two individuals presented as witnesses.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to official documents, Denis was admitted to the Gikondo Transit Center on February 15, 2023, before being transferred to the Iwawa Rehabilitation Center, where he remained until his release on March 6, 2025. A letter from the Iwawa Center, dated June 28, 2025, confirms both the date of his admission and his release. \u003cstrong\u003eThis timeline clearly contradicts the date of the alleged offense—June 21, 2023—proving that Denis was in government custody at the time and could not have committed the crime.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a clear example of how the justice system in Rwanda can be manipulated. Denis’s case is not unique—there are many others like it. He has reported being tortured by RIB agents after refusing to falsely accuse another RIB officer whom authorities were allegedly trying to remove from office. He was beaten and forced to sign documents without even being allowed to read them.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdmission Date\u003c/strong\u003e: 15/02/2023\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRIB false case\u003c/strong\u003e date: 21/06/2023\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date\u003c/strong\u003e: 06/03/2025\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe call for an independent investigation into Denis’s case and demand justice for all victims of state-sponsored abuse in Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1755115389/victims/ivoxrxqy2khxvoi85wlt.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":597,"name":"Charles MUHIRWE KARORO","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday,  3 April 2023","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.050595073724391, 29.801420683150567","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eMuhirwe Karoro Charles, a university lecturer at Nyagatare Campus, was found dead on April 3, 2023, in Musengo village, Kivumu cell, Cyeza sector, Muhanga district. The circumstances of his death remain unclear. Residents reported seeing signs of severe torture on his body, including gouged eyes, cut lips and tongue.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlbert Dusabe, a 28-year-old resident of the same area, was arrested by Rwandan Police as a suspect in the murder of Dr. Charles Karoro Muhirwe. \u003ca href=\"https://www.rwandanlivesmatter.site/admin/-https://en.igihe.com/spip.php?page=mv2_article\u0026id_article=47842\"\u003eA week later, Dusabe was shot dead by police after allegedly attempting to disarm an officer\u003c/a\u003e. Prior to this, Dusabe had confessed to the murder and was being, according to Eraste Gakwerere, the executive secretary of Cyeza Sector, escorted to the crime scene by law enforcement officials.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/fhqxdRlXn20\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/fhqxdRlXn20\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://umuryango.rw/ubuzima-115/article/muhanga-umwarimu-wa-kaminuza-yishwe-urwagashinyaguro-bitera-ubwoba-abamubonye\"\u003ehttps://umuryango.rw/ubuzima-115/article/muhanga-umwarimu-wa-kaminuza-yishwe-urwagashinyaguro-bitera-ubwoba-abamubonye\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://umuseke.rw/2023/04/muhanga-umwarimu-wa-kaminuza-yishwe-nabataramenyekana/\"\u003ehttps://umuseke.rw/2023/04/muhanga-umwarimu-wa-kaminuza-yishwe-nabataramenyekana/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.kigalitoday.com/amakuru/amakuru-mu-rwanda/article/muhanga-umwarimu-muri-kaminuza-yishwe-polisi-isaba-kudakuka-imitima\"\u003ehttps://www.kigalitoday.com/amakuru/amakuru-mu-rwanda/article/muhanga-umwarimu-muri-kaminuza-yishwe-polisi-isaba-kudakuka-imitima\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.igihe.com/spip.php?page=mv2_article\u0026id_article=47842\"\u003ehttps://en.igihe.com/spip.php?page=mv2_article\u0026amp;id_article=47842\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1719239127/victims/ckjppqxufhiutw5exzle.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":596,"name":"Espérance YANKULIJE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday,  6 February 2023","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.712793087495543, 29.685481186172844","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eMother of a 5 month old baby, 19 years old, Espérance YANKULIJE was shot and killed by Rwandan National Police in Ngera sector of Nyaruguru district on 6th February 2023.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitnesses told radio TV1 that the trigger was the \u0026quot;bribe\u0026quot; that the local authorities asked the seller of classic beers. Not appreciating the amount of money received, they called the police and invented an accusation against the seller of selling a forbidden alcoholic drink.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolicemen wanted to take the seller and his sister away, the population did not appreciate this practice and became agitated. The police fired twice, killing Esperance Yankulije and injuring another person.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vendor\u0026#x27;s mother explained that the local authorities came to ask her for 10,000 Rwf when a few days before she had given them the same amount.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSouthern Province police spokesman CIP Emmanuel Habiyaremye told reporters that the police fired in self-defense, while several witnesses said that the people never attacked the police.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe population is complaining about the multiple deadly attacks committed by the police using weapons purchased by their various taxes. They demand justice.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCUycyxO8fw\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCUycyxO8fw\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1676221949/victims/caksslqjcowtruicqpua.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":595,"name":"John Williams NTWALI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 17 January 2023","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Williams NTWALI, 44, father, investigative journalist, and editor of the Chronicles - Rwanda, was announced dead on 17th 2023. The circumstances of his death remain still unclear.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brother of Ntwali received a call in the afternoon of Thursday 19th asking him to go to King Faycal Hospital to identify the body of his brother. He was the able to identify the body at Muhima Hospital. The body of John Williams Ntwali presented a large wound on his cheek. This information was later confirmed by Me Bernard NTAGANDA, a Rwandan opposition figure.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwandan police say John Williams Ntwali was killed in a motorbike accident in the capital, Kigali, at about 2:50 a.m. local time Wednesday.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNtwali was known not to mince words in saying that the future of independent journalism in Rwanda was bleak. He blamed the government for jailing journalists such as Dieudonne Niyonsenga who also covered local politics and critical stories focusing on human rights, and rights activists such as Aimable Karasira and Iryamugwiza Yvonne, who have endured torture and ill-treatment while in detention, according to HRW.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNTWALI\u003c/strong\u003e, who had been summoned and detained several times in the past by the Rwanda Police Criminal Investigation Department to answer questions about some of the articles or publications on his media platforms. He was an editor at The Chronicles and ran \u003cstrong\u003eYouTube channel Pax TV - IREME News\u003c/strong\u003e. He reported on issues including the arrests of opposition figures, deaths of prominent government critics and forced evictions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFellow journalist \u003cstrong\u003eBihibindi Nuhu\u003c/strong\u003e met with Ntwali the night before his death to discuss the state of independent media in Rwanda. He said that Ntwali seemed nervous.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“He looked cautious and switched off his phone before we started talking,” Nuhu said. “He said phones could not be trusted. He told me that all the doors on which he knocked were closed but he was determined to face life. His death was so sudden.”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/01/20/rwanda-suspicious-death-investigative-journalist\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/news/2023/01/20/rwanda-suspicious-death-investigative-journalist\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.voanews.com/a/john-williams-ntwali-rare-rwandan-journalist-critical-of-government-dies-/6926861.html\"\u003ehttps://www.voanews.com/a/john-williams-ntwali-rare-rwandan-journalist-critical-of-government-dies-/6926861.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/PowerUSAID/status/1617216997699248128\"\u003ehttps://twitter.com/PowerUSAID/status/1617216997699248128\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/investigative-journalist-john-williams-ntwali-often-critical-of-rwandas-government-killed-in-a-car-accident/\"\u003ehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/investigative-journalist-john-williams-ntwali-often-critical-of-rwandas-government-killed-in-a-car-accident/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-john-williams-ntwali-one-of-rwandas-last-independent-journalists-dies/\"\u003ehttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-john-williams-ntwali-one-of-rwandas-last-independent-journalists-dies/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20230120-rwanda-la-mort-du-journaliste-john-williams-ntwali-suscite-des-questions\"\u003ehttps://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20230120-rwanda-la-mort-du-journaliste-john-williams-ntwali-suscite-des-questions\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.dw.com/fr/rwanda-mort-journaliste-john-williams-ntwali/a-64472535\"\u003ehttps://www.dw.com/fr/rwanda-mort-journaliste-john-williams-ntwali/a-64472535\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.euronews.com/2023/01/21/rwanda-journalist\"\u003ehttps://www.euronews.com/2023/01/21/rwanda-journalist\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.france24.com/fr/%C3%A9missions/journal-de-l-afrique/20230120-le-journaliste-rwandais-john-williams-ntwali-meurt-dans-des-circonstances-suspectes\"\u003ehttps://www.france24.com/fr/émissions/journal-de-l-afrique/20230120-le-journaliste-rwandais-john-williams-ntwali-meurt-dans-des-circonstances-suspectes\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.fidh.org/fr/regions/afrique/rwanda/rwanda-appel-a-l-ouverture-d-une-enquete-independante-sur-la-mort-du\"\u003ehttps://www.fidh.org/fr/regions/afrique/rwanda/rwanda-appel-a-l-ouverture-d-une-enquete-independante-sur-la-mort-du\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1674552976/victims/gx3i1rypuf2eclv8fmgr.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":594,"name":"Michel TWAGIRAYEZU","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 30 September 2022","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.484277, 29.931838","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eMichel TWAGIRAYEZU, father of 3, was shot dead by Rwandan Police officers who came at his residence in Gashanja village, Nyirataba cell, Kivuye sector, Burera district of Northern province at 2 am in the night of Thursday 30th September to Friday 31ts September 2022.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the killing of Michel TWAGIRAYEZU, the population of Kivuye sector reacted with in protest in front of Kivuye Health Center to show their discontent.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe residents of Gashanja village who witnessed the killing of Michel TWAGIRAYEZU informed Radio/TV1 that Rwandan Police accompanied by the village chief came to Michel’s residence during the night and forced him to open, and when he opened, he was immediately shot and died on the spot.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026quot;The leader of village come with police unit and that leader show them where Michel lives and when he opened the door they shot and killed him and locked his wife and children in house.”\u003c/em\u003e Said the sister of Michel TWAGIRAYEZU.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The policeman who killed him is known as Nkotanyi.”\u003c/em\u003e Confirmed another neighbor of Michel TWAGIRAYEZU.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis happened after other 4 victims were killed in same area.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/A6WYbgP7Zgo\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/A6WYbgP7Zgo\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1664874354/victims/gxh2232xkcr1vyxvq5km.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":593,"name":"Prince ISHIMWE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday,  7 September 2022","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.698391, 29.255814","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eRwanda Police shot and killed Prince Ishimwe on 7th September 2022. It happened Kivumu cell, Gisenyi Sector in Rubavu District.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://umuryango.rw/imyidagaduro/article/rubavu-uwashatse-gutera-icyuma-abapolisi-yarashwe\"\u003ehttps://umuryango.rw/imyidagaduro/article/rubavu-uwashatse-gutera-icyuma-abapolisi-yarashwe\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1662563642/victims/iqc3tdpqubnkevwddam9.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":591,"name":"Wellars NDUNGUTSE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday,  3 September 2022","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.915737, 30.088616","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eNdungutse Wellars, 30, was shot dead by Rwanda Police on Saturday the 3rd of September 2022, in Kinyinya Sector, Murama Cell, Binungu Village.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethis resident showed how he found Sekanabo and the place where he is believed to have committed the crime, and he fought with the security forces “and tried to escape.”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the police and the Executive Secretary of Murama Cell, Uwamahoro Liliane, the victim was killed as he attempted to escape.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe said: \u003cem\u003e\u0026quot;In the early hours of Saturday, Ndungutse was brought by the security forces to on the crime scene where he was suspected of having killed his boss; when he got there, he wanted to run, he wanted to escape, and they immediately shot him.\u0026quot;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe also confirmed that Ndungutse was not a resident of Murama Cell.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1662473361/victims/eit3gm9s3eldqgnufjjh.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":592,"name":"Gilbert AKARIKUMUTIMA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday,  2 September 2022","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.874419, 29.611181","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eGilbert Akarikumutima, 28, resident of Rugara village, Karambo Cell, Gatumba Sector, Ngororero District, was shot dead by Rwanda Police from the Gatumba Police Station.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to sources, he was shot on Friday, September 2, 2022, when the police went to arrest him at his home because of what he was being investigated for, allegedly including use of drugs and violence against his family.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1662474371/victims/k7ql3k3tikfv0ilvazbo.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":590,"name":"Alexis NSHIMIYIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 26 April 2022","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.498767, 29.644508","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eAccording to some residents, in the night of 26th April 2022 between 10.00 pm and 11.00 pm, a man called Alexis Nshimiyimana who lived in Nyarubande village, Rwebeya cell, Cyuve sector, in Musanze district was shot dead by the Rwanda National Police.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBTN TV talked to Nshimiyimana’s eldest daughter. She said her dad heard people outside then he called his neighbours for help, among them was Kamenesha. After realizing it was the police, Kamenesha asked the deceased who was inside the house to open the door. Right after he’d opened, a gunshot was heard. Then the daughter and the others who were in the house went out to find out her dad was dead. \u003cem\u003e\u0026quot;They came and knocked at the door, but my dad didn’t move. Then he called Kamenesha who came to his rescue. The latter reached the door and called my dad. He came out and found the police outside. Kamenesha was with them. And then they immediately shot him dead. We went out right after him and found him lying there. We were taken into the house and a policeman locked us in. We opened the windows, but he was trying to close them and wanted to hit us with his gun. After they joined us in the house I was pushed into a chair and they said they had solved the problem, that they were finished and that we could leave”\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe also talked to some of the neighbours, and they told us how they came to know about his death:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1st witness:\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e“The way it happened, he called one of the neighbours living here saying he was attacked, that there were people talking behind his door. When the neighbour arrived, he came face to face with the police and they asked him what he was doing there. He said his neighbour called him, so he came to see why. The police said they were in charge of security and asked to open. He (Nshimiyimana) opened the door and then they wanted to handcuff him. He asked: What do you want from me? I stole nothing, I have nothing, what do you want from me?\u0026quot;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2nd witness:\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u0026quot;Around 11.00 pm we heard the gunshots. So, we came and found this man dead.\u0026quot;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3rd witness:\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u0026quot;The news that I could have, I arrived and found two of his neighbours. They were there when they (the police) killed him. He had called them to help him. When they arrived, they told him that the police were asking him. He then opened. The police wanted to handcuff him, but he refused and told them he was going to follow them instead of handcuffing him. He wanted to go ahead and the policeman who was behind him immediately shot him.\u0026quot;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the police, the deceased who was shot as he attacked the police officers with a bottle. The police were at his house to search for narcotics. The deceased leaves behind a wife and three children.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions and comments:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eNo witness speaks of the bottle that the unfortunate would have had or of the illicit drink that the police would have found in the house.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eEven if he had a bottle in his hand, were the police unable to neutralize him without killing him?\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzSILehjIT8\"\u003e(1406) AMAKURU YA SAA TATU 26/04: Musanze: Umucuruzi wa Magendu yarashwe n\u0026#x27;inzego z\u0026#x27;umutekano arapfa - YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1652279146/victims/qk8whast1wapzyli6a6w.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":589,"name":"Uwimpuhwe Denis and Nsengimana Paul","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 19 April 2022","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.311392, 29.210823","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn April 19, 2022, at 6:10 a.m., RIB agents shot and killed 18-year-old Uwimpuhwe Denis and 20-year-old Nsengimana Paul. They were being held at the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) station in Ruharambuga, Nyamasheke district. They were killed in Nyakabingo village, Gatare cell, Macuba sector, Nyamasheke district.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two young men were alleged to have killed Nyampinga Eugènie, 26, on April 13, 2022. According to RIB\u0026#x27;s version, the two young men were going to the crime scene to show the clothes they were allegedly wearing at the time of the crime, and the money they allegedly took from the victim. When they arrived at a small forest nearby, they allegedly tried to flee, and a police officer fatally shot the two men. They died on the spot.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info \u003c/u\u003e: \u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bwiza.com/?Nyamasheke-Polisi-yarashe-babiri-mu-bakekwaho-kwica-Nyampinga-Eugenie-bahita\"\u003ehttps://bwiza.com/?Nyamasheke-Polisi-yarashe-babiri-mu-bakekwaho-kwica-Nyampinga-Eugenie-bahita\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1650483185/victims/oc4udfvrnqibxzea9jsd.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":588,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 16 January 2022","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.9531766778582424, 30.363528040489935","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eAccording to \u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rwamagana-abaturage-baburiwe-nyuma-y-uko-umwe-arashwe-agerageza-kwiba-mu-modoka\"\u003eigihe.com\u003c/a\u003e the incident happened around 3am on Sunday, January 16, 2022, in Cyimbazi area, Ntunga cell on the border of Munyiginya and Mwulire sectors of Rwamagana District.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 22-year-old man whose name was not communicated was shot dead by the Rwandan Army Forces. He was shot in the head.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cfigure\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1642531715/victims/o6msnivsshrx9nvvnzgy.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" align=\"center\" height=\"680\" width=\"600\"/\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rwamagana-abaturage-baburiwe-nyuma-y-uko-umwe-arashwe-agerageza-kwiba-mu-modoka\"\u003eIgihe.com\u003c/a\u003e article contradicts itself; the circumstances of this assassination are not clear.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Igihe.com, Mbonyumuvunyi Radjab, the mayor of Rwamagana who arrived at the place of the incident on Sunday said the victim \u003cem\u003e“was one of the thieves who used to climbed on moving trucks and unload them without the knowledge of the driver; the security forces intercepted him when he was caught unloading the first truck. He climbed the second one and started to unload it when they saw him take him down and asked him to show where his collaborators were, he accepted to go show them but, on their way, he wounded one of the soldiers on the chin, and they immediately shot him.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cfigure\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1642531751/victims/sj8iozwrhzgiso8v926i.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" align=\"center\" height=\"710\" width=\"600\"/\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions and comments:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-  There are two contradictions in \u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rwamagana-abaturage-baburiwe-nyuma-y-uko-umwe-arashwe-agerageza-kwiba-mu-modoka\"\u003eIgihe.com\u003c/a\u003e article, light must be shed on this situation.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-  According to current \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/PrimatureRwanda/status/1479421492987371526\"\u003eCovid19 restrictions in Rwanda\u003c/a\u003e, there is a curfew between 9pm and 4am. Where and why were these trucks moving?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rwamagana-abaturage-baburiwe-nyuma-y-uko-umwe-arashwe-agerageza-kwiba-mu-modoka\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rwamagana-abaturage-baburiwe-nyuma-y-uko-umwe-arashwe-agerageza-kwiba-mu-modoka\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rwamagana-umusore-yarashwe-arwanya-inzego-z-umutekano\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rwamagana-umusore-yarashwe-arwanya-inzego-z-umutekano\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Radiotv10rwanda/status/1482603340617990146\"\u003ehttps://twitter.com/Radiotv10rwanda/status/1482603340617990146\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/PrimatureRwanda/status/1479421492987371526\"\u003ehttps://twitter.com/PrimatureRwanda/status/1479421492987371526\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1642531797/victims/wfi8bfsditvggl7jxh3b.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":586,"name":"Mukangamije Marianne and her two-year-old child","count":2,"type_id":3,"date":"Thursday, 16 December 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eMukangamije Marianne and her two-year-old child are missing from December 2021. She is the wife of Eric Uwihoreye, 33 years old, Shyaka Gilbert\u0026#x27;s older brother, (see : \u003ca href=\"https://www.rwandanlivesmatter.site/victim/582\"\u003ehttps://www.rwandanlivesmatter.site/victim/582\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his testimony, Eric Uwihoreye says that he lives in Rwanda and is concerned about the injustice in Rwanda and the situation of people who are kidnapped, killed or are forced to disappear. His family and two other people are missing. His wife Mukangamije Marianne, their two-year-old child, Umuhoza and Mukeshimana Claudine.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe explains that in December 2021 his wife wanted to move out of Kigali. She told Mukeshimana who advised her to move to Butaro located in Burera district, Northern Province of Rwanda. Mukeshimana\u0026#x27;s aunt, a doctor at Butaro Hospital, was going to help them settle in. Mukeshimana had even asked his younger sister, Umuhoza, to accompany Eric\u0026#x27;s wife and child. Umuhoza was going to help them and put them in touch with their aunt who works at the hospital.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two women and the child left Kigali on December 16, 2021. On the way, they called Mukeshimana to inform him that they had been taken out of the car but that the problem had been solved. They had also spoken with Mukeshimana\u0026#x27;s aunt, who asked them to give the phone to the motorcyclist so that she could show him the way to the hospital.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the last news that Eric Uwihoreye has about his family. In fact, on the morning of December 17, 2021, no phone was online, neither the doctor\u0026#x27;s (aunt of two sisters), nor Umuhoza\u0026#x27;s, nor Eric\u0026#x27;s wife\u0026#x27;s.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric says that Mukeshimana Claudine left Kigali on December 17, 2021 to look for the others and he has not heard from her since that day.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric suspects the aunt of two women, Mukeshimana and Umuhoza, of being involved in the kidnapping of his wife and child. He does not understand why she and her nieces cut off their phones.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric uwihoreye says that this injustice is too much, his father was killed by the RPF regime, he has been threatened repeatedly, tortured and locked up in safe houses or other prisons. He asks for help to trace his family.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to the local authorities their guests if they stay overnight. In this context when someone is missing and his relatives have no news from him and live with fear, the probability that his life may be in danger or that he has been murdered is high. The light must be shed on this case.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info\u003c/strong\u003e : \u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/1onrFZpS65g\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/1onrFZpS65g\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/yR5PLlJ1lL8\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/yR5PLlJ1lL8\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1642005244/victims/egtdrq2vkbc3wlzbjold.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":585,"name":"Anonymous men","count":3,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday,  4 November 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.659654,29.261055","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe Twitter account of \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Radiotv10rwanda\"\u003eRadioTv10 Rwanda\u003c/a\u003e published a tweet on November 04, 2021, according to which residents of Rubavu District claimed that three people who were returning from the DRC illegally importing goods were shot at by Rwandan security forces.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cfigure\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1636107895/victims/oq4ptxdpcfarrkcjaqzq.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" align=\"center\" height=\"200\" width=\"300\"/\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo died on the spot and the third person was wounded, arrested and detained by the police. Still according to the tweet, on November 04, 2021, the Rwandan authorities had not communicated on this fact.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, even a Uwarage seller should not be shot but rather brought to justice.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victims deserve justice.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info :\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Radiotv10rwanda/status/1456222239783796736?s=20\"\u003ehttps://twitter.com/Radiotv10rwanda/status/1456222239783796736\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1636106885/victims/rnw9kmztnufgrqn5b78p.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":584,"name":"Rachid Hakuzimana","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Thursday, 28 October 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eAccording to the Rwanda Bureau of Investigation (RIB) website, on Thursday, October 28, 2021, RIB arrested Rwandan opposition figure Abdul Rachid Hakuzimana. He has four children and a wife. On RIB\u0026#x27;s Tweeter account one could read:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026quot;Today, RIB arrested Hakuzimana Abdul Rashid for denial and revisionism of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis and sowing division among Rwandans.\u0026quot;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis arrest came after propagandists from the Rwandan Patriotic Front, the party that monopolizes power in Rwanda, launched a Twitter campaign #ArrestRachid calling on the RIB to arrest him and that campaign was broadcast by the pro-government media outlet igihe.com.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis arrest is one in a long line of people arrested in Rwanda for expressing their opinions on their YouTube channel. Rachid Hakuzimana was a founding member of the PDI (Parti Démocratique Islamique-PDI) political party, an opposition party to the Habyarimana regime.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2006 he wrote a letter to Paul Kagame asking him to reconcile with his predecessor Pasteur Bizimungu. For this letter he spent 8 years in prison without being charged.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2021 Rachid asked Mrs. Kagame Jeannette to invite the former first ladies; Seraphine BIzimungu and Agathe Habyarimana to have tea together as a noble gesture for reconciliation and Rwandan unity.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe asked that the commemoration of the genocide include the Hutus because Paul Kagame admitted that many of them were also killed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRachid Kakuzimana is known to have saved many survivors of the genocide in 1994 by hiding them in the infrastructure of Electrogaz for which he worked.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info :\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.therwandan.com/fr/rwanda-hakuzimana-abdul-rachid-arrete/\"\u003ehttps://www.therwandan.com/fr/rwanda-hakuzimana-abdul-rachid-arrete/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/hakuzimana-abdou-rashid-yafunzwe\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/hakuzimana-abdou-rashid-yafunzwe\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.abaryankuna.com/nta-nterahamwe-nta-nkotanyi-yafunzwe-imyaka-8-azira-gushaka-guca-inzigo-hagati-ya-bizimungu-na-kagame/\"\u003ehttps://www.abaryankuna.com/nta-nterahamwe-nta-nkotanyi-yafunzwe-imyaka-8-azira-gushaka-guca-inzigo-hagati-ya-bizimungu-na-kagame/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1636105711/victims/uab2kkcc1ptmlb5hfanb.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":577,"name":"Nyanga","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Tuesday, 19 October 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eNyanga was arrested on October 17, 2021 by Rwandan police at his home and is reported missing (as of October 21, 2021).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBackground: On October 14, 2021, three people were shot by the Rwandan police. \u003ca href=\"https://www.rwandanlivesmatter.site/victim/576\"\u003ehttps://www.rwandanlivesmatter.site/victim/576\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn elderly woman who lives near the site of the shooting, located in Ndarame village, Muganga cell, Mukarange sector, Gicumbi District, North Province told Ishema TV that a fourth person named Nyanga son of Nyangezi, had hidden in the lady\u0026#x27;s toilet and had been able to escape the shooting.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Mukamuhoza Angelique, Nyanga\u0026#x27;s wife, he had returned home after the events. On Sunday, October 17, 2021, the police came to look for him at his home. His family has not heard from him since then. She asks to be informed of his fate: \u0026quot;Since that day, we don\u0026#x27;t know where he is, if they killed him, if he is in prison, they should tell us where he is. If he is dead, they should give us his body so that we can bury him with his brothers\u0026quot;.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTumusime Jean Pierre, the responsible of the village of Ndarame, confirmed to Ishema TV that two of the three victims of October 14, 2021 who lived in his village were not involved in the sale of an illicit drink in Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/Ejl7GqJVoyc\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/Ejl7GqJVoyc\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1634842692/victims/j1mg6uu1m1ecr9et8uxs.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":578,"name":"Dalfa-Umurinzi's members and Théoneste Nsengimana","count":10,"type_id":4,"date":"Thursday, 14 October 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDalfa-Umurinzi\u0026#x27;s members\u003c/strong\u003e : Sylvain Sibomana, Alexis Rucubanganya, Hamad Hagengimana, Jean-Claude  Ndayishimiye, Joyeuse Uwatuje, Alphonse Mutabazi, Marcel Nahimana, Emmanuel Masengesho, Régine Kadoyimana\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUmubavu TV\u003c/strong\u003e : Théoneste Nsengimana\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/africa/rwanda\"\u003eRwandan\u003c/a\u003e authorities  have arrested nine people linked to an opposition party and a journalist  in the last week, as they intensify their crackdown on opponents and  critics, Human Rights Watch said. The crackdown appears connected to an  event, “Ingabire Day,” organized by the unregistered opposition party  Dalfa-Umurinzi, that had been scheduled for October 14, 2021, to discuss  among other things political repression in Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThéoneste Nsengimana, a journalist who had intended to cover the  event and host a discussion on his YouTube channel with Victoire  Ingabire, the party’s leader, was arrested on October 13.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral party members and regional representatives – Sylvain  Sibomana, Alexis Rucubanganya, Hamad Hagengimana, and Jean-Claude  Ndayishimiye – were also arrested at their homes on October 13, as was  Joyeuse Uwatuje, Ingabire’s close friend and personal assistant.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to sources within the Dalfa-Umurinzi party, Alphonse  Mutabazi was arrested on the morning of October 14, and Marcel Nahimana,  the party’s secretary-general, and Emmanuel Masengesho were arrested  the evening of October 14. Régine Kadoyimana, an administrative  assistant in the party, was arrested on October 16 at her home in the  capital, Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Rwandan government’s latest crackdown underscores that it is unwilling to tolerate debate and criticism,” said \u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/about/people/lewis-mudge\"\u003eLewis Mudge\u003c/a\u003e,  Central Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “These blatantly  arbitrary and politically motivated arrests are intended to further  discourage people from speaking out against government policy or abuse.”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) announced in a \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RIB_Rw/status/1448401732661301251\"\u003etweet\u003c/a\u003e late on October 13 that Nsengimana and five other unnamed people had  been placed under arrest for “publication of rumours intended to cause  uprising or unrest among the population.” It also tweeted a warning  against those who use social media to “undermine national security” and  “incite divisions.” The agency has not made any public announcements  about the four other arrests.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to sources within the Dalfa-Umurinzi party, the ten were  arrested in different parts of the country, but all except Kadoyimana,  the last one arrested, are now being held at Remera police station in  Kigali. Kadoyimana is reportedly detained at Kicukiro police station,  but Human Rights Watch was not able to independently confirm this. The  RIB spokesperson did not respond to Human Rights Watch’s requests for  information. All have been given access to a lawyer. On October 18, a  RIB agent called Ingabire to summon her to the investigation bureau’s  headquarters in Kigali, but at time of publication she had not yet been.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSource:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/10/19/rwanda-crackdown-opposition-media-intensifies\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/news/2021/10/19/rwanda-crackdown-opposition-media-intensifies\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1634843427/victims/p5391bngpuuoi2nsnfls.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":576,"name":"NIYONZIMA Anastase, HAKIZIMANA Théophile and NSABIMANA","count":3,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 14 October 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.528774181206028,30.078946253715117","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn October 14, 2021, members of the Rwandan security forces shot dead NIYONZIMA Anastase, HAKIZIMANA Théophile and NSABIMANA. The incident took place in the Mukarange sector in the Gicumbi district.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to their relatives who reported the incident to RwandanLivesMatter, they were coming from a job on a construction site, on the way the it rained and they stopped to take shelter. The police then mistook them for people illegally selling the Uganda Warage drink, which is banned in Rwanda, and shot them. When they realized their mistake, they covered up the scene by placing cans of Uganda Warage next to the bodies. To this day, October 16, 2021, the families have no access to the bodies.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe families must have access to the bodies of their loved ones to give them a proper last accompaniment.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, even a Uwarage seller should not be shot but rather brought to justice.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victims deserve justice.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejl7GqJVoyc\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejl7GqJVoyc\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.therwandan.com/ki/rushaki-abaturage-3-barashwe-nabasirikare-batwara-nimirambo-yabo/\"\u003ehttps://www.therwandan.com/ki/rushaki-abaturage-3-barashwe-nabasirikare-batwara-nimirambo-yabo/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E44MR1J1lNY\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E44MR1J1lNY\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1634396767/victims/lsuzrejmgkcgrknxxbhb.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":574,"name":"Révocat KAREMANGINGO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 13 September 2021","country_id":158,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eMillionaire businessman Revocant Karemangingo was sprayed with bullets by gunmen near his home in Maputo. The outspoken Kagame critic had settled in Mozambique after being ousted from his home country in 1994. The Rwandan government has denied any involvement in the killing. However, Cleophas Habiyaremye, president of the association of Rwandan refugees in Mozambique, rejects the denial.\u003cem\u003e \u0026quot;If there is any real independent inquiry, Kagame and his government should be held responsible,\u0026quot;\u003c/em\u003e Cleophas Habiyaremye told DW.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA prominent member of the Rwandan refugee community in Mozambique, who had told police there was a plot to kill him, has been shot dead.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRévocat Karemangingo had been a lieutenant in the Rwandan army that was overthrown in 1994 by forces led by President Paul Kagame.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Mozambique he became a businessman and was not involved in politics, the leader of the refugee community said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr Karemangingo, who was the treasurer of the Rwandan refugee association, was driving to his home near the Mozambican capital, Maputo, when his car was ambushed on Monday.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was shot nine times, police said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo-one has been arrested so far and the police do not yet have a motive for the killing.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr Karemangingo had warned the authorities that there were people with links to Rwanda who were plotting to kill him, refugee association chairman Cléophas Habiyaremye told the BBC.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA previous plan to kill him in 2016 was foiled as he had unexpectedly changed the vehicle he was travelling in, Mr Habiyaremye added.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr Karemangingo was among the suspects in the 2019 killing of another Rwandan refugee, Louis Baziga, who was at the time the leader of the Rwandan community in Mozambique.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut he was cleared of involvement in that killing and played no role in Rwandan politics, Mr Habiyaremye said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death of Mr Karemangingo comes three months after the arrest by Mozambican police of Cassien Ntamuhanga, a former journalist turned opposition activist who had escaped from prison in Rwanda. He has since been held incommunicado.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree weeks ago there was an attempt on the life of the secretary of the refugee association, the chairman said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.dw.com/en/rwanda-the-mysterious-deaths-of-political-opponents/a-59182275\"\u003ehttps://www.dw.com/en/rwanda-the-mysterious-deaths-of-political-opponents/a-59182275\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58557350\"\u003ehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58557350\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1631777602/victims/k4evl1y6vadlmo8uwhcz.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":583,"name":"Dr Kayumba Christopher","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Thursday,  9 September 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eDr Kayumba was arrested September 9 by RIB on accusations that two women had filed cases of rape.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of them, Fiona Muthoni a journalist with CNBC Africa, claims Kayumba attempted to rape her in 2017. Apparently, she managed to run out of his house before he could accomplish his mission.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother is Gorette Yankurije, who was a maid at Kayumba’s home.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYankurije in narration given to investigators claims Dr Kayumba sexually abused her several times against her will in 2012.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn September 28, Kayumba appeared at the Kicukiro primary court where he was seeking bail, while prosecution wanted him detained for the customary 30 days as investigations continue. Despite his submissions, court concurred with the state and sent him to Mageragere prison.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom there, Kayumba filed an appeal which was heard this Thursday.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the appeal, through his lawyer Ntirenganya Seif, Dr Kayumba pokes holes in the supposed testimony of the two women.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the case of Fiona Muthoni, Dr Kayumba said all her claims are fabrications because it never happened. Kayumba says Muthoni is a project of “powerful” people who vowed to “criminally destroy” him if he didn’t renounce his political ambitions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in March, two days after Kayumba had announced formation of the Rwandese Platform for Democracy (RPD), rape allegations surfaced. Muthoni came a few days later, narrating her allegations on Twitter.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs for the maid from Dr Kayumba home, her narration which prosecution has presented in court has been found to have various issues that, according to Kayumba and his defense lawyer show it was “poorly done fabrications”.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe woman doesn’t know how many rooms Dr Kayumba’s house has, despite working there for sometime.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe woman couldn’t say whether Dr Kayumba is circumcised or not.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the prosecution narration, the woman doesn’t say which months exactly the rape episodes happened.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his submission, defense lawyer Ntirenganya said for any rape case, the accusing side is by law expected to file medical documents and expert testimony which ascertain the rape allegations. For the Kayumba case, the prosecution dossier doesn’t have any of that.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe defense attorney also says prosecution deliberately excluded some crucial witness testimony from its file because those people were giving details that contradict its case against Kayumba.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lawyer wants court to readmit the testimony of those witnesses who were omitted by prosecution.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn another of his interventions, Kayumba said what the prosecution has done is exactly the same tactics used by the government of ex-president Juvenal Habyarimana before 1994 against political critics. At this point, though, the presiding judged interjected telling Kayumba that he was out of order because comparing prosecutions between and during Habyarimana’s time isn’t part of his appeal.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKayumba said he was warned by senior government officials, whom he didn’t name, that if he wanted to live in Rwanda, he must renounce the political party, and apologize to President Paul Kagame. He has said those officials told him to call a press conference to make that announcement.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKayumba said forming a political party is a legal right and he didn’t commit any crime, and so couldn’t stop his work.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen its turn came, the prosecution said spent less than 5 minutes on the case, only saying Kayumba’s appeal doesn’t provide any legal grounds as to why he should be granted bail. And so, the prosecution reaffirmed its position that he shouldn’t allowed to return to society, only after his case has been substantively completed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few weeks after formation of RPD, its secretary for mobilisation, John Bosco Nkusi was arrested and has been in pretrial detention ever since. He is accused of cases including forming a criminal organisation, which the state says is unrelated to RPD party.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKayumba spent a year in jail following conviction for causing disturbances at the Kigali International Airport. He denies the charges, and his appeal was dismissed. But it came when he had already completed his sentence.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe came out of jail in early December last year. A few weeks after, he penned two lengthy open letters to President Kagame in which he makes explosives allegations. The letters were published by \u003cem\u003eThe Chronicles\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info :\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.chronicles.rw/2021/11/04/the-inconsistencies-inside-the-government-case-against-dr-kayumba-christopher/\"\u003ehttps://www.chronicles.rw/2021/11/04/the-inconsistencies-inside-the-government-case-against-dr-kayumba-christopher/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/gahuza/amakuru-59166866\"\u003ehttps://www.bbc.com/gahuza/amakuru-59166866\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1636103712/victims/flecl8cn1qnj5dkomg4s.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":575,"name":"Joshua TUYISHIME a.k.a Jay Polly","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday,  2 September 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eA popular Rwandan rapper known as Jay Polly died in custody early Thursday, officials and media reports said, the second detained musician to die in mysterious circumstances in less than two years.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolly, whose real name was Joshua Tuyishime, was being held on drugs charges and had just found out that he was due to stand trial in December.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 33-year-old was taken to Muhima hospital in the capital Kigali at around 3:00 am (0100 GMT), its director Pascal Nkubito told AFP.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026quot;He was in a bad shape and unresponsive. Doctors tried to revive him but he unfortunately died shortly after,\u0026quot;\u003c/em\u003e he said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026quot;The cause of death is not something I want to speculate about. We will know that after the post-mortem.\u0026quot;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe musician was arrested at his home in April for hosting a party in violation of Covid regulations and was later paraded along with other suspects in front of the media.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolice said Tuyishime and other defendants were found to be drinking and in possession of marijuana and fake negative Covid certificates. He had denied the charges but requests for bail were rejected.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eIt is widely known that those who are suspected drug users are taken to Iwawa correctional center. So, what was Jay Polly doing in Mageragere prison ?\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIt is widely known that those who violate Covid restrictions are brought to stadiums, educated, fined and then released. So, what was Jay Polly doing in prison for 5 months ?\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhy was his court appearance delayed for more than 30 days ?\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.voanews.com/a/africa_popular-rwandan-rapper-dies-custody/6219133.html\"\u003ehttps://www.voanews.com/a/africa_popular-rwandan-rapper-dies-custody/6219133.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-58425980\"\u003ehttps://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-58425980\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_rwanda-deces-du-rappeur-jay-polly-en-detention?id=10834723\"\u003ehttps://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_rwanda-deces-du-rappeur-jay-polly-en-detention?id=10834723\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://guardian.ng/life/popular-rwandan-rapper-jay-polly-dies-in-custody/\"\u003ehttps://guardian.ng/life/popular-rwandan-rapper-jay-polly-dies-in-custody/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/rwanda-mort-a-33-ans-du-rappeur-jay-polly-en-detention-20210902\"\u003ehttps://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/rwanda-mort-a-33-ans-du-rappeur-jay-polly-en-detention-20210902\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/remembering-jay-polly-tributes-pour-hip-hop-pioneer\"\u003ehttps://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/remembering-jay-polly-tributes-pour-hip-hop-pioneer\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.jambonews.net/actualites/20210902-rwanda-nouveau-deces-dun-chanteur-en-detention/\"\u003ehttps://www.jambonews.net/actualites/20210902-rwanda-nouveau-deces-dun-chanteur-en-detention/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://fb.watch/fl8P-3NOgd/\"\u003ehttps://fb.watch/fl8P-3NOgd/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1631778229/victims/lcwcow3ago6mleifutco.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":582,"name":"Shyaka Gilbert and Dushimirimana Antoinette","count":2,"type_id":3,"date":"Sunday, 22 August 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eShyaka Gilbert has been missing since August 22, 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis wife, Antoinette Dushimirimana, was arrested by Rwandan government agencies on September 29, 2021, and held incommunicado for almost two weeks. On October 11, 2021, these agencies announced in the local media that she was in custody, allegedly trying to cross illegally the border.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSituation of Shyaka Gilbert\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Antoinette Dushimirimana\u0026#x27;s testimony on Ishema TV, she and her husband were arrested on August 22, 2021 in Keyebe in Gicumbi District during an identity check. This was the last time she saw her husband and left him in the hands of people she believes to be Rwandan police officers. She was released on 08/29/2021 in Remera/Gasabo in the City of Kigali. Gilbert Shyaka, who had his identity documents with him, could have slipped away at that time, but no one knows whether he was arrested or killed.The last sign of Gilbert Shyaka\u0026#x27;s life was on August 23, 2021, when he was able to call a contact person outside the country to alert them to the situation his family was experiencing. His children and mother were harassed and traumatized during the night of August 22-23, 2021 by the police who came to inspect and check the house in looking for Shyaka, in the absence of his wife and without an official warrant. The house was reportedly ransacked by the police and no one knows what was seized.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSituation of Dushimirimana Antoinette\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn October 11, 2021 the Immigration and Emigration Directorate says the woman was arrested September 29 after together with her husband attempted to cross to Uganda through an ungazetted border route. This version of events contradicts what has been widely shared on social media.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn late August, news began filtering through Twitter, Facebook and YouTube alleging that YouTuber Gilbert Shyaka, who ran “\u003cem\u003eIjwi ry’Imfubyi\u003c/em\u003e” channel, had gone missing.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeeks later in late September around 23rd, a woman identified as Dushimirimana Antoinette, appeared in viral YouTube video in which she said she was Shyaka’s wife. The woman said she had written letter to President Paul Kagame pleading with him to help find her husband who had been missing, and that he had been kidnapped by security personnel.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe woman claimed she had also been “kidnapped” and was tortured by her captors, describing heavily graphics details of what allegedly happened to her. She alleged those who held her were Rwandan security personnel.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere was no official reaction to the viral video and other information about Shyaka.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAround September 29, more reports surfaced, largely spread by Rwandan exiles, that Dushimirimana had also gone missing. Actually, they claimed she had been kidnapped again, like her husband. A social media campaign has also been ongoing about their case.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday on Monday, government agencies said in local media that Dushimirimana was in custody and would soon be brought before court for prosecution.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Immigration directorate says the Prosecutor General’s office is preparing to charge Dushimirimana with immigration offenses as par Article 44 of the immigration law. She faces up to six months in prison with fine of Rwf 1m.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the account of the government agencies, Dushimirimana was arrested on September 29 along with two men who were facilitating her exit from Rwanda into Uganda, via a porous point on the now closed border.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApparently, Dushimirimana was trying to follow her husband, who, according to the authorities, did successfully fled to Uganda earlier on August 23.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA day earlier on August 22, the two (husband and wife) reportedly arrived at the main Gatuna border with Uganda in vehicle seeking to cross, but were turned back. It is the next day that the husband crossed via another ungazetted point on the heavy patrolled border.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info :\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.chronicles.rw/2021/10/11/woman-missing-after-viral-youtube-video-alleging-torture-is-reportedly-detained/\"\u003ehttps://www.chronicles.rw/2021/10/11/woman-missing-after-viral-youtube-video-alleging-torture-is-reportedly-detained/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.therwandan.com/fr/note-de-situation-sur-la-disparition-forcee-de-gilbert-shyaka/\"\u003ehttps://www.therwandan.com/fr/note-de-situation-sur-la-disparition-forcee-de-gilbert-shyaka/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/uDXuBeO8RsE\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/uDXuBeO8RsE\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXuA7KDctSQ\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXuA7KDctSQ\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1636102816/victims/c8jrwnqxqqdqyggg307o.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":587,"name":"Elissa IRADUKUNDA a.k.a Ndimbati","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday,  9 August 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.026457898281068, 30.341158345444843","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eIradukunda Elissa a.k.a Ndimbati was shot and died on the spot by Rwanda National Police officer whose name is Siboniyo Jean d\u0026#x27;Amour.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe incident happened in Kiyovu Village, Akanzu Cell in Nzige Sector of Rwamagana district at 7 pm on Monday, August 9, 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to state owned media in Rwanda, Iradukunda Elissa allegedly violated Covid-19\u0026#x27;s safety instructionsand tried to fight and disarm the policeman and take away his gun. This version of events differs from what the resident recounted on Ishema TV. Light must be shed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqkf7CFlYcI\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqkf7CFlYcI\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://inkanga.com/rwanda-umupolisi-yarashe-mu-cyico-ndimbati-warenze-ku-mabwiriza-ya-covid-19/\"\u003ehttps://inkanga.com/rwanda-umupolisi-yarashe-mu-cyico-ndimbati-warenze-ku-mabwiriza-ya-covid-19/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1642530389/victims/cooig33kexjifdmwofud.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":573,"name":"Germaine KAYITESI (pregnant woman)","count":2,"type_id":3,"date":"Tuesday, 27 July 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe date is estimated on July 27, 2021  as Igihe published the news on July 28, 2021 in the morning.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMembers of the district security service in Mayange (DASSO: a body that works under the authority of the Rwandan police and local authorities), according to the version of the inhabitants, had beaten a pregnant woman and she ended up having a miscarriage (an induced abortion) as a result of these beatings. The authorities, through the Executive Secretary of the sector, deny the facts.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the newspaper \u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/utuntu-n-utundi/article/bugesera-ubuyobozi-ntibuvuga-rumwe-n-abaturage-ku-mugore-wakubiswe-na-dasso\"\u003eIgihe.com\u003c/a\u003e, information from the cell of Kibenga, District of Mayange, members of DASSO saw the woman without a medical mask. The woman ran to hide in her house. The DASSO allegedly found her and dragged her out of the house. Her husband reportedly came out immediately and asked them why they were beating his wife when she was pregnant, and they immediately took him with her to jail.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the detention center, the woman reportedly said that she had been beaten and that she felt like she was going to miscarry. The police took her to Nyamata Hospital. Because of her condition, the doctors gave her medication to induce an abortion to save her life. As for her husband, he was taken to Ruhuha detention center.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe executive secretary of Mayange sector, Sebarundi Ephrem, said no one beat the woman but that it was a lie she fabricated in an attempt to deflect the facts because she and her husband were selling kanyanga (an alcoholic drink banned in Rwanda). \u003cem\u003e\u0026quot;They didn\u0026#x27;t hit them, they went to them and found out they were making kanyanga. They resisted arrest and the authorities were called in. We were accompanied by the chief of police and it was then that the woman began to lie to divert the facts. DASSO was not going to hit her like that when she is a woman too.\u0026quot;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe doubts about this case benefit the couple because in Rwanda it is known that the DASSO use violence to arrest citizens and moreover the authorities often use lies by blaming the victims to cover up their exactions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLight must be shed on this case.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore Info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/utuntu-n-utundi/article/bugesera-ubuyobozi-ntibuvuga-rumwe-n-abaturage-ku-mugore-wakubiswe-na-dasso\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/utuntu-n-utundi/article/bugesera-ubuyobozi-ntibuvuga-rumwe-n-abaturage-ku-mugore-wakubiswe-na-dasso\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.umuseke.rw/bugeseraubuhamya-bwumugore-wakubiswe-na-dasso-azira-kutambara-agapfukamunwa-bikamuviramo-gukuramo-inda.html\"\u003ehttps://www.umuseke.rw/bugeseraubuhamya-bwumugore-wakubiswe-na-dasso-azira-kutambara-agapfukamunwa-bikamuviramo-gukuramo-inda.html\u003c/a\u003e : the name of the victim is Kayitesi Germaine but Umuseke deleted the news\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1628449256/victims/ykuwxw4o9dpu1h0fsxg9.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":571,"name":"Charles NTEZIYAREMYE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday,  4 July 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eCharles NTEZIYAREMYE was found dead in Kabeza cell office, Rilima Sector in Bugesera District, where he was being held. According to the residents of Kabeza cell, Charles after being tortured (beatings) by the patrolmen in presence of the executive secretary of Kabeza cell, but the executive secretary said Charles committed suicide using shoe laces.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles NTEZIYAREMYE was arrested on 4th July 2021 following reports that he has stolen a TV decoder.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was arrested by the patrolmen and took him to the Kabeza cell office where they proceeded to interrogating him and torturing him. According to the residents of Kabeza cell, the executive secretary of Kabeza cell slapped Charles twice.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe next day, on Monday July 5, 2021, the body of Charles NTEZIYAREMYE was found in front of the Kabeza cell office. Some residents said they saw one of the patrolmen dragging Charles\u0026#x27; body out of the office before leaving the office.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://rwandanews24.rw/2021/07/07/bugesera-umugabo-yapfiriye-mu-biro-byakagali-azira-inkoni-ngo-yakubiswe-na-gitifu-afatanyije-nabanyerondo/\"\u003eRwandanews24\u003c/a\u003e has learned that Kabeza cell office has a room called “Kasho” (dungeon, solitary confinement) where people are being held and some people have been detained for a week. \u003cem\u003e“There is dungeon in our cell’s office, and I have been detained in there for a week. It\u0026#x27;s a very very small room and the authorities are not afraid to lock in more than 5 persons.\u0026quot;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKabeza cell Executive Secretary, Laetitia MUREBWANAYO, was immediately arrested in connection with the death of Charles NTEZIYAREMYE and detained at Nyamata Police Station pending investigation.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://rwandanews24.rw/2021/07/07/bugesera-umugabo-yapfiriye-mu-biro-byakagali-azira-inkoni-ngo-yakubiswe-na-gitifu-afatanyije-nabanyerondo/\"\u003ehttps://rwandanews24.rw/2021/07/07/bugesera-umugabo-yapfiriye-mu-biro-byakagali-azira-inkoni-ngo-yakubiswe-na-gitifu-afatanyije-nabanyerondo/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/tv1rwanda/posts/ku-biro-by-akagari-ka-kabeza-ko-mu-murenge-wa-rilima-mu-karere-ka-bugesera-habon/2024892064346848/\"\u003ehttps://www.facebook.com/tv1rwanda/posts/ku-biro-by-akagari-ka-kabeza-ko-mu-murenge-wa-rilima-mu-karere-ka-bugesera-habon/2024892064346848/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-0a4GcBU4\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-0a4GcBU4\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1626952018/victims/rxrclfu2xcbnc9hz1sop.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":570,"name":"Mbitsemunda Jean Baptiste and Mukarukundo Sandrine","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 14 June 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn June 14, 2021, the attached lifeless bodies of Mbitsemunda Jean Baptiste, 25, and Mukarukundo Sandrine, 20, were found in the Nyabarongo River.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the newspaper Igihe.com, which works on behalf of the Rwandan government, the cause of death was suicide. According to their version of events, the two victims met in the district of Rubavu at the home of their employee where they were domestic servants. The two young people fell in love, had sexual relations and the young girl became pregnant. After confirming her pregnancy at a medical center, Mukarukundo Sandrine reportedly informed her parents, who did not welcome the news.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is after that fact that the two young people would have decided to commit suicide together. On the day of their suicide, the inhabitants would have seen them walking in the area. Igihe.com reports that the young man took a shoelace from his shoe and tied his right hand by one end and tied the other end to the left hand of the girl. After tying themselves, the two young people threw themselves into the water. At the place where they threw themselves into the water a bag containing clothes, a telephone and a certificate confirming the girl\u0026#x27;s pregnancy was found.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe newspaper Igihe.com said they had seen photos of the young man\u0026#x27;s corpse which showed that he was not wearing a shoe. It is believed that it was the shoe from which he had removed the lace.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Rwandan Bureau of Investigation, RIB, told igihe.com that the two bodies have been sent to a laboratory for analysis.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMbitsemunda is from Bwira sector and Mukarukundo Sandrine from Ndaro sector.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhy would the two young lovers with jobs decide to commit suicide?\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe choice of the shoelace as a string to tie up is questionable.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWho tied up the two victims?\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhy did they take a bag with them if they intended to commit suicide?\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhy wasn\u0026#x27;t the name of their employee released?\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe doubts about this case benefit the victims so that one day their families and relatives could understand what happened and the victims could obtain.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/ngororero-umukobwa-n-umusore-bizirikanyije-amaboko-bariyahura\"\u003eNgororero: Umukobwa n’umusore bizirikanyije amaboko bariyahura - IGIHE.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1624611607/victims/eis22tmgufgol7ja6ntn.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":581,"name":"Aimable Karasira Uzaramba","count":1,"type_id":5,"date":"Monday, 31 May 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn May 31, 2021, RIB arrested youtuber Aimable Karasira, a recently dismissed former university professor. he is accused of denying the Tutsi genocide. The Rwandan Bureau of Investigation announced his arrest on Monday, May 31, 2021, evening on Twitter.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn his 62,000-subscriber YouTube channel, Aimable Karasira had been criticizing the Rwandan government for months and made comments seen as controversial to the RPF regime. He regularly spoke about the genocide of the Tutsis and the crimes of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, now in power.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAimable Karasira\u0026#x27;s parents as well as his brothers and sister were killed by the Rwandan Patriotic Front\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his last video published on May 20, he compared Paul Kagame\u0026#x27;s Rwanda to North Korea. He is a genocide survivor who accused RPF soldiers of killing his parents.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;Aimable Karasira regularly comments on the Tutsi genocide, saying it was not planned,\u0026quot; the Rwandan Bureau of Investigation said on Twitter Monday, noting that anyone committing crimes on social networks would be punished.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20210601-rwanda-un-youtubeur-tr%C3%A8s-critique-du-gouvernement-arr%C3%AAt%C3%A9\"\u003ehttps://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20210601-rwanda-un-youtubeur-tr%C3%A8s-critique-du-gouvernement-arr%C3%AAt%C3%A9\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2021/10/19/rwanda-la-repression-contre-lopposition-et-les-medias-sintensifie\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2021/10/19/rwanda-la-repression-contre-lopposition-et-les-medias-sintensifie\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1636100600/victims/zrsqgzqxie6h58rtswzm.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":569,"name":"Anonymous victim kidnapped","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Friday, 14 May 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eIn a video taken in Musanze town, northern province of Rwanda, between 4pm and 5pm and gone viral on social media; four men in civilian clothes kidnapped a man whose identity remains unknown, and violently punching him before forcing him in one of the two waiting vehicles, which had Rwanda civilian registration plates, and speeded away.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis kidnapping could be linked to the way some people are being reported missing in Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://impanuro.rw/2021/05/16/abapolisi-babiri-bagaragaye-mu-mashusho-bakubita-uwatorotse-kasho-bamaze-kugezwa-muri-rib/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://impanuro.rw/2021/05/16/abapolisi-babiri-bagaragaye-mu-mashusho-bakubita-uwatorotse-kasho-bamaze-kugezwa-muri-rib/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/gahuza/amakuru-57114703\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.bbc.com/gahuza/amakuru-57114703\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/YSindiheba/status/1392869961727627272\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://twitter.com/YSindiheba/status/1392869961727627272\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1622196656/victims/pkaiwimf92m6fpqqbepo.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":566,"name":"Anonymous men","count":5,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 28 April 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.2803385339548266,30.711204887082435","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eRwandan National Police in Nyarubuye Sector, Kirehe District, shot and killed five prisoners who allegedly attempted to escape.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the morning of Wednesday, April 28, 2021, the five prisoners allegedly tried to escape when they were about to take a shower and were immediately shot by the guards.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda National Police spokesman CP Kabera, John Bosco, told Igihe.com: \"According to the first information we have, the police were providing water to wash the prisoners in the morning. When they were doing that, the prisoners immediately came out and ran, the police fired into the air and that didn't stop the prisoners, so they fired at the five.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe detainees may have been shot at the Rwandan Investigation Bureau (RIB) station while awaiting transfer to the prosecution.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCP Kabera said authorities have launched an investigation to determine the truth about the shooting.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/kirehe-polisi-yarashe-imfungwa-eshanu-zageragezaga-gutoroka\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/kirehe-polisi-yarashe-imfungwa-eshanu-zageragezaga-gutoroka\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1619635399/victims/drd4oeap3apbx6rkmogy.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":565,"name":"Nzayisenga Jean Damascène and another person","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 19 April 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.6554055485785064,29.25932267111684","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn April 19 and 20, 2021, soldiers of Battalion 63 of the Rwandan army shot and killed two people presumed to be \"enemies of the country\" because they had not crossed the official border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe events took place in the village of Murambi, Buhaza cellulle, Rubavu sector at Disapora.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Maisha Patrick, a journalist from Umuseke, only one person has been identified. It is about Nzayisenga Jean Damascène who was killed in the night of April 19, 2021 around 22:00, the victim was accompanied by another person who returned to the DRC. The second victim, unidentified, was killed early in the morning of April 20, 2021, and the two people accompanying him also returned to the DRC. The victims were attempting to import contraband from the DRC.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe deputy commander of the 201st Brigade operating in the districts of Rubavu, Nyabihu, Ngororero and Rutsiro, Col. Mpabuka Innocent, told residents that the security forces were ensuring their safety and not shooting at them, urging them to avoid crossing the border illegally.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mayor of Rubavu district, Habyarimana Gilbert, called on people to refrain from crossing the bushes, for him when they do so they become the country's enemies, he too urged them to cross the official border.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Even though the borders are closed, measures are in place to facilitate trade between people from both sides of the border, without going through the unofficial paths. \"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe added that it is unfortunate to see a person crossing at night by passing the army position, he asked the population not to do it anymore. \"Cross the border legally, I assure you that the Rutagara border, which you have asked to be reopened, may be reopened soon,\" he said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info :\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.umuseke.rw/rubavu-mu-bihe-bitandukanye-abaturage-2-barashwe-barapfa.html?utm_source=rss\u0026amp;utm_medium=rss\u0026amp;utm_campaign=rubavu-mu-bihe-bitandukanye-abaturage-2-barashwe-barapfa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.umuseke.rw/rubavu-mu-bihe-bitandukanye-abaturage-2-barashwe-barapfa.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://inkanga.com/batayo-ya-63-mu-ngabo-zu-rwanda-yarashe-abagabo-batanu-binjiraga-mu-gihugu-babiri-barimo-nzayisaba-bahita-bahasiga-ubuzima/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://inkanga.com/batayo-ya-63-mu-ngabo-zu-rwanda-yarashe-abagabo-batanu-binjiraga-mu-gihugu-babiri-barimo-nzayisaba-bahita-bahasiga-ubuzima/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1619634176/victims/ppemyzih6lztcwwxikkx.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":567,"name":"Manirahari Innocent and Ndirinde Emmanuel","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 14 April 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.6139141078533419,29.295770404452636","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eTwo men were shot by Rwandan military forces of the 9th Battalion. They were suspected of being enemies of the country for having passed through the valley that links Rwanda to the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is considered an illegal route.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victims were Manirahari Innocent, who died on the spot, and Ndirinde Emmanuel, who was injured in the leg. Both lived in the Kinyanzovu cell.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe incident took place on April 14, 2021, at around 4 p.m. in the village of Nyakabanda, Rwangara cell, in the Cyanzarwe sector.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLt. Col. Innocent Mpabuka, deputy commander of the 201st Brigade operating in the districts of Rubavu, Nyabihu, Ngororero and Rutsiro, urged the population to refrain from crossing illegally because it could lead to problems.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You should simply stop crossing by illegal roads. There are people who pass through our hands but we do not tolerate it, there is the FDLR it is a problem. You have the right to cross the border by legal ways, we ask you to stop crossing by other ways to help us not to kill you.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;Rubavu District Mayor Habyarimana Gilbert called on the population to refrain from crossing the valley because if they did they would have chosen to be treated as enemies.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You know what is happening on the other side. The security situation has just deteriorated because of these two comrades, it is not acceptable. There are well known smugglers here, you just saw what just happened but in the evening you will hear that others have passed through. The last time we spoke it was clear that no one would ever do it again, you see one dead and the other shot in the leg, this is proof that the country is protected from this has nothing to do with suicide. At night, no one knows you, if you pass you will be confused with the enemy, a citizen who walks in the valley is no different from the enemy, when you pass, you become an enemy.\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rubavu-abagabo-babiri-barashwe-bagerageza-kwinjira-mu-gihugu-baciye-mu-kibaya\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rubavu-abagabo-babiri-barashwe-bagerageza-kwinjira-mu-gihugu-baciye-mu-kibaya\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1619638608/victims/m1fgdyycvfj0boopt0o9.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":564,"name":"Jean de Dieu Twiringiyimana","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 13 April 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.9733691068856245,30.255337417043382","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eJean de Dieu Twiringiyimana, who resided in the Murehe cell, Muyumbu sector in Rwamagana, was executed by Rwandan military and police officers on Tuesday April 13, 2021. He was alleged to be a thief.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;It was in the morning when the military and police came to look for Dagara (the nickname of the victim) and the others suspected of stealing macadamia, they found the others and not him and took them away. The next morning they came back to look for him and found him hiding in a tree, they took him to the forest, a few minutes later we heard two shots, we went to look and he was dead,\u0026quot; said one witness.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitnesses to the scene said that after fatally shooting Twiringiyimana, the military and police wrapped him in a tent and prevented civilians from approaching the scene. \u0026quot;We were there, we were many watching from afar, there were many military and authorities were there, we saw them wrap the body in a tent\u0026quot;.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree days after the assassination, the family was still seeking the body and justice. For the family Twiringiyimana did not deserve to be killed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral people were put in jail for allegedly stealing macadamia. Citizens told the local Voice of America (Ijwi rya Amerika) that all of those arrested had done so by assumption because they did not have macadamia on them.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esupposed killers : 4 RDF soldiers\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/5836056.html\"\u003ehttps://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/5836056.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmGn24jFiZk\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmGn24jFiZk\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1618999506/victims/nh49pwezcuzsvprzeck2.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":561,"name":"Kwizera Aime Fidèle","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday,  2 April 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.4839943244905838,30.003847338310887","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn April 2, Kwizera Aime Fidèle, a 25-year-old man who was alleged to have stabbed a 7-year-old child after raping her, was shot by Rwandan police while in a detention cell. He allegedly tried to escape when he was going to the toilet. The incident happened in Cyumba police station.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spokesman of the Rwandan Bureau of Investigation (RIB) Murangira B. Thierry confirmed to the newspaper Igihe.com that the young man was shot: \u0026quot;He was with the others, they were going to the toilet, he monitored the policeman and started to run to escape. The policeman who was watching them shot him and he died on the spot.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info : \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/kwizera-wari-ukurikiranyweho-gusambanya-umwana-w-imyaka-7-akanamwica-yarashwe?fbclid=IwAR32n3BlezPmib1P8ydSsrs3RVo4e2l1xQdFIumqvE6L-AxF3EivOfKBY7A\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/kwizera-wari-ukurikiranyweho-gusambanya-umwana-w-imyaka-7-akanamwica-yarashwe\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1617737287/victims/f2azrdzus3qlou7lqant.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":562,"name":"Twizerimana","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 27 March 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.6674148992675386,29.98364062637821","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn March 27, 2021 Twizerimana, a head worker in the Sorwathe tea factory was shot by the Rwandan police and died on the spot. The incident took place in the village of Ndorandi, Butunzi cell, Kinihira sector, Rulindo district.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe and his friends allegedly did not respect the covid-19 measures in force in Rwanda. They allegedly went to have a drink in a cabaret that operates clandestinely, owned by a certain Hakuzimana.\u0026nbsp;They allegedly sensed the presence of the police and ran to continue drinking at the home of an elderly woman, a certain Marguerite. It was at her house that the police found them, they tried to run but Twizerimana was not lucky because a policeman shot him dead.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe executive secretary of the Kinihira sector, Eric Rubayita, informed Twizerimana's family that their loved one had been shot and that his body had been taken to the Kinihira hospital for an autopsy.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info\u003c/u\u003e : \u003ca href=\"https://www.ibisigo.com/twizerimana-yarashwe-na-polisi-arapfa-nyuma-yo-kumufatira-mu-kabari-akirukanka\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.ibisigo.com/twizerimana-yarashwe-na-polisi-arapfa-nyuma-yo-kumufatira-mu-kabari-akirukanka\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1617737418/victims/l099zv5gcqf6isndeel6.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":560,"name":"Françoise Murekatete","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Friday, 12 March 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eFrançoise Murekatete, a mother of 2, resident of Kinyinya sector in Gasabo district of Kigali City in Rwanda, has been missing since March 12, 2021.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe disappeared while returning from her place of work located in front of the Kimironko market.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn March 9, 2021, a few days before her disappearance, the victim had had a clash with a local authority, a member of the ruling party, who was forcing her to contribute money to the ruling party.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe explained that she did not have any money and did not understand why she had to contribute when she was not a member of the ruling party. The latter got angry at her, put pressure on her, but despite this she did not give any contribution to the party.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;Françoise Murekatete lived with her son and daughter. The latter says she is very worried about the fate of her mother: _\"I have been to all the police stations and all the places where women are imprisoned and I still have no news of my mother (...) we are calling everyone for help.\"_\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshe returned home on Saturday, April 03, 2021 without giving any explanations to her friends. \u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1616706311/victims/euyhxrli5srikmvrwaa9.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":559,"name":"Daniel MASENGESHO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 24 February 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.488712050863615,28.897957906996425","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eDaniel MASENGESHO, 20-year-old, was shot dead in Rusizi Prison in western Rwanda on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, according to Umuseke.rw.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe incident happened around 8:30 p.m., while the 20-year-old prisoner, Daniel Masengesho, was shot as he was allegedly \"trying to escape from prison.\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA resident of the area and neighbor of the Prison told Umuseke.rw that on Wednesday night they heard a lot of gunshots inside Rusizi Prison and the next day the heard the news that a prisoner was shot dead.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info\u003c/u\u003e :\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.umuseke.rw/masengesho-daniel-yarasiwe-kuri-gereza-ya-rusizi-byagenze-gute.html?fbclid=IwAR104YFBbzXEr70hzvvpc3gIrKq5ZxrfuLbLLp58jowr6UVHQjhPzb6QFlQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.umuseke.rw/masengesho-daniel-yarasiwe-kuri-gereza-ya-rusizi-byagenze-gute.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1615071113/victims/t1p8tjdk2ebifn0oqqnz.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":580,"name":"Idamange Iryamugwiza Yvonne","count":1,"type_id":5,"date":"Monday, 15 February 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn February 15, 2021, Idamange, a mother of 4, a genocide survivor, social media icon and an outspoken critic of the Rwandan government was arrested by the Rwandan security forces. Rwandan police arrested YouTube broadcaster Idamange Yvonne for \u0026quot;inciting public disorder\u0026quot; and \u0026quot;resisting lawful arrest.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince January 31, 2021, Idamange has been criticizing the Rwandan government\u0026#x27;s actions on coronavirus management, genocide commemoration and other policies on her YouTube channel.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Monday, the mother of four posted a video calling for protests Tuesday at the presidency in Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe also claimed that President Paul Kagame has died, without providing evidence.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;She was arrested after releasing this video in which she incited public disorder,\u0026quot; Thierry Murangira, spokesman for the Bureau of Investigation, tells BBC Great Lakes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a statement, the opposition PS-Imberakuri said her arrest \u0026quot;reaffirmed the government\u0026#x27;s actions against freedom of expression.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMurangira said the demonstrations Idamange was calling for did not happen because \u0026quot;Rwandans today know what they want and do not need to protest.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHer crime\u003c/strong\u003e: having the courage to speak out against the Kagame regime on her YouTube channel, and her sharp commentary on the closing political space in Rwanda, extrajudicial detentions, torture, and kidnapping of Rwandan citizens. She has claimed that she\u0026#x27;s been handcuffed and shackled during her detention and the torture has gone as far not allowing her to self care or releasing the handcuffs during her periods.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info :\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/afrique/monde-54378680\"\u003ehttps://www.bbc.com/afrique/monde-54378680\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://allafrica.com/stories/202104071179.html\"\u003ehttps://allafrica.com/stories/202104071179.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1636099675/victims/gsivleebjwsrunfjtfud.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":558,"name":"Innocent Bahati","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"1913 days awaiting justice","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003ePoet Innocent Bahati has been reported missing, he was last seen in Nyanza on Sunday 7th Feb 2021 at..\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis young poet and ICT teacher at Green Hills Academy, is best known for his poems about life and love, his poems such as \u0026#x27;Imana ya Sembwa\u0026#x27;, \u0026#x27;Urwandiko rwa Bene Gakara\u0026#x27; and his most recent release called \u0026#x27;Mfungurira\u0026#x27;, have been popular on YouTube. His poems are sometimes characterized by strong words about what is not going well in Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJunior Rumaga, also a poet living with Bahati in Kigali, is following up on the disappearance of his friend, he told the BBC that they have not yet seen Bahati.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spokesperson for the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) says an investigation is underway.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/gahuza/amakuru-56080371.amp\"\u003ehttps://www.bbc.com/gahuza/amakuru-56080371.amp\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1614232159/victims/nrg700rybq6y8zctpqwm.jpg","published":true,"featured":true},{"id":557,"name":"Joel NSEKANABO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday,  1 February 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003ea.k.a Gikominari, a resident of Kinyaga cell, Nkanka sector in Rusizi district, 40 years-old, mysteriously died in police cell two weeks after his family and neighbors reported that he was abducted by a local administration leader and a policeman.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMembers of Mr Nsekanabo Joel's family and his neighbors say they last met him on the 17th January. His wife Claudine MUKAMUGANGA, told VOA that her husband was abducted by the executive secretary of the Kinyaga cell, Mr. Japhet NDAGIJIMANA.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. Japhet was accompanied by a police man in civilian clothes who allegedly handcuffed Joel at around 6pm on the same day, and then rode a motorcycle with the two of them. Ms Claudine was unable to determine why her husband had been arrested or where he had been taken by his two abductors.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I asked Japhet, the executive secretary of the Kinyaga cell, and he told me they took my husband to Nkaka police station. I called the Nkanka Sector Police Officer, who confirmed to me that my husband was in their station for a while before being transferred to Kamembe brigade, the following morning, I went to Kamembe police brigade station to ask but they told me my husband was not detained there. RIB station in Kamembe also said my husband was not in their custody.”\u003c/em\u003e Ms Claudine MUKAMUGANGA explained in sorrow full voice.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter searching all the detention centers, on the 31st of January, Ms. Claudine Mukamuganga decided to write to the Rusizi district administration. Her main request was to release her husband.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly, however, on Monday afternoon, as the Voice of America was investigating Joel Nsekanabo’s disappearance, one of his family members was summoned by the district police only to be announced that Joel NSEKANABO had allegedly committed suicide in a police cell in Kamembe.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCP John Bosco KABERA, a spokesman for the Rwanda National Police, also said that Joel NSEKANABO had committed suicide in prison. But he refrained from explaining the connection between this mysterious death and the result of what he had been prosecuted for.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe family of the deceased does not understand how a man whom the police had announced was not detaining came to commit suicide in a police cell.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“How can the police explain that they had him in their custody whereas they had denied that they arrested him? I'm worried that they might come and kill me like they killed him.”\u003c/em\u003e Ms Claudine MUKAMUGANGA said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe issue of people dying in the hands of the security forces or those who went missing after it was reported that they were arrested by the authorities is not the first to be heard either in Rusizi district or in other parts of Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/rwanda-amayobera-ku-rupfu-rw-umuturage-polisi-ivuga-ko-yiyahuriye-muri-kasho-/5760815.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/rwanda-amayobera-ku-rupfu-rw-umuturage-polisi-ivuga-ko-yiyahuriye-muri-kasho-/5760815.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTMh6htLFpM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTMh6htLFpM\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1612965245/victims/r3bnczjswedlo3iguy09.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":556,"name":"Anonymous men","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday,  9 January 2021","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.971969,30.139250","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn January 9, 2021, Rwandan police, operating in Kigali city, shot and killed instantly two people whose names were not disclosed. According to the police report, the victims attempted to steal a SONY-brand flat screen TV set and resisted arrest. The information was posted on the Twitter account of the pro-government online newspaper Igihe.com and was deleted after a while. Igihe.com deleted the tweet (\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/IGIHE/status/1347784684894384128\"\u003ehttps://twitter.com/IGIHE/status/1347784684894384128\u003c/a\u003e) they had posted.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1610477695/victims/rzxaccv8vrunjbvhe9ck.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":555,"name":"Olive MUKANDAYISENGA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 27 December 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.483211,28.909510","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eUnidentified gunmen stormed the home of Bavugamenshi Fidèle, a resident of the Rusizi district; tied him up and left him stranded after killing his wife, Mukandayisenga Olive.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe incident took place in the village of Mpongora, Gatsiro cell, Gihundwe sector of Rusizi district, around 3 p.m. on December 27, 2020.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe attackers were three in number, two of whom were in Rwanda military uniform and one in civilian clothes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeighbors said the robbers came and asked Bavugamenshi Fidèle, cattle merchant, to give them a gun, and he said he didn't have one, so they asked him for money. They immediately tied him up and searched him and found more than 400,000 Frw.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs they left the house with the money, the late Mukandayisenga Olive followed the attackers, begging them to leave him a small amount, and in response they shot him in the ribs.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the newspaper igihe.com the woman did not die instantly, her neighbor put her on a motorcycle to take her to the doctor, but she died on the way.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mayor of Rusizi District, Kayumba Ephrem, confirmed the information to Igihe.com, explaining that the assailants appeared to be thieves. \u003cem\u003e\"It is true that a citizen was killed by armed robbers, who took more than 400,000 Frw from him,\"\u003c/em\u003e he said. He added that an investigation was underway to identify the perpetrators. \u003cem\u003e\"We do not know who was involved in the crime and the investigation is ongoing.\"\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKayumba explained that such activities are not common in his area and the public need not worry. \u003cem\u003e\"They should be quiet, we are investigating but they need to strengthen security measures, including timely reporting when they see someone they don't know or suspicious activities,\" \u003c/em\u003ehe said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy were two assailants wearing Rwanda military uniform? In a country that is highly monitored both by the security forces and by the population, since neighbors are asked to denounce their neighbors, who can have the freedom to walk the streets in military uniform and with an gun?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLight must be shed on this case.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rusizi-abitwaje-intwaro-bibye-umuturage-arenga-ibihumbi-400-frw-banica-umugore\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rusizi-abitwaje-intwaro-bibye-umuturage-arenga-ibihumbi-400-frw-banica-umugore\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1609453181/victims/d1kmewpzrl0npa1wuqbf.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":554,"name":"Etienne MUSABYAMAHORO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 25 December 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn December 28, 2020, TV1 Rwanda reported that according to Gisagara residents, the police operating in Mukindo area beat a boy named Musabyamahoro Etienne, who died later as a result of the beatings.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe same day, the Rwanda Investigation Bureau stated on its Twitter account that it had arrested the executive secretary of the Mukindo cell in the District of Gisagara for beating Musabyemahoro Etienne, 15 years old, who died as a result of the beating.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RIB_Rw/status/1343642416058953728?s=20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAccording to the RIB\u003c/a\u003e this young teenager would have been beaten in the city of Kanto II, the cell of Saga, the sector of Muganza, the District of Gisagara on December 25, 2020 and would have died on December 27, 2020. His death would be due to the beatings and the investigation was under way.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe version told by the police differs from the version told by the residents raising doubts about what really happened. Light must be shed on this case.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bwiza.com/Gisagara-Umwana-w-imyaka-15-yapfuye-nyuma-yo-gukubitwa-na-gitifu-n-abapolisi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://bwiza.com/Gisagara-Umwana-w-imyaka-15-yapfuye-nyuma-yo-gukubitwa-na-gitifu-n-abapolisi\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1609451073/victims/wpdg3hykwounuenls7wm.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":553,"name":"Anonymous man","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 23 December 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe lifeless body of an unidentified man was found on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 around 8:00 am in the village of Karambo, Cyangugu cell in the Kamembe sector on the shores of Lake Kivu.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body was found trapped in the bamboos that support the shores of the lake, 200m from the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome residents who saw the body told the newspaper Igihe.com that the upper part of the body was in a bag, the type of bag used to carry crops, and the lower part of the body in the waters of Lake Kivu.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKayitare Jean Pierre, an inhabitant, said, \u003cem\u003e\"The bag was only covering the up part of the victim's body, making him/her unidentifiable, The covered part was on the shores, whereas the rest was floating on the water\"\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMukazayire Liliane, executive secretary of the Cyangugu cell, said they were waiting for a medical examination to determine the cause of death.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"It is a body that we saw in the waters. It was in a normal bag, the body was in a bag immersed in water, we can't know if he drowned. We are awaiting the results of the Rwandan Bureau of Investigation (RIB)\"\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Murangira Thierry, spokesperson for the RIB, told the newspaper Igihe.com that an investigation had been opened into the cause of death.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to the local authorities their guests if they stay overnight. In this context when a lifeless body is found, the circumstances of death require that light be shed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore Info :\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://mobile.igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/ku-nkombe-z-ikiyaga-cya-kivu-hagaragaye-umurambo-w-umugabo-uri-mu-mufuka\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://mobile.igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/ku-nkombe-z-ikiyaga-cya-kivu-hagaragaye-umurambo-w-umugabo-uri-mu-mufuka\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1609448590/victims/zsdcf26qxezppuevlyrk.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":552,"name":"Diogene RUKUNDO GAKWANDI","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Sunday, 29 November 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eRukundo Gakwandi Diogene has been missing since November 29, 2020.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was a teacher in the Masaka school group. He left his home at 10:00 am. He left his home to buy credits for his phone. He did not return to his home. His family and friends are looking for him.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to the local authorities their guests if they stay overnight. In this context when someone is missing and his relatives have no news from him and live with fear, the probability that his life may be in danger or that he has been murdered is high. The light must be shed on this case.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1609445692/victims/ktgf4a9n6zsqxafh5yj2.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":549,"name":"Murenzi Chabobuzi, Rusizi Rwamayanje and Ronald Nihabusa","count":3,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 20 November 2020","country_id":239,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.438787,29.889300","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eIn the evining of November 20, 2020 the Rwandan Army guns down Murenzi Chabobuzi, a resident of Burera district in Northern Province, Rwanda. Two others victims, Rusizi Rwamayanje and Ronald Nihabusa,\u0026nbsp;were injured. The shooting took place while the victims were allegedly crossing to Rwanda when they were intercepted by Rwandan security in Mushunga a short distance from the border.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Bamuturaki, chairman for Muguri B village in Ryakarimira town says when the solidiers started shooting, the victims ran back to Uganda but unfortunate, Chabobuzi was fatally shot on the chest.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info :\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://chimpreports.com/tension-in-kabale-as-rwanda-army-guns-down-another-citizen-crossing-from-uganda/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://chimpreports.com/tension-in-kabale-as-rwanda-army-guns-down-another-citizen-crossing-from-uganda/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1606236734/victims/m3rblkmyqzur35v7ldbe.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":579,"name":"Mitsindo Viateur","count":1,"type_id":5,"date":"Tuesday, 17 November 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eMitsindo Viateur went missing on November 17, 2020. This case is  alarming because Mitsindo Viateur has not been seen in public, charged  or produced in court since Mid-November. He left his home to respond to a  summons by local authorities. When his wife asked the summoning local  authority, the local authority, named Genevieve Uwamahoro, stated that  Viateur had been taken in handcuffs by the Rwanda Investigation Bureau  (RIB) and that she had no further news. However, in spite of Ms.  Uwamahoro\u0026#x27;s claim of seeing him in handcuffs, the RIB denied having  Mitsindo Viateur in custody for a whole week. After some public  pressure, the RIB reported that they had him. The RIB claimed on social  media and government propaganda newspapers broadcasting in Kinyarwanda  that Mitsindo Viateur was being investigated for involvement with armed  or terror groups—the same charge that was leveled against Paul  Rusesabagina. Viateur\u0026#x27;s charge is similar not only to that against Paul  Rusesabagina, but also to charges against other high-profile individuals  such as previous presidential candidates Victoire Ingabire, who served  eight years and Diane Rwigara, who served one year in prison on this  same charge of \u0026quot;being involved with armed groups or terror groups\u0026quot;.  There is deep concern that Mitsindo Viateur has been tortured and is  being hidden from the public until he recovers. Instead of producing him  in court or showing him to the public, the government of Rwanda has  instead begun a smear campaign accusing him of \u0026quot;being part of armed  groups\u0026quot; and \u0026quot;spreading hateful messages\u0026quot;.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info : \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://allafrica.com/stories/202104071179.html\"\u003ehttps://allafrica.com/stories/202104071179.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1636098305/victims/biginlgajrel83qkk4h9.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":551,"name":"Guillaume RUTEMBESA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Saturday,  7 November 2020","country_id":124,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eGuillaume RUTEMBESA is young Rwandan influenceur, living in exile in Kenya since the beginning of 2017 who has disappeared since November 7, 2020.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was very well known by \"Rwot\", the Rwandan community on Twitter because he was there the most active Rwandan personality on Twitter with nearly 71,000 tweets in 3 years, an average of 60 per day over this period.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a regular basis, he used to publish state scandals that embarrassed Kigali or compromising information on the particularly luxurious life led by the children of Paul Kagame, who nevertheless runs one of the poorest countries in the world.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis publications often earned him regular insults and threats from supporters of the RPF regime, such as this tweet of October 21, 2020, written by Damien Nkaka, a former RPF soldier now living in Canada, who told him \u003cem\u003e\"little dog, you think you'll manage to hide better than Sendashonga\"\u003c/em\u003e in reference to Seth Sendashonga, the former RPF Interior Minister, assassinated on May 16, 1998 in Nairobi and whose assassination was claimed by Paul Kagame.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1607334138/victims/tweet_damien_nkaka.jpg\" alt=\"Guillaume RUTEMBESA\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince November 7, 2020, Guillaume Rutembesa has disappeared and has given no sign of life.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany Rwandans believe that he was a victim of the Rwandan death squads that are very active in Kenya.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe demand a national and international investigation into this case.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1606826482/victims/xr1p2emm4jpv1oohkfur.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":568,"name":"Anonymous man","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 26 October 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn October 26, 2020, the Rwandan army shot a man who was trying to cross the valley that links Rwanda to the Democratic Republic of Congo\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rubavu-abagabo-babiri-barashwe-bagerageza-kwinjira-mu-gihugu-baciye-mu-kibaya\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rubavu-abagabo-babiri-barashwe-bagerageza-kwinjira-mu-gihugu-baciye-mu-kibaya\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1619638910/victims/pkkzxooaf2osdnneenud.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":547,"name":"François MANIRAGABA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 13 September 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.810222,30.049120","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eIn the early hours of Sunday morning, September 13, 2020, police shot and killed François MANIRAGABA.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda National Police spokesperson CP John Bosco Kabera told Ukwezi that François MANIRAGABA, who was shot dead, had been sentenced to four years in prison for burglary.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Police spokesperson, the deceased was still being held at Murambi Police Station for compliance to Coronavirus prevention guidelines.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCP John Bosco Kabera says the victim escaped with another who was later arrested. He also said they escaped while they were going to the bathroom, a police officer on guard shot and killed François MANIRAGABA while the other escaped but was later arrested.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.ukwezi.rw/mu-rwanda/2/article/Rulindo-Polisi-yarashe-umugororwa-washakaga-gutoroka-ahita-apfa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.ukwezi.rw/mu-rwanda/2/article/Rulindo-Polisi-yarashe-umugororwa-washakaga-gutoroka-ahita-apfa\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1600113103/victims/fkz04mjlgsofubdksaul.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":546,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday,  4 September 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eAn 18-years-old\u0026nbsp;youngman was found hanging from a tree with a\u0026nbsp;sweater\u0026nbsp;around his neck and a cloth wrapped around his mouth.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body was found in Rwambogo Cell,\u0026nbsp;Musanze Sector,\u0026nbsp;in Musanze District. It was reported on the evening of September 3, 2020.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Executive Secretary of Cyabagarura Cell, Niyoyita Ally, said that the news of the young man's death\u0026nbsp;reached his office\u0026nbsp;but the cause of his death was not known, but the authorities have launched an investigation.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eWe learned the news of the child's death at around 9pm yesterday, from a child who\u0026nbsp;was\u0026nbsp;grazing\u0026nbsp;goats\u0026nbsp;and found him hanging dead from a tree\u003c/em\u003e”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);\"\u003eIn this context, when a lifeless body is found, the circumstances of death require that light be shed.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);\"\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/musanze-habonetse-umurambo-w-umusore-umanitse-mu-giti-bikekwa-ko-yishwe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/musanze-habonetse-umurambo-w-umusore-umanitse-mu-giti-bikekwa-ko-yishwe\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1599430070/victims/u3hs4jbev29ap1hdylni.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":545,"name":"Boy MUNYANEZA and others","count":3,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday,  4 September 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.950388,30.051712","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOfficers of Rwanda National Police shot and killed a young man, Munyaneza Boy, who was detained in Kimisagara school.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Rwanda Police version of account, Munyaneza Boy was shot dead as he tried to escape from custody and run towards Mpazi River after he lied to the guarding officers that he wanted to go out to the bathroom.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMunyaneza was arrested on suspicion of burglary, and was being held at the Kimisagara School Complex.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 23-year-old was arrested on August 29, seven days after his arrest.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to residents of the area who spoke to umuseke TV on condition of anonymity due to fear of their safety, they said they heard 12 shots and 3 people were killed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9CUR-JcN2w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9CUR-JcN2w\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/rutembessa/status/1302272897768095744\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://twitter.com/rutembessa/status/1302272897768095744\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1599428568/victims/ag7es2ekjobsvbg728ee.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":541,"name":"Evariste NSENGIYUMVA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 30 August 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.135186,30.424156","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn August 30, 2020, the Rwandan national police of the Ngoma district shot dead a young man named Nsengiyumva Evariste, an inhabitant of the Zaza sector.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe newspaper Igihe.com covered the event in a first article that the newspaper has since removed:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe murder took place in a bar, the victim was having a drink with other people. According to the police version, the people did not respect the measures put in place to fight against the spread of Covid-19 and had exceeded the curfew time (19:00), the victim would have tried to resist the police.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe incident took place during the night of August 30, 2020, around 8:30 p.m. in the Zaza sector of the Nyagasozi cell.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt would appear that the young man, like many others, was in a house of a local inhabitant who had turned his house into a bar and the young man had tried to defend himself with one of the bottles.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe executive secretary of the Zaza sector, Singirankabo Jean Claude, told IGIHE that the victim was a young man known to racket the population and who wanted to resist the police in a bar.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body of the deceased was taken to the hospital of Kibungo before his funeral.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLink to the removed article :\u003ca href=\" https://mobile.igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/ngoma-polisi-yarashe-umusore-wafatiwe-mu-kabari-yarenze-ku-mabwiriza-yo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e https://mobile.igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/ngoma-polisi-yarashe-umusore-wafatiwe-mu-kabari-yarenze-ku-mabwiriza-yo\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second article of the newspaper Igihe.com, still online, tells this version of the events:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwandan police said they were pursuing a policeman suspected of shooting Nsengiyumva Evariste, a resident of the Zaza area in the Ngoma district.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe young man was shot dead on Sunday evening at about 8:30 p.m., while security forces were monitoring compliance with COVID-19 prevention rules that by 7:00 p.m. everyone should be home, except those who have permission to do so.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to some reports, the young man, like many others in his community, was having a drink at the home of an inhabitant who turned his residence into a bar. When they were taken out, the young man reportedly grabbed a bottle to resist the police.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info : \u003c/u\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/ngoma-umupolisi-akurikiranyweho-kurasa-umuturage\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/ngoma-umupolisi-akurikiranyweho-kurasa-umuturage\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\" https://mobile.igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/ngoma-polisi-yarashe-umusore-wafatiwe-mu-kabari-yarenze-ku-mabwiriza-yo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://mobile.igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/ngoma-polisi-yarashe-umusore-wafatiwe-mu-kabari-yarenze-ku-mabwiriza-yo\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1598890955/victims/jdttj4cbo4nd8haue2l4.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":539,"name":"Dominique NDAHIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 10 August 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.946937,30.173238","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn August 10, 2020 around 7:30 am Dominique Ndahimana was shot dead by the Rwandan National Police in the district of Gasabo. According to the police version of events, the victim was killed when he allegedly attempted to escape from a police cell in the sector of Ndera in the district of Gasabo. Niyigena, a robber, reportedly managed to escape.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNdahimana had been arrested when he was carrying 79 packets of cannabis.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info :\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/polisi-yarashe-umwe-mu-bakekwagaho-gucuruza-ibiyobyabwenge-undi-atoroka-kasho\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/polisi-yarashe-umwe-mu-bakekwagaho-gucuruza-ibiyobyabwenge-undi-atoroka-kasho\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1598882725/victims/ovyqyxeibwnmar9h18og.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":540,"name":"Flavien NGABOYAMAHINA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  4 August 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn August 4, 2020, Flavien Ngaboyamahina died after having been beaten by police enforcing the coronavirus curfew in Rwanda.Family members of Flavien Ngaboyamahina say he died after being severely beaten by a curfew enforcing police officer in a suburb of the Rwandan capital, Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNgaboyamahina, who would turn 30 on August 12, 2020, had been visiting a friend in Karenge, east of Kigali, when the two men were arrested. They were returning home shortly after 9 p.m. curfew time, according to a family member.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Rwandan police spokesman told the BBC on Monday that he would comment on the case.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;\u003cem\u003eThey were on the road near his friend\u0026#x27;s house, who suddenly heard Flavien moaning, saying he has a serious stomach injury. Police officers then arrested the two of them,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026quot; the family member told the BBC.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. Ngaboyamahina was beaten on August 1, 2020 and died in hospital on August 4, 2020.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe details of how he was beaten are not yet known, sources in Karenge confirmed to the BBC that they are aware of the incident, but many are afraid to say openly what they know.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Mr. Ngaboyamahina was buried on Thursday, police sent an emissary who told the family that justice would be done, another family member confirmed. Other sources told RwandanLivesMatter that it was the police who financed Ngaboyimana\u0026#x27;s funeral.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.therwandan.com/ki/rwanda-yishwe-azira-kurenga-ku-mabwiriza-yo-kwirinda-covid-19/\"\u003ehttp://www.therwandan.com/ki/rwanda-yishwe-azira-kurenga-ku-mabwiriza-yo-kwirinda-covid-19/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/afrique/region-53737884\"\u003ehttps://www.bbc.com/afrique/region-53737884\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1598883713/victims/utmfjopz8t8jdh0psjrq.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":537,"name":"David Shukuru Mbuyi","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 31 July 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":64,"geo_coords":"-1.973666,30.177233","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Shukuru Mbuyi, a Congolese citizen was executed by Rwandan police on July 30th 2020, while, according to Rwandan investigation bureau (RIB) he was trying to escape.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Friday July 31 2020, RIB paraded in front of the medias four young rwandan girls handcuffed who had been arrested a few days earlier for having published\u0026nbsp;their nudes on Instagram.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe girls told\u0026nbsp;the médias that the instagram account on which the videos were published belong to David Shukuru Mbuyi. The girls explained how they spent a day with the young Congolese man, who took them to a restaurant and went back to a residential house for a session of binge drinking and it's at this point that they would have decided to appear live on Instagram to show their nudes.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRIB told the media that it was holding the young man but the public was surprised he hadn’t been shown along with the girl.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Saturday august 1st, after information about the fact that the man had been executed by RIB a few days earlier, RIB announced that David Shukuru Mbuyi was « \u003cem\u003eshot dead while attempting to escape custody at Nyarugunga Police Station. \u003c/em\u003e»\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwandan police said that Mr Mbuyi was under investigation « \u003cem\u003efor being part of a transnational network trafficking young Rwandan women for prostitution within the country and abroad.\u003c/em\u003e »\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut according to other sources, he had been in Rwanda for vacation earlier this year before being stuck in the country due to the lockdown.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany sources state that contrary to RIB claims, Mr Mbuyi was not part of any human trafficking. The girls would have paid him a visit and after many drinks they started the live instagram while they where drunk. The police would have come while the instagram show was still running and Mr Mbuyi would have been separated from the girls and executed in the few hours following his arrest.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis versions explains why, contrary to the girls, he was not paraded in front of the media’s, and why it’s only after the information according to which he had been executed by Rwandan police for many days, that RIB came with the escaping version.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1596615544/victims/ilqqfdy7gdm4kkhwiun6.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":538,"name":"Charlotte UWAMAHORO","count":3,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 30 July 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eA 25-year-old woman named Charlotte UWAMAHORO and her 7-month-old baby were assassinated at the construction site of the new Bugesera international airport. Her husband Gaspard Nyandwi says he sent her for firewood in company with two other women and one other man all residents of Ntarama cell in Lilima sector.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly the three who returned immediately said that the security guards at the airport construction site had captured Charlotte UWAMAHORO and her baby.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLater when they went back to try to find her, they found that her and the child had been killed and mutilated.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eWe saw her between 2 and 3 o'clock yesterday. Her legs were amputated, her thighs were cut off, her hips, her back. Her 7-month-old baby was beheaded. Let’s just say I didn’t see these security guards because I wasn’t there, but the man who accompanied them to look for firewood said the security guards run after them and captured Charlotte. So, if there is concrete evidence against the security guards who committed this crime against us, what I wish is that they be submitted to a court of law and be punished.\u003c/em\u003e” he said with tears in his eyes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome residents of the area say the crime was committed by security guards who work for Excel Security Company, based on the fact that they always harm them when they enter the construction site illegally.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThose security guards are so violent they don’t have mercy. We know it is not allowed to enter the airport construction site, but why don’t they arrest people, take them to the sector office and hand them over to the authorities and punish them according to the law instead of killing them? Days ago, we lost another neighbor and the information we received was that he also was killed by the same security guards.\u003c/em\u003e\" said the neighbor of the deceased.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eWe certainly need advocacy and probably need to be moved from this area because we are not at peace because of these security guards who kill whoever they capture.\u003c/em\u003e\" said a woman living in the area.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eWe have no other enemy from outside, or elsewhere who bring weapons to commit such atrocities. It is those security guards.\u003c/em\u003e” said another neighbor.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusafiri, the in charge of security at Bugesera airport construction site, told TV1 that he did not have any information about the crimes committed by the security guards, as he never been informed on this issue.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResidents of the area said another man was also recently killed by security guards.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/100007483840811/posts/2695751907350911/?d=n\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.facebook.com/100007483840811/posts/2695751907350911/?d=n\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://umuryango.rw/amakuru/mu-rwanda/umutekano/article/bugesera-umugore-n-umwana-we-w-amezi-7-biciwe-ahari-kubakwa-ikibuga-cy-indege\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://umuryango.rw/amakuru/mu-rwanda/umutekano/article/bugesera-umugore-n-umwana-we-w-amezi-7-biciwe-ahari-kubakwa-ikibuga-cy-indege\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1597656509/victims/ufgecwjojjr1cs1415ov.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":532,"name":"Ndayisaba Eric","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 26 July 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.972547,29.685983","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn July 26, 2020, Rwandan police shot dead Ndayisaba Eric known as Munyu. He was suspected of involvement in the murder of a motorcycle driver.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the Rwandan police, he was on his way to show them an accomplice named Gasumuni in the cell of Gasave, Rugendabari sector, Muhanga district. He allegedly jumped out of the police car, ran and the police shot him. The victim was in custody prior to the events.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/muhanga-umwe-mu-bakekwaho-kwica-umumotari-yarashwe-arapfa-agerageza-gucika\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/muhanga-umwe-mu-bakekwaho-kwica-umumotari-yarashwe-arapfa-agerageza-gucika\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.kigalitoday.com/umutekano/imbere-mu-gihugu/article/umwe-mu-bakekwaho-kwica-umumotari-bakamwiba-moto-yarashwe-agerageza-gutoroka\"\u003ehttps://www.kigalitoday.com/umutekano/imbere-mu-gihugu/article/umwe-mu-bakekwaho-kwica-umumotari-bakamwiba-moto-yarashwe-agerageza-gutoroka\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1596450124/victims/l3aww7ha63q4ukjvzyrl.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":533,"name":"Karimumutima Jean D'Amour","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 20 July 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.675264,29.339432","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn July 20, 2020, Karimumutima Jean D'Amour, 35 years old, was shot dead by Rwandan police. The victim had been imprisoned in the past for dealing cannabis, he served 6 months and 3 years respectively in jail. It had been 7 months since he had been released. The week before his murder, he was denounced for cannabis dealing, the Rwandan Investigation Bureau did not find any evidence and did not prosecute him.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was shot on his way back from the DRC and the police showed bags of cannabis that would have been found on him. The victim left behind six orphans she had with four women.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.abaryankuna.com/la-famille-munyentwari-sera-t-elle-ruinee-comme-celle-de-rwigara-la-police-rib-a-repandu-chez-le-papa-et-son-fils-des-sachets-de-drogue-pour-mieux-les-persecuter-et-les-transformer-en-trafiquants/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIn the past in the case of the Munyentwari family, the police admitted to having spread cannabis in their home in order to arrest them\u003c/a\u003e.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info: \u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://umuseke.rw/rubavu-umugabo-umaze-igihe-acuruza-urumogi-yarashwe-mu-gicuku-arwikoreye.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://umuseke.rw/rubavu-umugabo-umaze-igihe-acuruza-urumogi-yarashwe-mu-gicuku-arwikoreye.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1596450227/victims/jagfounohyafdcnpjivb.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":534,"name":"Niyobuhungiro Simbizi J.J.","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 17 July 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":64,"geo_coords":"-1.649777,29.264656","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn the night of July 17, 2020, Rwandan soldiers stationed in Rubavu district shot and killed Niyobuhungiro Simbizi J.J., 36, who was leaving Rwanda with a cow on his way to the Democratic Republic of Congo. He reportedly crossed the border illegally and the cow was also shot.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victim was born in 1984 and had a CEPGL identity document. Her name is said to be Niyobuhungiro Simbizi J.J. and she is of Congolese nationality.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing this extra-judicial execution, the commander of Brigade 201, which covers the areas of Rubavu, Nyabihu and Rutsiro, Colonel Bukenya, in a meeting with the population, told them \"\u003cem\u003eto be the guarantor of their security, that if the authorities forbid you to cross the border and you do so, you will be punished, ..., be aware that the military has armies in charge\u003c/em\u003e\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info: \u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rubavu-umugabo-yarashwe-agerageza-kwambutsa-inka-ayijyanye-muri-rdc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rubavu-umugabo-yarashwe-agerageza-kwambutsa-inka-ayijyanye-muri-rdc\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://umuseke.rw/rubavu-abasirikare-barashe-uwajyaga-drc-yambuka-binyuranyije-namategeko.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://umuseke.rw/rubavu-abasirikare-barashe-uwajyaga-drc-yambuka-binyuranyije-namategeko.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1596450378/victims/obhpxdsfjlbuvkezfz9k.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":531,"name":"Two Burundian refugees","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday,  4 July 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":40,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn July 4, 2020, at least two Burundian refugees were shot and killed by Rwandan control authorities while attempting to cross the border with Tanzania near Mahama camp.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnited Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a statement that preliminary information shared by the authorities mentions that the two refugees were killed trying to smuggle drugs into the country.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda National Police said the incident occurred at 3/30 am on Saturday. “Security forces on patrol in Mahama Sector, Kirehe District, fired at a group of smugglers trafficking narcotics across the Akagera River” sait the Rwanda National Police.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info :\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://chimpreports.com/rwanda-border-patrol-shoot-dead-2-burundian-refugees/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://chimpreports.com/rwanda-border-patrol-shoot-dead-2-burundian-refugees/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1594837590/victims/al90qrouz8ath1sxcho4.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":536,"name":"Ntiyatwibagiwe Jean Bosco","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Tuesday, 30 June 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eNtiyatwibagiwe Jean Bosco, 25, born in 1995, who was working as a taxi driver has been missing since the end of June 2020. A customer called him in the early morning between 3 and 4 am to pick him up at the Bambasi dairy factory in Gatuna near the border between Rwanda and Uganda. He departed from the NYAMBARE cell, GIPANDE village, CYUMBA sector and Gicumbi District to the RWANKONJO cell located in the same sector and District. Since then until now, his whereabouts are unknown. The Rwandan investigation bureau is reportedly still investigating.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to the local authorities their guests if they stay overnight. In this context when someone is missing and his relatives have no news from him and live with fear, the probability that his life may be in danger or that he has been murdered is high. The light must be shed on this case.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info :\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.abaryankuna.com/abashimusi-ba-kagame-bakomeje-kurigisa-abana-bu-rwanda-ntiyatwibagiwe-jean-bosco-amaze-ukwezi-kurenga-ashimuswe/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttps://www.abaryankuna.com/abashimusi-ba-kagame-bakomeje-kurigisa-abana-bu-rwanda-ntiyatwibagiwe-jean-bosco-amaze-ukwezi-kurenga-ashimuswe/\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1596450625/victims/ukw4ehqectxczthqvm3c.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":528,"name":"Giraneza Theogene and 5 other victims ","count":6,"type_id":6,"date":"Thursday, 18 June 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eFour victims died in 2018 and one in 2019 at unknown dates\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiraneza Théogene, 26 years old, was part of the group of young people considered \"delinquent - 'abananiranye'\" and \"unemployed - 'inzererezi'\" who were brought to the rehabilitation centre located in Tongati, Gashari sector, Karongi district, Western Province of Rwanda (next to Lake Kivu).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 18 June 2020 Giraneza was released because he was ill and died on the road not far from the centre without having passed the city where the rehabilitation centre is built! \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the newspaper Umuseke, many former residents of the centre testify to the torture they suffer there: \"\u003cstrong\u003eThey are beaten, sleep on the floor (on cement) naked and in the morning are woken up by a jet of cold water from a garden hose\u003c/strong\u003e,\" the newspaper writes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the torture, the residents suffer ill-treatment: \"\u003cstrong\u003eEating at the centre is a big problem, we were given some corn in a cup, can you imagine sitting for three months\u003c/strong\u003e? They take us there by car and send us home on foot,\" a former resident told the newspaper. For this resident, since the residents come from different areas, there should be a way to help them get back home. He added that \"rehabilitation is not hitting\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 2018, \u003cstrong\u003ethree people have died as a result of the consequences of the ill-treatment\u003c/strong\u003e they suffered at the centre. In the same year, a \u003cstrong\u003eyoung man committed suicide when he was told that he was going to return there\u003c/strong\u003e, he lived in the city of Kibande, the cell of Gisanze, the sector of Rubengera.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the same series, \u003cstrong\u003eanother young person died in 2019\u003c/strong\u003e in Kirinda hospital after being released from the same \"rehabilitation\" centre.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info : \u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://umuseke.rw/karongi-umwe-mu-barekuwe-mu-kigo-ngororamuco-yapfiriye-mu-nzira.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://umuseke.rw/karongi-umwe-mu-barekuwe-mu-kigo-ngororamuco-yapfiriye-mu-nzira.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.abaryankuna.com/rwanda-des-centres-de-rehabilitation-ou-de-torture-le-deces-de-giraneza/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.abaryankuna.com/rwanda-des-centres-de-rehabilitation-ou-de-torture-le-deces-de-giraneza/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1593110969/victims/cko4kjjs1abkeptzvpay.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":529,"name":"Two anonymous men","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 18 June 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn the morning of June 18, 2020 the inhabitants of Gahira cell, Uwinkindi sector, Nyamagabe district in the Southern Province of Rwanda discovered two lifeless bodies. The first body was found in the area of the cell and the second body a kilometer away in a river. Residents think they are robbers even though the first body was next to his bicycle. According to the Rwandan police spokesman for the Southern Province, CID Twajamahoro Sylvestre, \"people have allegedly set a trap for the inhabitants, beat them and killed them using knives\". He said the investigation had begun.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to local authorities their hosts if they are staying overnight. In this context, when a lifeless body is found, the circumstances of death require that light be shed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info : \u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/kqaPDuDGnxc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/kqaPDuDGnxc\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1593111135/victims/tevfkbpiqyntihqwxqa8.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":535,"name":"Anonymous man","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 16 June 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.599844,29.331239","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn 16 June 2020, a man whose identity was not disclosed was shot dead by the Rwandan army when he was coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to the executive secretary of the Busasamana sector : \"\u003cem\u003eThe victim was shot in the night of 15-16 June 2020 because he had taken a route that many troublemakers take. That is why the Rwandan army shot him\u003c/em\u003e\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info: \u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://umuseke.rw/rubavu-umugabo-yarashwe-agerageza-kwinjira-mu-rwanda.html?fbclid=IwAR3p3Ea8UJERpJk14hiOhNHEuZ7pfY5p5VzSrvVhQhTIYUvstQRfk3-7Lk8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://umuseke.rw/rubavu-umugabo-yarashwe-agerageza-kwinjira-mu-rwanda.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1596450554/victims/s11edgibecd9kom76p7l.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":524,"name":"Bizimana","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 10 June 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.949863, 30.067928","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in front of the Rwigara family residence, a young man was shot four rounds by a man in civilian clothes and died on the spot. His name would be \"Bizimana\".\u0026nbsp;On that day he was wearing jeans and a black jacket. The source is a security man who wished to remain anonymous. Diane Rwigara posted the following on her twitter:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eYesterday morning around 8:45 am, someone was shot four times right in front of our gate.\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RIB_Rw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@RIB_Rw\u003c/a\u003e WHY?\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e— Shima Diane Rwigara (@ShimaRwigara) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ShimaRwigara/status/1271014393271246848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJune 11, 2020\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwigara's family's residence is located in a highly secured neighbourhood not far from President Kagame's residence. Diane Rwigara is kept under constant surveillance like all political opponents in Rwanda. How was Bizimana shot dead in that neighbourhood and the shooter escaped all this surveillance raises questions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLight must be shed on this case.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.therwandan.com/ki/kigali-imbere-yo-rwigara-harasiwe-umuntu/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.therwandan.com/ki/kigali-imbere-yo-rwigara-harasiwe-umuntu/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1592119536/victims/zmivotrksyzckht0dw5i.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":526,"name":"Venant ABAYISENGA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Saturday,  6 June 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eVenant ABAYISENGA, 32, member of the Dalfa Umurinzi party. He went missing since June 6, 2020 after he left his house to buy credit to top up his phone.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victim is a relative of Victoire Ingabire and he had already been subject of numerous persecutions including torture in the past because of his membership of the Inkingi FDU.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn September 2017, as part of a post-election crackdown, he was arrested, beaten, tortured, and then detained for two years and four months with other FDU members accused of destabilizing Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn January 23, 2020, he was acquitted by the Rwandan justice system and was immediately released.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter his release, he announced that he wanted to continue his political fight and joined the Dalfa Umurinzi, the new party of Victoire Ingabire.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis name is added to the long list of political opponents who are imprisoned, disappear or are regularly murdered in Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/afrique/region-52967702\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.bbc.com/afrique/region-52967702\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/VictoireUmuhoza/status/1271732467947442177\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://twitter.com/VictoireUmuhoza/status/1271732467947442177\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1592136615/victims/cxfrtjlz0bkcnqylgzih.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":522,"name":"Sidini Muhereza","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday,  1 June 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":239,"geo_coords":"-1.594625, 29.319074","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eA Ugandan businessman was on Monday shot dead by Rwanda security forces in Rwerere parish, Burera district, about 5km from the Uganda-Rwanda border.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSidini Muhereza (or Sydney Muhumuza according to the BBC), a resident of Kagogo village Bigagga parish Butanda sub county Kabale district, was reportedly killed while smuggling match boxes into Rwanda. The deceased has a wife and 5 children.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eIf every person that committed crime was shot dead, the world would be in problems. It is our appeal that Rwandan security officials use other means of punishing Ugandans that commit crime in their country than killing them. I thank the Rwandan authorities for transporting the body and handing over to the relatives for burial. But in the spirit of the East African Community, killing illegal entrants is bad,\u003c/em\u003e” Kabale resident district commissioner Mr Darius Nandinda said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Body-Ugandan-business-man-shot-Rwanda-repatriated/688334-5573386-xbirt/index.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Body-Ugandan-business-man-shot-Rwanda-repatriated/688334-5573386-xbirt/index.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://eyalama.com/ugandan-national-shot-dead-at-rwanda-border/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://eyalama.com/ugandan-national-shot-dead-at-rwanda-border/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/gahuza/amakuru-52973124\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.bbc.com/gahuza/amakuru-52973124\u003c/a\u003e (Sydney Muhumuza)\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1592117416/victims/rhykcfcuyodrqioyyfg8.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":527,"name":"Clarisse NYIRANGARUYE and her brother","count":2,"type_id":6,"date":"Thursday, 14 May 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eClarisse NYIRANGARUYE and her young brother Jean Baptiste MANISHIMWE, children of Aloys KAREMERA, residents of Karunyura village, Kabeza cell, Cyuve sector in Musanze District; they were both seen, in video published by TV1, being severely beaten in the street by Sebashotsi Gasasira Jean Paul the executive secretary of Cyuve sector and the executive secretary of Kabeza cell in collaboration with DASSO.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClarisse NYIRANGARUYE was seen being severely hit on the head, slapped in the ears, kicked several times in the stomach. This torture left her with many evident physical and psychological sequels that lead her to attempting to commit suicide on 7th June 2020. Her family says since that incident, she has developed mental problems, always isolating herself, sleepy and in constant pain.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Clarisse still struggles with both physical and psychological sequels, it was also reported by the Chronicles that she and her family have been threatened via phone calls. The two local officials and 2 DASSO agents who assaulted her and her brother, were, on 10th June 2020, granted bail by court in Musanze district.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn its verdict on Thursday 30 July 2020, the Musanze High Court has ruled that it has no jurisdiction to try Sebashotsi Gasasira Jean Paul, the former Executive Secretary of Cyuve Sector and colleagues, because the beating was committed while he was on duty and could not be sentenced to 15 years in prison. The Musanze High Court said in its discretion that the former leaders had not intentionally beaten or injured the people but were on the job and therefore not able to sentence him to a 15-year imprisonment.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu4C2v9Gij4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu4C2v9Gij4\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G4KlkokXTg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G4KlkokXTg\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ChroniclesRW/status/1270066893873983492\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://twitter.com/ChroniclesRW/status/1270066893873983492\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ChroniclesRW/status/1270790805498793987\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://twitter.com/ChroniclesRW/status/1270790805498793987\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://umuryango.rw/amakuru/mu-rwanda/ubuzima/article/musanze-nyirangaruye-wakubiswe-n-uwahoze-ari-gitifu-wa-cyuve-yahuye-n\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://umuryango.rw/amakuru/mu-rwanda/ubuzima/article/musanze-nyirangaruye-wakubiswe-n-uwahoze-ari-gitifu-wa-cyuve-yahuye-n\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.valuenews.info/2020/06/11/musanze-urukiko-rwategetse-ko-gitifu-na-bagenzi-be-bakubise-abaturage-bafungurwa/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.valuenews.info/2020/06/11/musanze-urukiko-rwategetse-ko-gitifu-na-bagenzi-be-bakubise-abaturage-bafungurwa/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.amizero.rw/inkuru.php?nid=354Musanze:-Urukiko-rwisumbuye-rutegetseko-gitifu-na-bagenzi-be-baregwa-gukubita-bafungurwa-bagakurikiranwa-bari-hanze.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.amizero.rw/inkuru.php?nid=354Musanze:-Urukiko-rwisumbuye-rutegetseko-gitifu-na-bagenzi-be-baregwa-gukubita-bafungurwa-bagakurikiranwa-bari-hanze.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FQeNa4Q4L8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FQeNa4Q4L8\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/musanze-gitifu-w-umurenge-n-uw-akagali-bafungiwe-gukubita-abaturage\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/musanze-gitifu-w-umurenge-n-uw-akagali-bafungiwe-gukubita-abaturage\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1592431506/victims/wwnvvtydmdfybpkczygi.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":517,"name":"Théoneste BAPFAKURERA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 11 May 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThéoneste Bapfakurera, a father of four children was stabbed to death on Monday 11 May 2020 in Rwamagana district.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile he was in the shop of political opponent Théophile Ntirutwa, 9 assailants, obviously looking for Théophile Ntirutwa, came in and asked who \"Théo\" was.\u0026nbsp;Théoneste Bapfakurera, also nicknamed Theo, replied \"it's me\" and the assailants stabbed him to death.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the circumstances of the tragedy, the death of Theoneste Bapfakurera appears to be a political assassination who missed his target and was targeting Theophile Ntirutwa.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the target of the assassination was a member of Victoire Ingabire's opposition party, the pro-government media did not cover the assassination.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/5396421.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/5396421.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myWKssczw88\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myWKssczw88\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1589395336/victims/th1ukr8wzwncficq8xfi.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":515,"name":"Ntagisanimana Moses and Rehema Louise","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday,  8 May 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.623738, 29.289713","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn 08 May 2020, security forces operating in the Rubavu region shot dead two people, Ntagisanimana Moses, 38 years old and Rehema Louise, a pregnant woman, for allegedly trying to smuggle cannabis from the Democratic Republic of Congo.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe incident took place at a time when the border between the two countries is closed to contain the spread of the coronavirus epidemic. Only Rwandans are allowed to enter Rwanda and are placed in quarantine for 14 days.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two people were shot dead around midnight in the village of Nyakabanda, Rwangara cell, in the Cyanzarwe sector.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victims were reportedly carrying 70 to 80 kg of cannabis.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNtagisanimana Moses leaves behind a wife and three children.\u0026nbsp;He was buried on 08 May 2020 as his family said: \"We agreed to take the body and bury it properly because it was ours. In the morning I went to work, I am a mason, a young girl, Nyirabayoboke, came to tell us that my brother-in-law had been killed, we looked for young people to go and see as I didn't have the strength to go down to the valley, the one who was shot is our uncle in the larger family, we buried him not far away\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pregnant woman, Rehema Louise, leaves behind a husband and a child. It would appear that smuggling contraband into Rwanda was her job in collaboration with her family.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Ntagisanimana Moïse, this would have been a recidivism, indeed in 2016 he had been sentenced to three years in prison for burglary with a weapon. He had been on parole since 2019. But his family insisted that they were not aware of the cannabis trade: \"Ntagisanimana has been out of Kiriba prison for several days but we would not have suspected him of selling cannabis, even though life after prison has not been easy.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter this extrajudicial execution, the Rwandan authorities held an information meeting with the inhabitants of this locality. One inhabitant who attended the meeting told VOA: \"The mayor immediately arrived and spoke to the people, showed them what had happened, told them to show courage in this ordeal but also stressed that it is their fault, that they make us aware but that we are stubborn, that we should not cry much for those who were shot in the valley, that it is their fault\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Rwandan army spokesman, Lieutenant-Colonel Innocent Munyengango, refused to comment, telling the Voice of America that he was going to find out first and has not responded to any more phone calls or text messages from the radio.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe newspaper pro RPF government, Igihe.com, one of the first to publish the information, kept quiet about the names of the victims and the fact that one of them was pregnant.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.igihe.com/ubukungu/amabanki/article/abantu-babiri-barashwe-bavanye-urumogi-muri-congo-barapfa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.igihe.com/ubukungu/amabanki/article/abantu-babiri-barashwe-bavanye-urumogi-muri-congo-barapfa\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/5389568.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/5389568.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1588936593/victims/ukobsjv5mbv3yelhznl9.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":525,"name":"Ganza Gratien UWITONZE","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Wednesday,  6 May 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eGanza Gratien Uwitonze has been missing since 06 May 2020. He left his home in Kagugu, Kigali, to take out money from Equity Bank. Since that day he has been missing and his phone is no longer answering. Family and relatives live in fear and his whereabouts remain unknown. His friend posted the following on twitter:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RIB_Rw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@RIB_Rw\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RNPSpokesperson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@RNPSpokesperson\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Rwandapolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@Rwandapolice\u003c/a\u003e please help us to find this guy called Gratien Ganza Uwitonze, desapeared since May 06th 2020 when he went to withdraw money to an Equity bank's agent in Kigali. He is 29years and lived in Kigali-Kagugu. \u003ca href=\"https://t.co/yKx2ZlqT1g\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003epic.twitter.com/yKx2ZlqT1g\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e— Rwandanlivesmatter (@EllaHelene2) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/EllaHelene2/status/1271114070461222919?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJune 11, 2020\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to the local authorities their guests if they stay overnight. In this context when someone is missing and his relatives have no news from him and live with fear, the probability that his life may be in danger or that he has been murdered is high. The light must be shed on this case.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpdate : on Augts 1, 2020 : Ganza Uwitonze \u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(233, 234, 235); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003ereappeared. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1592120893/victims/duq1krp3jddkxhdkgg5j.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":516,"name":"Elias HABIYAREMYE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday,  2 May 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn 2 May 2020, Habiyaremye Elias, aged 32, from the village of Rusororo, Murama cell, Bweramana sector, Ruhango district, died as a result of beatings by the security forces. He was reportedly robbed together with two other young people who were able to flee when they were caught red-handed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter being beaten, he was rushed to Gitwe hospital, where he was pronounced dead at the scene.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the local authorities, represented by the sector's executive secretary: \u003cem\u003e\"We cannot prove that he died as a result of the beatings, it is the investigation that will determine the cause of his death.\"\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victim was immediately buried on Sunday, May 3, 2020, at his hometown Bweramana.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://umuseke.rw/ruhango-umusore-ushinjwa-ubujura-birakekwako-yazize-inkoni.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://umuseke.rw/ruhango-umusore-ushinjwa-ubujura-birakekwako-yazize-inkoni.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1588938157/victims/lbcszbsojgbe0mgo2kv1.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":544,"name":"Anonymous","count":14,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday,  1 May 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.494049,29.832527","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eAccording to a source who wishes to remain anonymous for security reasons, in the district of Burera, in the Northern Province of Rwanda, fourteen (14) people were shot dead by Rwandan police officers during the period of confinement related to Covid-19 (In May 2020). They are believed to have smuggled contraband into Rwanda from Uganda. \"The saddest part is that they were shot while sitting down, they were asked to call their relatives to say goodbye, and then they were shot,\" the source said. As a result, people in Burera district are in a state of confusion about who ordered the police to violate human rights. They are asking for help from those who can help them identify the person who gave the instructions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose who shot them were police officers who were deployed to various parts of the border.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn independent investigation is expected to be conducted to shed light on the case.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info:\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.abaryankuna.com/ubuvugizi-abagera-kuri-18-baba-bararashwe-na-rdf-mu-bihe-bitandukanye-giovanie-waburiwe-irengero/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.abaryankuna.com/ubuvugizi-abagera-kuri-18-baba-bararashwe-na-rdf-mu-bihe-bitandukanye-giovanie-waburiwe-irengero/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1599423870/victims/jzl9h8iuzycso6zp7dzl.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":511,"name":"Jean Pierre SIBOMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 25 April 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.698896, 29.342818","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eJean Pierre Sibomana, 35, was shot dead by Rwandan police on 25 April 2020. He was reportedly trying to escape from a detention cell in Mahoko's cell, Kanama sector, and was shot dead by prison guards. The victim had been imprisoned on 22 April 2020 for wounding the cow of a survivor of the 1994 genocide against Tutsis in Rwanda named Nyiramagori Rachel.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSibomana was intercepted crossing to DRC\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ChroniclesRW/status/1254101669312372736?s=19\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://twitter.com/ChroniclesRW/status/1254101669312372736?s=19\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1588017698/victims/rjsnwenpqcvbuhvnynja.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":513,"name":"Jean Damascène NIYONZIMA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 19 April 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.478553, 28.909142","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eNiyonzima Jean Damascène, resident of the Kamembe area of Rusizi district, was reportedly shot dead by the Police on Sunday 19 April.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 28-year-old man was shot dead during the night at around 8 p.m., police spokesman Bonaventure Karekezi (pictured above).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe family of Jean Damascène Niyonzima disagrees with the version of events presented by the Rwandan police on his death.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Rwandan police say the man allegedly robbed and wanted to fight the police who shot him in return. According to his family members and neighbours, Jean Damascène Niyonzima would have been taken into custody four days before his death.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe police spokesman further stated that the deceased had been caught with some of the stolen technological equipment in the Kamashangi cell near Gihundwe where he was already living; the police stated that he had been caught with the television and then tried to fight the policeman by hitting him with an \"iron\" knife he was carrying, while another also shot him in self-defence and the man died instantly.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, Ms. Christine Nyiranzeyimana, the wife of the deceased, does not agree with this version. She said she was shocked to learn that her husband had been shot while robbing while he was in the custody of the police who took her away on the 15th, four days before his death.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe information that Mr. Niyonzima was arrested before he was shot by the police is confirmed by some of his neighbours, including those who were with him when the police car picked him up.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis family and neighbours say they do not understand how Niyonzima escaped from the police force that picked him up and went to steal. They are therefore calling for an investigation into their relative's death so that he can be given justice.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/rwanda-urujijo-ku-rupfu-rw-umugabo-w-imyaka-28-yarashwe-na-polisi/5383762.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/rwanda-urujijo-ku-rupfu-rw-umugabo-w-imyaka-28-yarashwe-na-polisi/5383762.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1588015923/victims/k2j9c5czliz7rhisdj8w.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":514,"name":"Thierry NTAKIRUTIMANA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Saturday, 18 April 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThierry Ntakirutimana is a young man who lived in Kiruhura in Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Saturday evening, 18 April 2020, he visited his mother, Mukankaka Beata, at the family home in Gasabo district, Jali sector, Nyaburiba cell. Since that day his whereabouts are unknown, neither on the phone nor in Kiruhura where he was living. He was last seen when his mother accompanied him, the same day he last spoke on the phone with his older brother Jules, who lives in Uganda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince then, his family has been so afraid to report his disappearance or abduction to the point where they have been afraid to answer all the phone calls. This information is being made public so late because of the climate of terror and repeated assassinations that reign in Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1588187715/victims/zkwmkcuigqicorypkpuo.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":509,"name":"Dieudonné NIYONSENGA","count":1,"type_id":5,"date":"Wednesday, 15 April 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn April 15, Dieudonné Niyonsenga, also known as Cyuma Hassan, the owner of Ishema TV, was arrested with his driver, Fidèle Komezusenge. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RIB_Rw/status/1250480771229499392\"\u003eRIB accused Niyonsenga \u003c/a\u003eof violating the lockdown measures and giving Komezusenge an unauthorized press pass.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/24/rwanda-lockdown-arrests-abuses-surge\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/24/rwanda-lockdown-arrests-abuses-surge\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1588010390/victims/lgeinwm3tknxyg5rf7is.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":510,"name":"Théoneste NSENGIMANA","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Sunday, 12 April 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn April 12, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RIB_Rw/status/1249434266003537927\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRIB tweeted confirmation of the arrest\u003c/a\u003e of Theoneste Nsengimana, the owner of Umubavu TV, for alleged fraud. RIB accused him of promising 20,000 Rwandan Francs (US$ 21) to people to say they were receiving assistance from abroad “for the purpose of soliciting the story for his own benefit.”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/24/rwanda-lockdown-arrests-abuses-surge\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/24/rwanda-lockdown-arrests-abuses-surge\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1588011202/victims/ee6oh222v8j2ccfhgkdk.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":518,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday,  4 April 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe body of a young man was discovered on Saturday April 04, 2020 in a field next to cassava by Mukandatirwa Laurencia who was cultivating his field. The body was discovered in the cell of Muyange, Kagarama sector in the district of Kicukiro, the city of Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death of the young man left questions for the inhabitants, especially for those who knew him. Indeed, although it was tried to make people believe that the victim was going to steal cassava, the latter said that he did not have the habit of stealing. \"He is not a thief, we don't know him as a thief, it is possible that he was killed elsewhere and his body was transported here,\" said one woman.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe owner of the cassava fields was surprised to see the cassava because the cassava had been harvested, he had not found them, so according to him the cassava found did not seem to come from his field.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Eric Uwizeyimana, Executive Secretary of the Kagarama sector, the RIB had started to investigate.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy didn't the media mention his name?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy was the crime scene covered up?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho in Rwanda had the ability to get out, transport a body and cover up the crime scene during lockdown?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to the local authorities their guests if they stay overnight. In this context when a lifeless body is found, the circumstances of death require that light be shed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehttps://youtu.be/6bXzQ-MKcA4\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1589394318/victims/mypyrpkbo68winqhvvfd.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":508,"name":"Francis NZAYIRE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 28 March 2020","country_id":141,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eRwandan exiled in Malawi, his wife testified: \"My husband has just been assassinated, he was afraid for his life because some pro-RPF regime Rwandans were asking him to help them in their actions here in Malawi, he said no because he had fled Rwanda in 1994, he refused to help them because he was a Christian and could not do acts that would not please God and he was campaigning for peace. He had been afraid for days because these men had told him that if he did not help them, they were going to hurt him or something was going to happen to him. As Christians we prayed and thought that these were just threats. We used to live in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, when he was threatened and we moved to Muzuzo, security was not guaranteed there either, and we moved again to Nkotakota, these men continued to follow us. Earlier this week he told me that these men continued to pursue him and asked him to talk to them. He continued to believe that they were just empty threats. He said that he had fled Rwanda in 1994, had returned to Rwanda where he did not feel at peace. He fled here to Malawi and what had caused him to flee was still relevant.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the night of Saturday April 04, 2020 around 2am we heard a loud noise. We were startled and went to see what had woken up the children, we found that the back door was broken down. I was behind him and they told him \"we didn't come to get your money but your life. We'll kill you first and then we'll take your money later. They stabbed him in the abdomen. His last words were, \u003cem\u003e\"Killing is the only thing you know to do, yet you have inflicted a bad death to me\"\u003c/em\u003e. They checked the whole house and took everything, in the children's room, when a child screamed, they hit his head on the wall. They told the children to pray because the next day the house would be full of tears. They continued to take me everywhere, holding my arm and forbidding me to speak so that I wouldn't suffer the same fate as my husband. They found my eldest son's hiding place and stabbed him on the head and in the neck. I begged for him. They asked me for the car keys, after some difficulties I was able to tell them where he was. They went out with my son to open our shop for them, but he escaped and ran away to the neighbor.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe buried him on Monday. We are refugees here, the regime in Kigali wanted him to become their political party member. We are afraid of the government of Rwanda; they want to kill us. My husband said he hadn't come the long way to flee the Rwandan authorities to finally work for them. Here in Malawi we are not safe, many women have become widows and are raising orphans\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5P7RI68mHE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5P7RI68mHE\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1586324741/victims/njbvhl53l1zm9mutvpys.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":506,"name":"Jean Claude Nyiramana \u0026 Emmanuel Nyandwi","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 24 March 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.350283, 29.662977","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eTwo young men were shot dead in Nyamitobu Village, Kabuga Cell, Nyagisozi Sector of Nyanza District as the police was in the process of enforcing the Covid-19 prevention ordinance.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictims were identified as Jean Claude Nyiramana, 27-year-old; and Emmanuel Nyandwi, 25-year-old.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the information published by http://www.intyoza.com, the police stopped Jean Claude who was riding on a motorcycle without a helmet, and he parked a few meters away near a shop.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile he was standing at the shop, one of the police officers approached him and asked him his papers and Jean Claude refused to show his papers and instead grabbed the policeman by the neck. In that scuffle, another police officer arrived and fired a shot in Jean Claude’s chest and he died instantly.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmmanuel Nyandwi, who was nearby, he saw his friend shot dead, tried to fight the police and he also was shot dead.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt various levels of administration where Intyoza.com reporter asked, including the Executive Secretary of Nyagisozi Sector none wanted to comment on the incident, but they rather seemed to abscond the journalist citing investigation reasons.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRIB spokesperson Marie Michelle Umuhoza said she would inquire before making any comment.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"http://www.intyoza.com/nyanza-abasore-babiri-barashwe-na-polisi-barapfa/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.intyoza.com/nyanza-abasore-babiri-barashwe-na-polisi-barapfa/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1585157542/victims/ghazliywxciwltq68tsv.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":505,"name":"Celestin Bazimaziki","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 10 March 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe lifeless body of 37-year-old Celestin Bazimaziki was found in the Nyabugogo River on March 13, 2020.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body is believed to have remained in the river for three days and it is believed that the men in charge of the patrol struck him. Ntwali Jean Claude, who discovered the body, said that \"Bazimaziki was hit and thrown into the river and lacked the energy to swim in and get out. His eyes had been broken and his head smashed. Obviously those who hit him wanted to kill him\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNtawigira Jean Pierre, head of the clerks' cooperative, of which Bazimaziki was a member, said that \"that day, Bazimaziki went home, found his wife on the phone, took it away from her, went out for a drink in the bar of Munyaneza in Bitare, the men in charge of the patrol found him there and hit him\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);\"\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to local authorities their hosts if they are staying overnight. In this context, when a lifeless body is found, the circumstances of death require that light be shed.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info\u003c/u\u003e : \u003ca href=\"http://bwiza.com/?Umurambo-w-umugabo-watoraguwe-mu-Mugezi-wa-Nyabugogo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bwiza.com/?Umurambo-w-umugabo-watoraguwe-mu-Mugezi-wa-Nyabugogo\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1584221723/victims/ujg6by5h7cfyfjizimyw.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":502,"name":"Bucyibaruta Caliste","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 28 February 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eBucyibaruta Caliste\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe had just finished his university hospital studies at the end of 2019. He wished to continue in the Rwandan army and joined the army in 2020. On Friday 28 February 2020, Bucyibaruta's mother was called and informed that her son had died. She left Gisenyi and went to the military hospital in Kanombe. Upon arrival at the hospital, she was informed that she was not going to be given the body, that instead it was going to be sent to Kacyiru to the police hospital for an autopsy.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBucyibaruta's widowed mother remained in Kigali hosted by friends. On Sunday, March 1, she was given an appointment for Monday, March 2, 2020 to be given the body of her son and a car to transport him and another car to accompany them, the car would transport 14 people from Bucyibaruta's family and 4 soldiers. Arriving at the meeting place in Kacyiru, the family was surprised to find that the body had been taken back to Kanombe and that they needed the authorizations of the authorities before giving them the body.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe son had spoken to his mother shortly before the bad news was announced and told her that he was fine.\u0026nbsp;In addition to the pain of losing their child, there is the pain of not knowing what killed him and the efforts that this family has been subjected to during these difficult times.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);\"\u003eThe circumstances of death require that light be shed.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info : \u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RwandansRights/status/1234397069223350274?s=20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://twitter.com/RwandansRights/status/1234397069223350274?s=20\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1583189829/victims/msahodfrg9fi4rti6er6.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":501,"name":"Elias Irumva","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 27 February 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eElias Irumva was shot dead by the Rwanda National Police Bureau, he allegedly wanted fight the polic.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwandan police made itself the statement on this case.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1582839872/victims/f4llatvzou4em3wfxgxr.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":325,"name":"Kizito MIHIGO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 16 February 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eBorn on 25th July 1981 in Kibeho, kizito Mihigo (pictured above in his prison cell in 2016), a survivor of the genocide against Tutsi, was a gospel singer, liturgical songwriter, organist and composer from Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommitted to peace and reconciliation from an early age, Kizito Mihigo composed and wrote hundreds of christian songs, many of them about reconciliation amongst Rwandans. In 2010, after graduating from the Conservatoire de musique de Paris, and he created the \u003ca href=\"http://www.kmp.rw/index.php/en/\"\u003eKizito Mihigo Foundation for Peace - KMP\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough his foundation, Kizito visited prisons and school to promote his ideal for Rwanda. He also decided to use his music as a platform to convey his message. On March 4th March 2014, the singer released the song \u0026quot;\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mmS3s5XnWo\"\u003eIGISOBANURO CY\u0026#x27;URUPFU\u003c/a\u003e\u0026quot;, on YouTube, in which he called for the country to remember and pay tribute to victims of other crimes in addition to the commemorations of the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis. It was a majestic song but the government did not like the message it carried. In Rwanda, talking about other crimes is perceived as an indictment of exactions committed by the Rwandan Patriotic Army. The President himself, Paul Kagame, referred to it on 17th March 2014 in the following disparaging terms: \u0026quot;\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt3Gki2thX0\u0026t=1108\"\u003eI am not a singer who is there to entertain the country\u0026#x27;s enemies\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u0026quot;.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy those few words, he had just given the green light to go after Kizito. Three weeks later, as the country had just started the 20th commemoration of the genocide, the singer was reported missing. Initially, the police said they didn\u0026#x27;t know where he was. However, the international pressure was such that on 14th April 2014, about 10 days after his disappearance, the police admitted detaining him and paraded him in front of the press. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKizito Mihigo made a surprise admission of guilt for all that the police accused him of. The key charge was to have had WhatsApp exchanges with Callixte Sankara, then member of an exil based opposition party, who was long known for his critical remarks against the regime.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 18th April 2014, Kizito Mihigo\u0026#x27;s songs were banned in Rwanda, his foundation was blocked from operating and some members of his foundation fled the country after suffering threats.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a hasty trial, Kizito Mihigo was sentenced by the Kigali High Court on 27th February 2015, to 10 years of imprisonment for conspiracy against the state. During his trial, Kizito pleaded guilty to all charges against him.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLater on, as per law, he appealed this decision to the Supreme Court, but on 10th September 2018, when the appeal was expected to be heard, Kizito Mihigo surprisingly withdrew his appeal.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore anyone could understand what was going on, five days later, The Presidency made a surprise announcement: that Kizito and 2140 other prisoners including political opponent Victoire Ingabire, were granted presidential pardon and were to be released.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 15th September 2018, Kizito Mihigo exited Mageragere prison in Kigali, after a 4 years’ incarceration. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter his release from prison, despite promises made by the authorities, his Foundation for Peace was not allowed to operate. It was a major setback as he had announced that he would devote himself to it on the day of his release.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough the artist remained very popular in Rwanda, being invited to private media and organizing concerts across the country, he and his musical works were censored in the public media. He was subjected to judicial control and could not leave the territory of Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn February 13th 2020, Rwandan authorities announced his arrest for “trying to cross the border to join a terrorist movement”. This time, he was never to be seen again. Four days later, in the wee hours of February 17th 2020, the police leaked a memo announcing that Kizito was found dead in his prison cell. The Rwandan police claimed he committed “suicide using bedsheets”.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the police, the government and all the ruling party\u0026#x27;s forceful messages pushing the suicide story, the public knew that he had been assassinated by Rwandan authorities while in detention.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the day of his funeral, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XrQdFunuJo\"\u003elocal media and the accounts of witnesses who attended the funeral reported three injuries were visible on Mihigo\u0026#x27;s head; one of the head and two others on the face\u003c/a\u003e. Friends of Kizito living abroad made an announcement that sent shockwaves in the world: that he had had left recordings made since 2016, while in prison, using a smartphone!\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his audio recordings, that were released shortly after his tragic death, Kizito described in great details how he was kidnapped, tortured by high ranking military, police and government officials and forced to confess and plead guilty in what he deems to be a political motivated trial, and how he was persecuted after his release on presidential pardon.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was also revealed that several Kigali based western diplomats were aware of Kizito Mihigo persecution and state harassment.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs his friends released a first series of recordings, they made another surprise announcement: that Kizito had written a book and sent it abroad via his cell phone. Entitled “\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/RWANDA-EMBRASSER-RECONCILIATION-Mourir-Heureux-ebook/dp/B08774S9HZ\"\u003eEmbrasser la reconciliation pour vivre en paix et mourir heureux\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e”, the book was published in April 17th 2020, exactly two months after the public announcement of his death.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany exiled Rwandans, Human Rights activists and organizations requested an independent investigation into the circumstances of Kizito Mihito\u0026#x27;s death, but the Rwandan Government refused to cooperate.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Monday, 27th April 2020, during a press conference, when Paul Kagame was asked about Kizito Mihigo’s death under police custody, he answered that such question should be put to rest.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 17th September 2020, Mihigo was awarded the first posthumous \u003ca href=\"https://hrf.org/programs_posts/vaclav-havel-international-prize/\"\u003eVaclav Havel Prize for creative dissent\u003c/a\u003e by the U.S. based Human Rights Foundation, drawing renewed attention to his suspicious death.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20200317-rwanda-kizito-mihigo-enfant-prodige-ennemi-public\"\u003ehttp://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20200317-rwanda-kizito-mihigo-enfant-prodige-ennemi-public\u003c/a\u003e (part 1)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20200318-rwanda-kizito-mihigo-message-plus-important-que-messager-2-2\"\u003ehttp://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20200318-rwanda-kizito-mihigo-message-plus-important-que-messager-2-2\u003c/a\u003e (part 2)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51667168\"\u003ehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51667168\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://af.reuters.com/article/idAFKBN20B1GZ-OZATP\"\u003ehttps://af.reuters.com/article/idAFKBN20B1GZ-OZATP\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQi51okg4Cg\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQi51okg4Cg\u003c/a\u003e (part 1)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/02/20/rwanda-ensure-justice-over-kizito-mihigo-death\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/news/2020/02/20/rwanda-ensure-justice-over-kizito-mihigo-death\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/02/rwanda-shocking-death-of-gospel-singer-in-custody-must-be-effectively-investigated/\"\u003ehttps://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/02/rwanda-shocking-death-of-gospel-singer-in-custody-must-be-effectively-investigated/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://localhost:3000/admin/%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0https://www.acatfrance.fr/actualite/mort-suspecte-en-detention-du-chanteur-kizito-mihigo\"\u003ehttps://www.acatfrance.fr/actualite/mort-suspecte-en-detention-du-chanteur-kizito-mihigo\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://wagingnonviolence.org/cnv/2020/11/havel-prize-death-kizito-mihigo-rwanda-gospel-singer/\"\u003ehttps://wagingnonviolence.org/cnv/2020/11/havel-prize-death-kizito-mihigo-rwanda-gospel-singer/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1588940149/victims/cgx1t6dw75algbi2lu2v.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":496,"name":"Habumuremyi  Télesphore","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday,  5 February 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the night of 4 to 5 February, Habumuremyi Télesphore, commonly known as SINA, resident in Gashishori city, Gatare cell, Rubunda sector, Burera district was arrested by men working for the local security agency DASSO.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter three days in the detention cell of the sector he died on Saturday February 8, 2020 following the torture he was inflicted. According to his wife's testimony, \"It was Friday, I left him without any problem but it was impossible to talk to him because he could not hear well after the slaps they had inflicted on him in the pillows. When I went back on Saturday, the situation had changed, he was turning around and jumping around. The men at DASSO told me he was working out! I spoke to the head of the sector (the executive secretary \"gitifu\") and he told me, \"that he can be sick to death as long as he is an umurembetsi (a seller of Akanyanga liquor, which is considered a drug in Rwanda)\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the family's neighbours, the local authorities are responsible for his death. \"When he was arrested, he was in good health, let them explain his death to us, it looks like we have killing authorities\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe person in charge of the sector is Majyambere Didas. According to the newspaper Umuseke, the Rwandan investigative office, Rwandan Investigation Bureau, has started to investigate the death of Habumuremyi Télesphore.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victim leaves behind a wife and a 5-year-old child.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda; every person, if suspected, should be brought before a court of law instead of being tortured to death.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info : \u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/C5Lx8JkYhXA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/C5Lx8JkYhXA\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://umuseke.rw/burera-gitifu-waho-umuturage-yapfiriye-ku-biro-byumurenge-yashyikirijwe-ubushinjacyaha.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://umuseke.rw/burera-gitifu-waho-umuturage-yapfiriye-ku-biro-byumurenge-yashyikirijwe-ubushinjacyaha.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1582184661/victims/zt5xlkqpu8dlyd2dydca.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":495,"name":"Rubunda","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday,  2 February 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.114870, 30.420744","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn February 2, 2020 a 17-year-old boy named Rubunda was buried after being shot dead by a police officer. He was attending Gabiro High School. His father's name is Batutsi, the execution took place in Kabarore.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Rwandan police or the Rwandan Investigation Bureau, the RIB, did not give any reason for the execution.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSources: People who wish to remain anonymous for security reasons. Their said are confirmed by this tweet.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda; every person, if suspected, should be brought before a court of law instead of being shot dead.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info:\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/intwarane/status/1224741751736479744\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://twitter.com/intwarane/status/1224741751736479744\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1582184324/victims/y943dfmdyyzqtlwfwmee.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":498,"name":"Daniel Murindabyago","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 28 January 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe lifeless body of Daniel Murindabyago was found in the Kirimbi River. A young man who is one of the volunteers fighting crime in the Mahembe sector told the newspaper Umuseke that on 28 January 2020, the victim was withdrawn 100,000 Frw from the SACCO bank (a teachers' bank) located in the Mahembe sector. \"Murindabyago lives in the Karambi sector but he came to withdraw the money here in Mahembe, on his way back home, he stopped at a centre, paid off his debts and shared a blow with the others. It was those who saw him who told us that.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was accompanied by his second wife (he has two). The wife would have left him at the centre with the others and went back alone because it was late.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuridabyago's body was found on January 29, 2020, he was wearing only his underwear and his head had swollen.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA distance of 2km separates the bar where he was last seen and the place where the body was found.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Rwandan office in charge of investigations, the RIB, through its spokesperson Marie Michelle Umuhoza, has communicated that an investigation has been opened and that the victim's body has been taken to the hospital in Kibogora for autopsy.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info :\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.fidar.rw/nyamashekebikekwa-ko-yishwe-nabo-yaguriye-avuye-kuri-sacco-umuseke/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.fidar.rw/nyamashekebikekwa-ko-yishwe-nabo-yaguriye-avuye-kuri-sacco-umuseke/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1582184534/victims/xosct4nsnypicmoffcgx.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":494,"name":"Anonymous men","count":4,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 20 January 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.065098,30.239955","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the night of 19-20 January 2020, 4 persons whose identity has not been communicated were shot dead by the Rwandan army as they allegedly were trying to steal diesel fuel from a hydro power plant construction chinese company.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe incident happens in Nyakariro sector of Rwamagana district.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe information was made public on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, it is said that soldiers shot the four people but the Rwandan army spokesman, Lt.Col Munyengango, said he was not aware of the incident while the spokesman of Rwanda Police, CIP Hamdun Twizeyimana refused to comment as according to him this was not in his responsibility because the victims were killed by the army not the police.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda; every person, if suspected, should be brought before a court of law instead of being shot dead.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu style=\"color: rgb(38, 38, 38);\"\u003eMore info:\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.rwandanlivesmatter.site/ https://www.umuseke.rw/rwamagana-abaturage-4-bararashwe-barapfa-ngo-bibaga-mazutu-yabashinwa.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;https://www.umuseke.rw/rwamagana-abaturage-4-bararashwe-barapfa-ngo-bibaga-mazutu-yabashinwa.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1580060521/victims/xtnb4abzix7vrnzrgnq0.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":492,"name":"Eric BIZIMANA and Emmanuel MBABAZI","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 18 January 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.346747, 29.717013","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eCousins of \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.rwandanlivesmatter.site/#/victim/491\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eTeojen Ndagijimana\u003c/a\u003e, rwandan nationals, the two were shot dead together with their Ugandan cousin \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eon Saturday night near Kumugu Trading Centre, Musanze District in Rwanda, about three kilometres away from the Ugandan border.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003e“Two Rwandans, Eric BIZIMANA and Emmanuel MBABAZI on Saturday crossed into Uganda to visit their relatives in Kabingo village through the ungazzeted border entry of Kabingo Trading Centre and on return, their cousin Ndagijimana opted to escort them. After crossing into Rwanda for about 3km at Kumugu Trading Centre in Musanze District of Rwanda, they were shot dead by Rwandan security officials that suspected them to have been smugglers. The incident happened at about 9pm,”\u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003e said Mr Nkunzimana, the sub-county chairperson.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eHe added that he was trying to verify information that the trio was smuggling bales of second-hand clothes from Uganda to Rwanda.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eHe added that the Rwandan relatives informed their Ugandan relatives that the bodies of the three deceased were taken to a nearby mortuary.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eThe Rwandan ambassador to Uganda, Maj Gen Frank Mugambage\u0026nbsp;said he was not aware of the incident.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric BIZIMANA and Emmanuel MBABAZI are amongst the many Rwandans who were \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eshot and killed by Rwandan security operatives since Rwanda closed its borders with Uganda in February\u0026nbsp;2019.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eMore info:\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/One-Ugandan-Rwandans-shot-dead-Rwanda/688334-5424350-3r6wcsz/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/One-Ugandan-Rwandans-shot-dead-Rwanda/688334-5424350-3r6wcsz/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1579553700/victims/uak2m7yxx5btkxbjhqbr.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":491,"name":"Teojen NDAGIJIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 18 January 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":239,"geo_coords":"-1.343315, 29.730703","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eA Ugandan national, resident of Kabingo Village Chahafi parish Murora Sub-county in Kisoro District was on Saturday night shot and killed at Kumugu Trading Centre, Musanze District in Rwanda, about three kilometres away from the Ugandan border.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eMr Hadard Nkunzimana, the sub-county chairperson, identified the deceased as Teojen Ndagijimana, 26, who was shot together his Rwandan cousins.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003e“Two Rwandans, \u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.rwandanlivesmatter.site/#/victim/492\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEric BIZIMANA and Emmanuel MBABAZI\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003e on Saturday crossed into Uganda to visit their relatives in Kabingo village through the ungazzeted border entry of Kabingo Trading Centre and on return, their cousin Ndagijimana opted to escort them. After crossing into Rwanda for about 3km at Kumugu Trading Centre in Musanze District of Rwanda, they were shot dead by Rwandan security officials that suspected them to have been smugglers. The incident happened at about 9pm,”\u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003e Mr Nkunzimana said.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eHe added that he was trying to verify information that the trio was smuggling bales of second-hand clothes from Uganda to Rwanda.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eHe added that the Rwandan relatives informed their Ugandan relatives that the bodies of the three deceased were taken to a nearby mortuary.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eThe Rwandan ambassador to Uganda, Maj Gen Frank Mugambage\u0026nbsp;said he was not aware of the incident.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eTeojen Ndagijimana is the fourth Ugandan to be shot and killed by Rwandan security operatives since Rwanda closed its borders with Uganda in February\u0026nbsp;2019.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eThe first victim was Alex Nyesiga, 32, resident of Rukiga District who was shot dead in May last year together with a Rwandan, John Batista Kyerengye. On November 9, two other Ugandans Job Ebyarishanga and Bosco Tuheirwe all residents of Rukiga were shot dead about 1 km inside Rwanda.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"\u003eMore info:\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/One-Ugandan-Rwandans-shot-dead-Rwanda/688334-5424350-3r6wcsz/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/One-Ugandan-Rwandans-shot-dead-Rwanda/688334-5424350-3r6wcsz/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1579553700/victims/uak2m7yxx5btkxbjhqbr.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":489,"name":"Henriette UMUNEZERO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 14 January 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn January 14, 2020, the body of a 10-year-old child was found hanging in a tree. The theory of suicide was raised. The event occurred in the city of Uruhetse, the cell of Gasanze and the sector of Nduba in the district of Gasabo in Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body was found by his younger sister Odille Mukundiyukuri on her way home from school. According to the executive secretary of the sector, Jeanne Nibagwire, \u003cem\u003e\"it would be the fault of the family composition because the children were raised by a stepfather, this situation would have caused immense grief to the little girl\"\u003c/em\u003e.\u0026nbsp;According to the neighbours who testified on Ishema TV: the death of the child is a mystery, it is unheard of in Rwanda, a 10-year-old child does not commit suicide, nothing could predict this tragic end.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info:\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.umuseke.rw/gasabo-umwana-wimyaka-10-ngo-yiyahuye.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.umuseke.rw/gasabo-umwana-wimyaka-10-ngo-yiyahuye.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/EbyXaHIx-oE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/EbyXaHIx-oE\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to the local authorities their guests if they stay overnight. In this context when a lifeless body is found, the circumstances of death require that light be shed.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1579437905/victims/t75yygrmwei45roti69z.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":490,"name":"David NSANZIMANA \u0026 James N. KIMONYI","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 12 January 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.647718, 29.263604","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eIn the morning of January 12th 2020, the Rwandan army shot dead David NSANZIMANA and James Niyigena KIMONYI who lived in Cyanzarwe sector. They were shot dead in the Rubavu sector, the cell of Rukoko, the village of Rutagara. According to the police version they tried to smuggle cannabis into Rwanda.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the victims was a demobilized soldier, he allegedly tried to take by force the weapon of one soldier in charge of ensuring security.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the commander of the fourth battalion deployed to Gisenyi, Rubavu and Rugerero sectors Lt Col Cuba Vianney, \u003cem\u003e\"Where they were shot, they were coming from the other side and you know that this is where the enemy of Rwanda is passing through. It's hard not to confuse them even though they are enemies too, because they were carrying cannabis that will harm the children of Rwanda.\"\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the Rwanda authorities’ account of events, this incident must be investigated.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(38, 38, 38);\"\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda; every person, if suspected, should be brought before a court of law instead of being shot dead.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu style=\"color: rgb(38, 38, 38);\"\u003eMore info:\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.igihe.com/amakuru/article/rubavu-babiri-bishwe-barashwe-ubwo-bageragezaga-kwinjiza-urumogi-mu-gihugu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttp://www.igihe.com/amakuru/article/rubavu-babiri-bishwe-barashwe-ubwo-bageragezaga-kwinjiza-urumogi-mu-gihugu\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1579438045/victims/he0eauyhqhhcyfuk2goy.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":488,"name":"Two anonymous women","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 12 January 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo women's bodies were found\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Sunday, January 12th, 2020, Sunday evening, the 44 years old mother of 8 was found dead in a forest in Rusizi District. The body was naked, and presented indications she could have been raped before being killed. The deceased was also 6 months pregnant.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer murder follows another a few days before the January 12, 2020 of 45 years old woman. The two victims knew each other and were friends.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info:\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ChroniclesRW/status/1216783704812609536?s=19\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://twitter.com/ChroniclesRW/status/1216783704812609536?s=19\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/_4Rcx_NjRgQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/_4Rcx_NjRgQ\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to the local authorities their guests if they stay overnight. In this context when a lifeless body is found, the circumstances of death require that light be shed.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1579438829/victims/fjb3ctt77925bcd7sdlq.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":486,"name":"Jean Bosco SIBOMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday,  9 January 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.366630, 29.741366","short_story":"\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(25, 25, 25);\"\u003eResident of Mwima village, Rwesero cell, Busasamana sector in Nyanza district, 40, was shot dead by Rwanda police as, according to the police version of events, he tried to escape from Busasamana police station custody.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(25, 25, 25);\"\u003eThe incident happens in the evening at around 7h30 on 9\u003c/span\u003e\u003csup style=\"color: rgb(25, 25, 25);\"\u003eth\u003c/sup\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(25, 25, 25);\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;January 2020.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(38, 38, 38);\"\u003e“He was detained at Busasamana police station after he has confessed, he was involved in the traffic\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;young girls, and in the evening, he was taken out of his cell so he indicates to the police his collaborator. On the way, he tried to escape and a police officer shot and fatally wounded him” \u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(38, 38, 38);\"\u003eTwajamahoro Sylvestre the spokesperson of Rwanda National Police in southern province told igihe.com\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(38, 38, 38);\"\u003eAccording to the police version of events, Jean Bosco was shot but didn’t die on the spot, he was transferred to Nyanza district hospital where he died later.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(38, 38, 38);\"\u003eResidents of the village where the incident happened, told Bwiza.com that they heard multiple gunshots in the night but didn’t know what was happening.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(38, 38, 38);\"\u003e“\u003c/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgb(38, 38, 38);\"\u003eIn the night, we heard gunshots twice and later we saw two police convoys, and an ambulance. We didn't understand why, but in the morning, we saw blood stains near the Tutsi genocide memorial.\u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(38, 38, 38);\"\u003e” Said one resident of Mwima village.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(38, 38, 38);\"\u003eSome questions call for clarifications:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(25, 25, 25);\"\u003eJean Bosco\u0026nbsp;SIBOMANA\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(38, 38, 38);\"\u003ebeing a suspect in a case of trafficking\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;young girls, why was he taken out of his prison cell in the night?\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhy does Rwanda Police resort to using lethal force on an unarmed and handcuffed civilian?\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(38, 38, 38);\"\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda; every person, if suspected, should be brought before a court of law instead of being shot dead.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu style=\"color: rgb(38, 38, 38);\"\u003eMore info:\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.ibisigo.com/humvikanye-urusaku-rwamasasu-mu-karere-ka-nyanza-ubwo-umupolisi-yarasaga-uwashatse-gucika\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(38, 38, 38);\"\u003ehttps://www.ibisigo.com/humvikanye-urusaku-rwamasasu-mu-karere-ka-nyanza-ubwo-umupolisi-yarasaga-uwashatse-gucika\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/nyanza-umugabo-ukekwaho-gusambanya-abangavu-no-kubacuruza-yarashwe-na-polisi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(38, 38, 38);\"\u003ehttp://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/nyanza-umugabo-ukekwaho-gusambanya-abangavu-no-kubacuruza-yarashwe-na-polisi\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.bwiza.com/?Humvikanye-urusaku-rw-amasasu-mu-Karere-ka-Nyanza\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(38, 38, 38);\"\u003ehttp://www.bwiza.com/?Humvikanye-urusaku-rw-amasasu-mu-Karere-ka-Nyanza\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1578755687/victims/hvsyq3sb0wbvreuogpie.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":453,"name":"Murasa Valentin and Ntwali Shalom ","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday,  5 January 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe lifeless bodies of Murasa Valentin 9 years old and Ntwali Shalom 6 years old were found on Lake Kivu on 06 january 2020. On Sunday January 5, 2020 they were playing at home in the presence of their housekeeper and older sister. Their mother Dusenge Jeannette was away on a business trip to Kigali, she is a functionary for the Nyamasheke district. No one knew when the children had left their home or who took them out, especially as they did not usually leave their homes unaccompanied, except to go to school. They did not meet any of their playmates.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir death remains a mystery to their neighbours, \u003cem\u003e\"it's incomprehensible, no one explains to us how they thought about going to Lake Kivu and who would take them there\"\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the executive secretary of the Ninzi cell, Uwimana Phocas, \u003cem\u003e\"we searched everywhere we thought they might have spent the night without success. The local authorities and the security services worked together, at 2am we took a break from the search. We resumed at 10am and the neighbours called us to tell us that their bodies were floating on Lake Kivu. The bodies were not damaged, except that the animals had started to eat their ears. The bodies were taken to the hospital for an autopsy.\"\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA year ago, their father Nzeyimana Zacharie went missing and his family has not heard from him. Their neighbours have linked what happened to the children and the disappearance of their father. \"How can a person go missing, the searches were in vain despite the security services helping them? After one year, it was the turn of the children, who also disappeared, and their bodies were found in Lake Kivu after only one day and nobody saw them go to the lake?\u0026nbsp;Maybe it was the one who took their father who killed them too, it' s a mystery? »\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the spokesman of the police in the East region, CIP Emmanuel Kayigi, the two cases should not be linked, we must wait for the results of the investigation.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe circumstances surrounding the deaths of two children raise questions:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhy did the two children go out on their own when it wasn't in their routine?\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow did they get to Lake Kivu without running into someone?\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe link with the disappearance of their father?\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eLight must be shed to answer these questions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info : \u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://ibisigo.com/nyamasheke-abana-2-basanzwe-mu-kivu-bapfuye-nyuma-yumwaka-se-ubabyara-aburiwe-irengero\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://ibisigo.com/nyamasheke-abana-2-basanzwe-mu-kivu-bapfuye-nyuma-yumwaka-se-ubabyara-aburiwe-irengero\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1578632884/victims/nmsv8simmx5pyrq9uul8.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":450,"name":"Anonymous man","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday,  2 January 2020","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn January 2, 2020, in a swamp on the Nyabarongo River, on the border between Kamonyi (Muhanga) and Nyarugenge (Kigali) a lifeless body of a young man of about 25 years old was found. According to local residents, the victim was allegedly killed elsewhere: \u003cem\u003e\"We witnessed the removal of the body; the fact that it was visible is that the person was not killed on the spot, he was killed elsewhere and the body was deposited in the river\"\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to another witness about a year ago around the place, a body had been found. According to another person, the person's identity papers were found. \u003cem\u003eIshema TV\u003c/em\u003e could not know the identity of the person, as the police did not respond to their phone calls, the victim is believed to have been born in Rwamagana in the eastern region of Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to the local authorities their guests if they stay overnight. In this context when a lifeless body is found, the circumstances of death require that light be shed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info : \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/gUAY4X4Xs88\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/gUAY4X4Xs88\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1578244773/victims/qu52kkmdktgmdnabxhir.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":445,"name":"Félix GASASIRA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 23 December 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.627989, 29.739510","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eAlso known as Rutayisire, resident of Mpare cell in Tumba sector, 24 years old, he was shot dead by the Rwandan Police as he, according to the police narrative of the events, was trying to escape.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe incident happened on monday in the evening at 10PM in Cyimana cell, Tumba sector in Huye district.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Felix GASASIRA a.k.a RUTAYISIRE, was arrested on charges of stealing 36 computers from Musange secondary school, he was detained at Ngoma police station, we are still investigating and searching those who cooperated with him in this act of theft.”\u003c/em\u003e Said CIP Twajamahoro Sylvestre, the spokesperson of Rwanda Police in southern province.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The police have brought him so he can show them his collaborators, and when he started to wrangle the officers and trying to escape, they shot him dead.”\u003c/em\u003e Said Migabo Vital, the executive secretary of Tumba sector.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome questions call for clarifications:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFelix GASASIRA being a suspect in a case of theft of 36 computers, why was he taken out of his prison cell at 10h00 in the night?\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhy does Rwanda Police resort to using lethal force on an unarmed and handcuffed civilian?\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.ukwezi.rw/mu-rwanda/2/Ukekwaho-kwiba-mudasobwa-z-abanyeshuri-yarashwe-arapfa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.ukwezi.rw/mu-rwanda/2/Ukekwaho-kwiba-mudasobwa-z-abanyeshuri-yarashwe-arapfa\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/huye-ukekwaho-kwiba-mudasobwa-mu-kigo-cy-ishuri-yarashwe-arapfa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/huye-ukekwaho-kwiba-mudasobwa-mu-kigo-cy-ishuri-yarashwe-arapfa\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1577363242/victims/ta6j2zscaskhredibm7c.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":443,"name":"Wellars IGIRUKWAYO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 16 December 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.584471, 30.059085","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eWellars, 42, was shot dead by the police officer when he allegedly was trying to escape from Byumba police station prison where he was detained for having harassed his wife. The incident happens on Tuesday around 1PM.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt remains unclear how many days he was detained and why he was detained at Byumba police station and not in the central prison. The spokesperson of police in norther province confirmed the shooting incident but announced to not have more information.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.bwiza.com/?Gicumbi-Umupolisi-yarashe-umugororwa-ahasiga-ubuzima\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(74, 74, 74);\"\u003ehttp://www.bwiza.com/?Gicumbi-Umupolisi-yarashe-umugororwa-ahasiga-ubuzima\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.ibisigo.com/gicumbi-umupolisi-yarashe-umugororwa-washatse-gutoroka-ahita-apfa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(74, 74, 74);\"\u003ehttps://www.ibisigo.com/gicumbi-umupolisi-yarashe-umugororwa-washatse-gutoroka-ahita-apfa\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1576785047/victims/luolv5akwoywxdb1e1n5.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":452,"name":"Ivan Peter EGESSA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Tuesday, 10 December 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":239,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eIvan Peter Egessa, a Ugandan Information Technology (IT) expert based in Kigali Rwanda, has been missing for 28 days and his family is desperate.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the family, Egessa who has been working as a software developer in Kigali since 2015, was last seen on December 10, last year.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;“\u003cem\u003eHe went missing on December 10. Information reaching us from his employer and through social media (facebook) indicates that he could have been taken by Rwanda security operatives\u003c/em\u003e,” Emmanuel Musengeri, Egessa’s younger, said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;Egessa, who has been working with Up Type in Kigali, was living in a place called Remera near the airport.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;“\u003cem\u003eI last communicated with him on December 05, through Discord where we always discussed our software projects, but he also communicated with our elder sister, Annet Ajambo Kikomeko on December 08, through WhatsApp\u003c/em\u003e,” Musengeri told \u003cem\u003eNew Vision\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEgessa told Ajambo that he would return to Uganda for Christmas by December 22. However, the family said he has not been seen anywhere since that last communication.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter failing to get in touch with him on his known phone numbers, the family reached out to the immigration office in Uganda, whose record showed that Egessa last crossed the Uganda-Rwanda border last year on September 18, on his way to Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone in Kigali whose phone number was concealed as ”private number” contacted Egessa’s employer in Kigali, asking about Egessa. The person wanted to know everything about him that his employer knew, Musengeri said.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;He said Egessa’s employer later discovered that the concealed number belonged to the immigration department after inquiring from the telecom service provider. He went to the immigration office to find out why he was being asked about Egessa.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;The employer, according to Musengeri, then asked the Rwanda immigration officials the whereabouts of Egessa. However, they told him that they did not know where he was.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Rwanda government has deported Ugandan IT expert Ivan Peter Egessa two months after he was arrested and detained in Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda intelligence officials on Thursday, February 13, 2020, drove Egessa to the Ugandan border at Mirama Hills in Ntungamo district with an order declaring him an unwanted immigrant.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Take note that you are declared a prohibited immigrant in Rwanda within the meaning of articles 12 and 15 of the law 57/2018 of 13/08/2018 on immigration and emigration in Rwanda,”\u003c/em\u003e the Rwandan order reads in part.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore Info :\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1513007/family-ugandan-missing-rwanda-desperate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1513007/family-ugandan-missing-rwanda-desperate\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Rwanda-declares-missing-Ugandan-IT-expert-prohibited-immigrant/688334-5454362-1r7ula/index.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Rwanda-declares-missing-Ugandan-IT-expert-prohibited-immigrant/688334-5454362-1r7ula/index.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://kmaupdates.com/east-africa-missing-ugandan-is-deported-from-rwanda/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://kmaupdates.com/east-africa-missing-ugandan-is-deported-from-rwanda/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1578435515/victims/vjsznpzur9zv6dr0ahmz.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":449,"name":"Rachel BIYAKISHEMA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Saturday,  7 December 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eMs. Rachel BIYAKISHEMA, 41, mother of three, was a dressmaker in wedding attire and practiced this profession in downtown Rusizi. She disappeared on December 07, 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she was about to close her shop around 7:00 p.m. one of her customers called her by phone asking her to wait for him at the shop so she could recover her outfit. All the other fellow shopkeepers had already gone home when the customer arrived. After paying the amount due and recovering the outfit, BIYAKISHEMA left in the same vehicle as his client in the direction of the bus station in Rusizi. BIYAKISHEMA was called by another person who pretended to be her debtor and who recommended that she join her in downtown Rusizi for payment. The vehicle stopped at the place known as Ku cyapa, BIKAYISHEMA got out of the vehicle and rushed under heavy rain towards the car of the debtor. No one saw her again after this incident. No one knows if she went somewhere or if she would have been kidnapped.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo date, all of her family, friends and neighbors remain confused. After her disappearance, if one tries her phone, it used to go on but no one picked it up and later it completely went unreachable.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"We looked for her everywhere. We have even filed a written complaint with the local authorities (sector) and RIB but we remain without news. To track down her last phone contact, we asked the assistance of MTN telecommunications company. The latter informed us that they require the authorization of the RIB to be able to give this information. Despite our oral and written request, the authorization was not given to us on the pretext that the registration of the file within the RIB would be sufficient. We are desperate and yet we know that my wife had no problem with anyone in her business. We urge the authorities to clarify the situation. She was a cornerstone to our family. The authorities should help us find her. And if they are the ones who hold her, they should show her to us or follow the detention procedures transparently instead of behaving like her abductors.\"\u003c/em\u003e Declares Lazard NGABONZIZA, the husband of Rachel BIYAKISHEMA.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://bwiza.com/?Rusizi-Abantu-4-bamaze-kuburirwa-irengero-imiryango-yabo-iravuga-ko-ihangayitse\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bwiza.com/?Rusizi-Abantu-4-bamaze-kuburirwa-irengero-imiryango-yabo-iravuga-ko-ihangayitse\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/5190319.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/5190319.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://gahunde.org/2019/12/20/le-cliir-lance-un-alerte-aux-disparitions-forcees-commis-par-le-fpr/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://gahunde.org/2019/12/20/le-cliir-lance-un-alerte-aux-disparitions-forcees-commis-par-le-fpr/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1577365061/victims/f7ltgcstjcpu9sthu3d0.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":447,"name":"Christophe TUYIGIRE","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Friday,  6 December 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eMr. Christophe TUYIGIRE, 50, living in the Bisanganiro village, Shagasha cell, Gihundwe sector, Rusizi district. He was a businessman in Rusizi. On December 6, 2019 around 4 p.m. when he was going with his friend to the exhibition market which was held in downtown Rusizi he was arrested by three men who, after the verification and confiscation of his identity card forced him to get into their white car with tinted windows.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"From that day on, we remain very confused as to the identity of the people who kidnapped him. Whether it is the authorities or the enemy of the country, we do not know. If it were the authorities who suspected him of any crime, they should have arrested and detained him lawfully. However, we do not see what reason would have triggered his arrest by the authorities.\"\u003c/em\u003e Says a friend of Christophe TUYIGIRE, an eyewitness to his abduction.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://bwiza.com/?Rusizi-Abantu-4-bamaze-kuburirwa-irengero-imiryango-yabo-iravuga-ko-ihangayitse\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bwiza.com/?Rusizi-Abantu-4-bamaze-kuburirwa-irengero-imiryango-yabo-iravuga-ko-ihangayitse\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://gahunde.org/2019/12/20/le-cliir-lance-un-alerte-aux-disparitions-forcees-commis-par-le-fpr/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://gahunde.org/2019/12/20/le-cliir-lance-un-alerte-aux-disparitions-forcees-commis-par-le-fpr/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1577364510/victims/mir6bo0zyh07rewayuev.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":448,"name":"Marthe MUKANDOLI","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Thursday,  5 December 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eMrs. Marthe MUKANDOLI, born in former commune of Gisuma, Bumazi sector, 39 years old and mother of 5, resident of Makambi village, Karenge cell, Rwimbogo sector in the Rusizi district. She carried on business with her husband Jacques HABIMANA at the Makambi shopping center in the Gashonga sector at the same time as she sat on the cell council of Karenge as a member. As of December 05, 2019, after spending the whole day at cell council activities, she joined her husband at the mall so that they could go home together.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn their way to their residence, she hung out with her friend which prompted her husband to get ahead of them a little. At around 8:30 p.m.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was hijacked by three men on the pretext that they wanted her to come back to the store to facilitate some purchases.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one has seen her since.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"That night, one of our neighbors we met on our way home said that he saw her with three men who were convincing her to come back to the store because they wanted to do some shopping. I don’t know if it was these men who kidnapped her. The same night, we informed the security organs and the local authorities of the situation. They helped us find it but to no avail. In the morning we went to the RIB station of Gashonga and that of Kamembe, but until today we have not heard from my wife. Besides, we don't know anyone with whom she would have had problems. We are still waiting for what the security organs will tell us, but we are really very worried.\"\u003c/em\u003e Testifies Jacques HABIMANA the husband of Marthe MUKANDOLI.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://bwiza.com/?Rusizi-Abantu-4-bamaze-kuburirwa-irengero-imiryango-yabo-iravuga-ko-ihangayitse\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bwiza.com/?Rusizi-Abantu-4-bamaze-kuburirwa-irengero-imiryango-yabo-iravuga-ko-ihangayitse\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://gahunde.org/2019/12/20/le-cliir-lance-un-alerte-aux-disparitions-forcees-commis-par-le-fpr/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://gahunde.org/2019/12/20/le-cliir-lance-un-alerte-aux-disparitions-forcees-commis-par-le-fpr/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1577364842/victims/a8dvpok8y0dgvbmr4t5u.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":487,"name":"Two prostitutes ","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday,  1 December 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eIn this video, \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/ttp34dRGnwI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003efrom Ishema TV\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, a prostitute testifies at minute 6 and 20 seconds, she says that two prostitutes were killed in Kimisagara, Kigali. Their deaths can be dated a few days before Christmas 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir cases that are told with a certain banality is added to the numerous cases of prostitutes killed in total indifference and anonymity between 2013 and 2014.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info:\u003c/u\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/ttp34dRGnwI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/ttp34dRGnwI\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":444,"name":"Jackie UMUHOZA \u0026 her 2 sisters","count":3,"type_id":5,"date":"Wednesday, 27 November 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eJackie Umuhoza, daughter of exiled Rwandan pastor Deo Nyirigira, was arrested on the morning of 27 November 2019 in Kigali, Rwanda. On 28 November, after her family and friends raised the alarm on social media, the Rwanda Investigation Bureau confirmed on twitter that Jackie Umuhoza had been arrested on 27 November on suspicion of treason and espionage. She remains in detention without having been brought before a judge.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePastor Deo Nyirigira and his family left Rwanda in 2001 for Uganda, citing persecution. More recently, Deo Nyirigira has been accused in pro-government media of recruiting for the Rwanda National Congress (RNC), an opposition group in exile.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis daughters Lilian Umutoni, Axelle Umutesi and Jackie Umuhoza returned to Rwanda from Uganda in 2013, 2014 and 2016 respectively after completing their university education. The family reported that the sisters had been repeatedly summoned for questioning about their father's activities since late 2017 and were arrested and detained for one week in March 2019. At that time, their Ugandan national identity cards and passports were confiscated, in addition to their Rwandan national identity cards and passports, which were retained in 2018. Lilian Umutoni and Axelle Umutesi were arrested on the evening of 27 November 2019 (the day of Jackie Umuhoza's arrest), detained overnight and released the following day.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a letter addressed to Col. Jeannot Ruhunga, the Secretary General of Rwanda Investigation Bureau; amnesty international stated that \u003cem\u003e“Jackie Umuhoza must be immediately released from arbitrary detention”\u003c/em\u003e because \u003cem\u003e“The law relating to criminal procedure provides that a suspect can only be held for up to five days after their arrest. Further provisional detention after that time can only be decided by order of a judge on request by the public prosecution if they find serious grounds to bring a case.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr47/1600/2019/en/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr47/1600/2019/en/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.jambonews.net/actualites/20191201-rwanda-nouvelle-arrestation-de-la-fille-dun-pasteur-exile-en-ouganda/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.jambonews.net/actualites/20191201-rwanda-nouvelle-arrestation-de-la-fille-dun-pasteur-exile-en-ouganda/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1577182421/victims/vzs9zh3mfqcm1lfydrqs.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":397,"name":"Anonymous","count":3,"type_id":3,"date":"Wednesday, 20 November 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.376306,29.721268","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn November 20, 2019, three men carrying bags with local banana liqueur (Kanyanga) attempted to cross from Uganda to Rwanda. When the security services tried to stop them, the men allegedly tried to defend themselves with weapons such as machetes and stones, the security services shot the men and wounded three of them, the others fled. The 3 were transported to Ruhengeri hospital for treatment.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the Rwanda Police account of events, this incident must be investigated.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/article/burera-batatu-bagerageje-kwinjiza-kanyanga-mu-gihugu-barashwe-barakomereka\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/article/burera-batatu-bagerageje-kwinjiza-kanyanga-mu-gihugu-barashwe-barakomereka\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1574445057/victims/zartjuo7kwagfxin4cs1.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":432,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 20 November 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn November 20, 2019, the naked and lifeless body of a young girl between 16 and 20 years of age was found in Rwampara sector, Nyarugenge district. According to the inhabitants of the area, the girl, assumed to be sexworker, no one knows her name, others have said that they are used to see her in the neighbourhood, but without knowing either her name or her origins.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);\"\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to local authorities their hosts if they are staying overnight. In this context, when a lifeless body is found, the circumstances of death require that light be shed.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://ibisigo.com/nyarugengerwampala-nyuma-ya-gatsata-habonetse-undi-umurambo-wumukobwa-uri-mu-kigero-kimyaka-16-na-20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://ibisigo.com/nyarugengerwampala-nyuma-ya-gatsata-habonetse-undi-umurambo-wumukobwa-uri-mu-kigero-kimyaka-16-na-20\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1574697674/victims/fyqkytsjmcn0wlnyulmn.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":431,"name":"Nyirabazimaziki Mukashyaka","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 18 November 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe lifeless and naked body of a 26-year-old girl was found in Gatsata, Kigali. She is said to be from Gashenyi sector in Gakenke district. Next to her was an identity card in the name of Nyirabazimaziki Mukashyaka (26 years old) and a health card in the name of Julienne Nyiransengimana (26 years old). According to the health record, she made a consultation on 17 November 2019 at the Karambo Health Centre in Gakenke. According to police spokesperson Marie Goretti UMUTESI, the place where the body was found is very crowded, so the victim was killed elsewhere and her body was placed there.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);\"\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to local authorities their hosts if they are staying overnight. In this context, when a lifeless body is found, the circumstances of death require that light be shed.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.umuseke.rw/gatsata-habonetse-umurambo-wumukobwa-yambaye-ubusa-birakekwa-ko-yishwe.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.umuseke.rw/gatsata-habonetse-umurambo-wumukobwa-yambaye-ubusa-birakekwa-ko-yishwe.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1574697355/victims/zaq4t58mngrh0npn5t8d.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":395,"name":"Jean Felix IRIBONEYE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 11 November 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eJean Felix IRIBONEYE, cousin of exiled Cassien NTAMUHANGA, was found dead in University Teaching Hospital of Butare 2 days after he disappeared.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean Felix used to sell airtime and mobile money services near the entrance of the University of Rwanda, Butare campus.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis brother, Jean Bernard NTEZIRIZAZA told the BBC that his brother could have been strangled to death.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/gahuza/50378357\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.bbc.com/gahuza/50378357\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://rugali.com/iriboneye-jean-feliz-yishwe-azira-kuba-mubyara-wa-ntamuhanga-cassien/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://rugali.com/iriboneye-jean-feliz-yishwe-azira-kuba-mubyara-wa-ntamuhanga-cassien/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.abaryankuna.com/iriboneye-jean-felix-mubyara-wa-ntamuhanga-cassien-yiciwe-ku-bitaro-bya-huye-chub-ngo-harakekwa-umuforomo/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.abaryankuna.com/iriboneye-jean-felix-mubyara-wa-ntamuhanga-cassien-yiciwe-ku-bitaro-bya-huye-chub-ngo-harakekwa-umuforomo/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.umuseke.rw/huye-umukozi-wibitaro-bya-chub-yatawe-muri-yombi-akekwaho-kwica-no-kwiba.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.umuseke.rw/huye-umukozi-wibitaro-bya-chub-yatawe-muri-yombi-akekwaho-kwica-no-kwiba.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1573795775/victims/gnoavpka3cikjtb42lij.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":393,"name":"Byarushanga Job and Tuhirirwe Bosco","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 10 November 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":239,"geo_coords":"-1.283022, 30.190519","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eTwo Ugandan nationals have been shot dead by Rwandan Army personnel along the Uganda – Rwanda border.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe shooting incident which occurred at around 5am on Sunday is said to have happened at a place called Tabagwe (Rwanda side) which borders with Kamwezi, in Uganda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the deceased persons has been identified as Byarushanga Job, son of Mushure Johnson of Kiruhura cell, Kamwezi sub-county in Rukiga district. The other is Tuhirirwe Bosco, a resident of Kabira cell, Kamwezi in Rukiga district. Their bodies were taken to Nyagatare district police station on the Rwandan side.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe case has been reported to Uganda Police Force with reference number: SD 03/10/112019.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUgandan Government issued a protest note to Rwanda describing the shooting of its 2 national on Rwandan soil as a \u003cem\u003e\"grave matter\"\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;which constitutes \u003cem\u003e\"a pattern of reckless and high handed acts on part of the Rwanda security personnel.\"\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.softpower.ug/2-ugandans-shot-dead-by-rwandan-army-after-kagame-says-ugandans-are-welcome/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.softpower.ug/2-ugandans-shot-dead-by-rwandan-army-after-kagame-says-ugandans-are-welcome/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://command1post.com/index.php/2019/11/10/rwanda-govt-militia-execute-two-ugandan-businessmen/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://command1post.com/index.php/2019/11/10/rwanda-govt-militia-execute-two-ugandan-businessmen/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://observer.ug/news/headlines/62607-drama-as-rwanda-hands-over-bodies-of-ugandans-shot-dead\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://observer.ug/news/headlines/62607-drama-as-rwanda-hands-over-bodies-of-ugandans-shot-dead\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.therwandan.com/ki/ingabo-zu-rwanda-zishe-abaturage-ba-uganda-2/amp/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.therwandan.com/ki/ingabo-zu-rwanda-zishe-abaturage-ba-uganda-2/amp/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1573453098/victims/n7ysgk1jkezdlyq0msnu.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":390,"name":"Jean Pierre Havugimana \u0026 Mahirwe","count":2,"type_id":3,"date":"Sunday,  3 November 2019","country_id":239,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.450929, 29.987446","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn November 3, 2019, Rwandan security forces on Sunday shot two citizens Jean Pierre Havugimana and Mahirwe and injured one of them. They were attempting to cross the border from Uganda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean Piere Havugimana\u003c/strong\u003e, 28, a resident of Kabaya village, Rubaya Sub County, Gicumbi district in Rwanda, was shot while carrying 50kgs of Irish potatoes, about 300 meters in Rwanda from the Uganda border.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite being injured, he ran back to the Ugandan side and went to his relatives in Rushaki A village Karujanga Parish in Rubaya Sub County, Kabale District, who rushed him to Katuna Community Medical Clinic where he is undergoing treatment.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpeaking from his hospital bed, Havugimana, 28, claims that he had crossed to Uganda during the day in company of a friend identified as \u003cstrong\u003eMahirwe\u003c/strong\u003e in search for Irish potatoes and during evening hours, decided to cross back to Rwanda through a porous border point.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s at that time that they were intercepted and shot at, injuring him in the left shoulder.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElly Maate, the Kigezi region police spokesperson, confirmed the incident.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe case has been registered at Kabale police under file number CRB 1729/2019.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.pmldaily.com/news/2019/11/another-rwandan-national-shot-while-crossing-uganda-border.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.pmldaily.com/news/2019/11/another-rwandan-national-shot-while-crossing-uganda-border.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Two-Rwandan-nationals-shot-Uganda-Rwanda-border/688334-5338064-suv2qz/index.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Two-Rwandan-nationals-shot-Uganda-Rwanda-border/688334-5338064-suv2qz/index.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1572985148/victims/ge4bpjqbdivqvj4cbuud.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":391,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday,  2 November 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":40,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn 2 November 2019, a dead body of a young man was found in a cassava planting in Gisaka, Mahango cell, Kibungo sector, Ngoma district.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman passing by found the body, there was a bag of cassava that had just been harvested and a piece of wood that would have been used to hit the victim. The victim carried the identity documents of the refugees, he was reportedly of Burundian nationality, and reportedly lived in the Mahama refugee camp in the Kirehe district.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to local authorities their hosts if they are staying overnight. In this context, when a lifeless body is found, the circumstances of death require that light be shed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.umuseke.rw/ngoma-umwe-mu-mpunzi-zi-mahama-bamusanze-yaciwe-mu-murima-wimyumbati.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.umuseke.rw/ngoma-umwe-mu-mpunzi-zi-mahama-bamusanze-yaciwe-mu-murima-wimyumbati.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1572985408/victims/zvzhzuhpbgvqmvfgcja4.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":446,"name":"Jean Damascène RURONONA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Monday, 28 October 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eRetired judge, 69 years old, resident of the Mulindi village, Ruganda cell, Kamembe sector in the Rusizi district; husband of the former mayor of the commune of Karengera, assassinated by RPF soldiers in May 1996; RURONONA was abducted from his home on October 28, 2019 at around 3 p.m. by agents of the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB). Before taking him to the RIB station in Kamembe, these RIB agents first searched his house and seized his cell phones and the computer of his daughter, who is still a student.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe next day, his new wife Joealla MUJAWABERA and their daughter went to the RIB office to inquire about the whereabouts of Mr. RURONONA. A RIB agent told them that Jean Damascène RURONONA was still under interrogation and that they should return to see him on November 8, 2019. Upon their return on November 8, RIB agents announced to them that Jean Damascène RURONONA had been released on the same day of his arrest on October 28, 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fate of Jean Damascène RURONONA remains unknown to this day and his family is still very worried.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"We don't know to whom and where to ask, if RIB tells us that Jean Damascène was released the same day when he did not return home that day, we wonder where he could be. Jean Damascène is an honest man and has no problem with the administration, he used to stay at home, he no longer works because he is retired.”\u003c/em\u003e Said Joealla MUJAWABERA, his wife.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentre de Lutte contre l'Impunité et l'Injustice au Rwanda (CLIIR), through a forced disappearance alert, recalls that the first wife of Mr. Jean Damascène RURONONA, Mrs. Anne Marie MUKANDOLI, was murdered a few months before the murderous destruction of Rwandan refugee camps in the DRC (ex-Zaire) by the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA). Indeed, on the night of May 10 to 11, 1996, the Mayor of the Municipality of Karengera in Cyangugu, Mrs. MUKANDOLI Anne Marie, was shot several times in her home by a person in military uniform.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info: \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://bwiza.com/?Rusizi-Abantu-4-bamaze-kuburirwa-irengero-imiryango-yabo-iravuga-ko-ihangayitse\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bwiza.com/?Rusizi-Abantu-4-bamaze-kuburirwa-irengero-imiryango-yabo-iravuga-ko-ihangayitse\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://gahunde.org/2019/12/20/le-cliir-lance-un-alerte-aux-disparitions-forcees-commis-par-le-fpr/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://gahunde.org/2019/12/20/le-cliir-lance-un-alerte-aux-disparitions-forcees-commis-par-le-fpr/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1577364057/victims/idu68xomhjjcdwkjt3il.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":543,"name":"Anonymous","count":4,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 26 October 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.378472,29.745925","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eIn the early morning of October 26, 2019, RDF soldiers shot four (4) people, one of whom died instantly and the other three were seriously injured and taken to hospital. The incident took place in the Burera district, Cyanika sector, in the early hours of the morning before 6:00 am.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn independent investigation is expected to be conducted to shed light on the case.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.abaryankuna.com/ubuvugizi-abagera-kuri-18-baba-bararashwe-na-rdf-mu-bihe-bitandukanye-giovanie-waburiwe-irengero/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.abaryankuna.com/ubuvugizi-abagera-kuri-18-baba-bararashwe-na-rdf-mu-bihe-bitandukanye-giovanie-waburiwe-irengero/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"Shot dead","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1599422807/victims/xo2iwypq3q5y4tjlvsa0.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":392,"name":"Shadrack NIYIHABA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 26 October 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.921543, 30.042126","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe incident happeed in Gastata, Rwandan police shot and killed Shadrack Niyihaba, he had threatened people and police with a snake. The snake was beaten to death and burned on the spot.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was alleged to have made counterfeit bills and during a search he took out the snake to threaten the police.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/_pUkDQ47jbU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/_pUkDQ47jbU\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l1zRzhg8Lk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l1zRzhg8Lk\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1573073435/victims/eelghcq5a4qhk81e224j.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":389,"name":"Anonymous Women","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 25 October 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.199847, 30.284779","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eAt approximately 9:00 pm, two women suspected of importing counterfeit Ugandan goods were shot dead by the Rwandan army and died on the spot near the Ugandan border in the Rwempasha district of Nyagatare.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the Umuseke newspaper, the women wanted to \"fight\" against the military before being shot. Other media say that these women are thrown stones at the Rwandan army and that the latter would have responded with the shots.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere have been several contradictory reports / reports on products / goods imported by these women, some media say it was clothing and others say it was alcoholic beverages unauthorized in Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe identity of the victims has not been communicated.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.umuseke.rw/nyagatare-abagore-babiri-barashwe-barapfa-ngo-bari-bavanye-magendu-muri-uganda.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.umuseke.rw/nyagatare-abagore-babiri-barashwe-barapfa-ngo-bari-bavanye-magendu-muri-uganda.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8sar7bNhWc\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8sar7bNhWc\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1572342323/victims/rdntgssxxckbtcavta1b.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":394,"name":"Brothers gone missing","count":3,"type_id":3,"date":"Wednesday, 23 October 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eVedaste BENEGUSENGA (29), Aniceth MANIRARUTA (25) and Ernest NIYONZIMA (22) are the 3 brothers native of Rusizi District, south west province, who according to many eye witnesses were abducted by the Rwandan secret service agents and their whereabouts remain unknown to date.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVedaste was a teacher and Aniceth was working in a garment shop in Kigali city center; their young brother Ernest came to visit them on 22nd October and they registered him with the local authorities as Rwanda law requires. But the following day, the secrete services came to their house, handcuffed the 3 brothers and forced them into their tinted windows white pickup car presented their secrete services agents ID cards to the residents of Rukingu village and told them the 3 brothers are thieves.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeanne Murekatete, the landlord of the 3 missing brothers, said that the 3 brothers were abducted by the secrete services agents on 23rd October 2019 at around 7 am from their residence located in Rukingu village. She told the Voice of America that the 3 brothers have been renting her house since 2017, that they never harmed anyone in the neighborhood and they participated to the community works and programs normally.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeanne tried to contact the family of the brothers and came to enter in contact with their sister, Annociate NIYONSENGA who resides in Mururu sector, Rusizi district and she told her that her brothers were abducted. Annociate started searching all police stations in Kigali city but she didn’t find her brothers. \u003cem\u003e“I am very worried for my 3 brothers who have disappeared. I would like the Rwanda Police to tell me where they are and if they are fine”\u003c/em\u003e She told the VoA.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeanne told the VoA that the secrete services agents also locked the house and took the keys with them. She asked the local authorities to help her open the house and see what was happening inside because a few days after the abduction of the brothers, there was a bad smell coming from the house and they wanted to know why. She never got assistance.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info: \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/5144676.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/5144676.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1573795473/victims/jlf4tilbgdohwnh2lxmz.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":387,"name":"Anonymous","count":4,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 14 October 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the week of 14 October 2019, 4 bodies were found dead in the city of Rusamaza, the Muhira cell, the Rugerero sector in Rubavu district. The witnesses to the scene, who wished to remain anonymous, reported that the four bodies were men, the victims lived in the neighbourhood but the witnesses did not wish to communicate the names of the victims for fear of reprisals. For one of the victims, her head had been cut off and placed beside the body. One of the victims was in charge of security for the village.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocal authorities have asked local residents to remain silent about this tragic event. No media covered the event.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1572341451/victims/d7ytaxfqrfoqub8vfjg4.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":384,"name":"Anonymous","count":4,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 28 September 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn Saturday in the morning residents of Nyarugenge district, Kanyinya sector, \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eNyamweru \u003c/span\u003ecell, Gatare village found a young man whose identity remains unknown hanged in a mango tree. The residents told IBICU TV that this was not the first time the find unknown dead bodies as this was the 4 similar case in the month of September 2019. They said they hear people screaming in the middle of the night and don’t dare to get out of their house out of fear.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll the witness who spoke to IBICU TV, said that this is not a suicide case, they said the body of the deceased was brought in a car by unidentified men and hang it to feign and make it look like a suicide. The tire trails of that car were still noticeable in the morning on Saturday.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe deceased was a young man aged approximatively 25 and 30 years.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to the local authorities their guests if they stay overnight. In this context when a lifeless body is found, the circumstances of death require that light be shed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xclVCzDebBE\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xclVCzDebBE\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1569957365/victims/bxbf7j6jjn0ph7ubqtw9.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":433,"name":"Jean Nsengimana and Antoine Zihabamwe","count":2,"type_id":3,"date":"Saturday, 28 September 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe 50-years old Jean Nsengimana living in Huye District and his younger brother aged 43 living in Kigali city were hijacked by rwandan police staffs on the 28th September 2019 around 1PM as they were travelling to Nyagatare District, Eastern Province of Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe police halted the Ruhire Express bus they were travelling in near Karangazi, and called out the two men, and ordered the bus to proceed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two men were headed to Nyagatare to visit Nsengimana’s wife Josee NGIRUWONSANGA who had been detained for seven days starting from September 25th,2019 as she was on her way to visit her four children studying in Uganda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe police harassed her and requested her a 500,000 Rwf(545 USD) bribe and ordered her to contact her family members so they can bring her the so-called fine (this can be considered mere corruption since no tribunal had ordered the so-called fine, instead the money was requested by the prosecutor) and they intimidated her that failure to provide this money would result in a 6-month detention.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir whereabouts are unkown up to date.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brother of these victims has addressed a session of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances to provide an update on the disappearance of his brothers in Rwanda in 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore Info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/rwandan-australian-complaint-un-disappearance-of-his-brothers/13376208\"\u003ehttps://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/rwandan-australian-complaint-un-disappearance-of-his-brothers/13376208\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.abaryankuna.com/jean-nsengimana-and-his-younger-brother-antoine-zihabamwe-have-been-missing-for-two-months-now/\"\u003ehttps://www.abaryankuna.com/jean-nsengimana-and-his-younger-brother-antoine-zihabamwe-have-been-missing-for-two-months-now/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/5161784.html\"\u003ehttps://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/5161784.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/we-need-help-community-leader-faces-alleged-threats-and-intimidation-20201005-p56206.html\"\u003ehttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/we-need-help-community-leader-faces-alleged-threats-and-intimidation-20201005-p56206.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI2_Fib6mV8\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI2_Fib6mV8\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/news/noel-zihabamwe-addresses-un-working-group-enforced-or-involuntary-disappearances-over-missing-brothers-rwanda\"\u003ehttps://www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/news/noel-zihabamwe-addresses-un-working-group-enforced-or-involuntary-disappearances-over-missing-brothers-rwanda\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1575719007/victims/qo9jpmjnk0hdoxcwonau.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":381,"name":"Jean Claude HABARUREMA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 27 September 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.626646, 29.422762","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn 27 September 2019, Rwandan police beat and shot dead Jean Claude HABARUREMA. He was accused of selling counterfeit shoes. The murder took place in Kijote, Bigogwe sector, Nyabihu district.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean Claude was in a car coming from Rubavu to Musanze, carrying 10 pairs of shoes, when the police stopped the car, he ran and a policeman chased him. He shot two bullets at whom without hitting him. The policeman eventually caught up with Jean-Claude and slapped him twice before firing two bullets at him. Those who were there were angry and wanted to demonstrate so that the victim's body would not be taken away by the police, but it did not last long.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe population wants this policeman to be brought before a court and the trial to be public to show that no one in Rwanda is above the law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean Claude HABARUREMA, alias Gasore, lived in Nyakiliba in the Rubavu District, he left behind a wife and three children.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://radiotv1.rw/amakuru/umutekano/article/nyabihu-umupolisi-yakubise-umucuruzi-inshyi-aranamurasa-aramwica-abaturage\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://radiotv1.rw/amakuru/umutekano/article/nyabihu-umupolisi-yakubise-umucuruzi-inshyi-aranamurasa-aramwica-abaturage\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSzzmLfgQ04\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSzzmLfgQ04\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1569783075/victims/lpga3fwiisw34a2wlhgp.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":380,"name":"Clementine MUKANDOLI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 24 September 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn September 24, 2019, Clementine MUKANDOLI was found dead near the garden of the Ruhengeri district hospital. She had come to the hospital to pay a visit to his relatives who were sick there. She spent a night in the hospital and she was seen in the morning walking around in the hospital compound.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was carrying on her back a two-year-old baby, who was still alive. The victim was bleeding from her genitals and had a large wound on her head.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hospital is guarded by a security service and it is a crowded place, the circumstances of Clementine MUKANDOLI's death raise many questions. The light must be shed on this case.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://umuryango.rw/amakuru/mu-rwanda/article/umugore-yiciwe-mu-bitaro-bya-ruhengeri-ubwo-yari-aje-gusura-umurwayi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://umuryango.rw/amakuru/mu-rwanda/article/umugore-yiciwe-mu-bitaro-bya-ruhengeri-ubwo-yari-aje-gusura-umurwayi\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.umuseke.rw/umugore-wari-waje-gusura-abarwayi-bamusanze-yapfiriye-mu-bitaro-bya-ruhengeri.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.umuseke.rw/umugore-wari-waje-gusura-abarwayi-bamusanze-yapfiriye-mu-bitaro-bya-ruhengeri.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1569782865/victims/mkbjajgchjrhsssixokf.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":373,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 23 September 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.899705, 30.409691","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn the night of 23-24 September 2019 Rwandan police shot dead a man who, according to the police account of events, was trying to rob from a house. This incident happened in the village of Plage, Nyarusange cell, Muhazi sector and Rwamagana district.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe executive secretary of Muhazi sector confirmed the news and said the police was tipped by inhabitants of the village.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the police, the alleged thief had a machete and a pickaxe on him. There would have been two thieves, but no information was given on the second alleged thief.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe identity of the victim remains unknows but witnesses said he was a young man aged between 25 and 30.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the third time in 7 weeks that police have killed a person with the same modus operandi.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe light must be shed onto the circumstances of this death case.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rwamagana-polisi-yarashe-umujura-yasanze-acukura-inzu-y-umuturage-arapfa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rwamagana-polisi-yarashe-umujura-yasanze-acukura-inzu-y-umuturage-arapfa\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.rwandanlivesmatter.site/#/victim/299\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.rwandanlivesmatter.site/#/victim/299\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.rwandanlivesmatter.site/#/victim/293\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.rwandanlivesmatter.site/#/victim/293\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1569781492/victims/zmsinkg34anbvzk3klwu.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":338,"name":"Syldio DUSABUMUREMYI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 23 September 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eProminent opposition politician and national coordinator of the unregistered political opposition party, FDU-Inkingi (United Democratic Forces), has been stabbed to death by two unidentified men.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe father of two ran a canteen at Shyogwe health center in the district of Muhanga.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two unidentified assailants arrived by motorbike at the canteen run by Syldio DUSABUMUREMYI shortly after 9pm and stabbed him to death.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe attack took place in the canteen located within the health center\u0026#x27;s premises, which is guarded by a security service. After killing Syldio, the two men left on their motorcycles.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Rwandan authorities must conduct an effective and independent investigation into the death of Syldio DUSABUMUREMYI and the other FDU-Inkingi members who have been found dead or who have disappeared without a trace.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info :\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/09/24/rwanda-killing-latest-attack-opponents\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/news/2019/09/24/rwanda-killing-latest-attack-opponents\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-09-24/rwanda-rattled-by-spate-of-murders-of-opposition-members\"\u003ehttps://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-09-24/rwanda-rattled-by-spate-of-murders-of-opposition-members\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/ea/Rwandan-opposition-politician-attacked/4552908-5285082-view-asAMP-bgi2okz/index.html\"\u003ehttps://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/ea/Rwandan-opposition-politician-attacked/4552908-5285082-view-asAMP-bgi2okz/index.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/09/rwanda-ensure-justice-for-opposition-politician-stabbed-to-death/\"\u003ehttps://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/09/rwanda-ensure-justice-for-opposition-politician-stabbed-to-death/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20190924-rwanda-nouvel-assassinat-proche-opposante-victoire-ingabire\"\u003ehttp://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20190924-rwanda-nouvel-assassinat-proche-opposante-victoire-ingabire\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/zS86BzQdtSE\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/zS86BzQdtSE\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_rwanda-l-opposant-syridio-dusabumuremyi-poignarde-a-mort-selon-son-parti?id=10323553\"\u003ehttps://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_rwanda-l-opposant-syridio-dusabumuremyi-poignarde-a-mort-selon-son-parti?id=10323553\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.jambonews.net/en/actualites/20190924-rwanda-another-opponent-from-the-fdu-killed/\"\u003ehttps://www.jambonews.net/en/actualites/20190924-rwanda-another-opponent-from-the-fdu-killed/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/assassins-on-motorbike-kill-critic-of-president-kagame-of-rwanda-t6mcbtl56\"\u003ehttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/assassins-on-motorbike-kill-critic-of-president-kagame-of-rwanda-t6mcbtl56\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.dw.com/en/rwandas-opposition-rattled-by-killings-and-disappearances-of-members/a-50596049\"\u003ehttps://www.dw.com/en/rwandas-opposition-rattled-by-killings-and-disappearances-of-members/a-50596049\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP2wsf8_Bik\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP2wsf8_Bik\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1569402370/victims/qgd4bhowmwypzlwusgll.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":327,"name":"Mageragere Prisoners","count":3,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 13 September 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.035726, 30.016799","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn September 13, 2019, Mageragere prison guards shot and killed three prisoners who allegedly tried to escape.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Three Prisoners are:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNzayimana Djibril, who was serving a 30-day provisional sentence for theft,\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWagula Sam, who was serving a 30-day provisional sentence for drug use\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph Kabuye, who was serving a 5-year sentence for \"misappropriation/embezzlement of funds\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the spokesperson of the penitentiary services, the three men took advantage of the time of the visits, when they were outside the prison, to escape. \"They were running towards the hill near the prison and there was no other choice than shooting them and they died on the spot\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe circumstances as recounted by the spokesperson of the penitentiary services raise doubts and questions about the inmates' visiting protocol that lacks confinement. Also, why did the prison guards not resort to other means of neutralizing them instead of opting to shoot and kill them?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/abagororwa-batatu-barashwe-barimo-gutoroka-gereza-ya-mageragere\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/abagororwa-batatu-barashwe-barimo-gutoroka-gereza-ya-mageragere\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1568836490/victims/btnpxvayjgwtybisdflv.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":372,"name":"Nzigiyimana","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 13 September 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn 13 September 2019, members of DASSO (District Administrative Security Support Organs) arrested NZIGIYIMANA, who lived in Gitabura cell, Twumba sector and Karongi district. He was accused of opposing and not participating in various government programs. He was taken to the detention center for roaming people (Inzererezi) in Mwendo where he was beaten and tortured to death.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 19th September 2019, the members of DASSO, using the Karongi district office vehicle, they brought the NZIGIYIMANA's body to his home, and forced his family to bury him immediately and in the greatest secrecy. The family asked for more time to organize a decent burial and bid farewell to NZIGIYIMANA, but the members of DASSO refused.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.veritasinfo.fr/2019/09/rwanda-karongi-imiryango-iri-gutegekwa-gushyingura-mu-ibanga-abantu-babo-banyerejwe-nyuma-bakicwa-na-fpr.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.veritasinfo.fr/2019/09/rwanda-karongi-imiryango-iri-gutegekwa-gushyingura-mu-ibanga-abantu-babo-banyerejwe-nyuma-bakicwa-na-fpr.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":322,"name":"Sandrine IMANISHIMWE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday,  8 September 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eSandrine Imanishimwe, a 21-year-old first year student in biochemistry at the University of Rwanda (UR), was found dead at the campus of Science \u0026amp; Technology College in Kigali. Her dead body presented a large wound at the back of her head. The spokes person of the UR said that they suspect that Sandrine was killed outside of the UR compound and that her murderer(s) brought her body inside the campus compound to create a diversion.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiven the close proximity of this university campus to the residence of President Paul Kagame, the Kigali Serena Hotel, Camp Kigali Military barracks and some other highly protected places around, it remains unclear how this crime was committed in that neighbourhood.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt also remains unclear how the murderers evaded the campus entrance security guards, and brought Sandrine's body inside the UR campus.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/gahuza/49635036\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.bbc.com/gahuza/49635036\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1568230265/victims/p0ayclnvdioas0ule9mm.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":318,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday,  5 September 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn 05 September 2019, a lifeless body was found on the road between the city of Gisenyi and the Bralirwa brewery in Rugerero sector.\u0026nbsp;The identity of the deceased remain unknown to date. The neighbors of the area where his body was found assume that he was killed elsewhere and his assassin came to drop his body on that road. In Rugerero cell, 6 dead bodies were found in August 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe circumstances aound his death, in a high-security country, in which the population is under surveillance for any action, raise many questions and doubts. The light must be shed on this case.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1568232936/victims/giqelsujq8ejynk20f3a.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":317,"name":"Faustin MANIRIHO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  3 September 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eManiriho Faustin, 30 years old, married, father of two, was assassinated on September 3rd in the night in Gitwa village, Bubazi cell, Rubengera sector, Karongi District. He\u0026nbsp;worked as a Moto taxi, the day before he was with his wife and friends in a bar in Bwishyura sector, Kayenzi cell, when a potential customer called him for a ride. Those who killed him forced him to hold the helmets in his hands and gouged out his eyes. His motorcycle is untraceable.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://umuryango.rw/amakuru/article/karongi-umumotari-yishwe-n-abagizi-ba-nabi-barangije-batwara-moto-ye\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://umuryango.rw/amakuru/article/karongi-umumotari-yishwe-n-abagizi-ba-nabi-barangije-batwara-moto-ye\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe circumstances aound his death, in a high-security country, in which the population is under surveillance for any action, raise many questions and doubts. The light must be shed on this case.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1568232416/victims/vwggp5kyarsgpts214ww.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":315,"name":"Jackson NKUNZINGOMA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday,  2 September 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe lifeless body of Nkunzingoma Jackson 31, a youth leader in Rusasa sector of Gakenke district, was found on 02 September 2019. The inhabitants found his body under a bridge located in Cyabingo's cell. Those who saw his body said he was stabbed in the eyes. He was known to be a good person and was appreciated by many.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/gakenke-uwari-ukuriye-urubyiruko-mu-murenge-yishwe-ajugunywa-mu-kiraro\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/gakenke-uwari-ukuriye-urubyiruko-mu-murenge-yishwe-ajugunywa-mu-kiraro\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is a country known for its high security and highly guarded population, for example Rwandans declare to the authorities their visitors when they stay overnight. The light must be shed on this case.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1567625990/victims/y9gkshnn31nzx1kiy4cx.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":310,"name":"Innocent GISAGARA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 31 August 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.316882, 29.881679","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eGisagara innocent was arrested, on 29th August, by Rwanda police after having killed nephew and cousin and woonded 3 other people using a machette. Gisagara is reported to have been angered by disputes arounf land with his sister.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe incident happens in Kinyoni village, Gati cell, Muyira sector in Nyanza district.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGisagara was shot dead two days later, according to the police report, when he tried to escape from prison.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death\u0026nbsp;penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.umuseke.rw/umusore-wishe-abantu-i-nyanza-na-we-yarashwe-kimwe-nuwishe-umugore-we-i-rubavu.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.umuseke.rw/umusore-wishe-abantu-i-nyanza-na-we-yarashwe-kimwe-nuwishe-umugore-we-i-rubavu.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.umuseke.rw/nyanza-umugabo-yishe-atemye-mubyara-we-na-mwishywa-we-akomeretsa-3.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.umuseke.rw/nyanza-umugabo-yishe-atemye-mubyara-we-na-mwishywa-we-akomeretsa-3.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1567422124/victims/ufa9ogykrmtpgunryd9k.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":309,"name":"Hussein MAHANGAYIKO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 30 August 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.748677, 29.298582","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eRwanda Police reported to have shot dead Hussein while he tryied to escape from prison on friday 30th August in the afternoon. The police were taking the man to the prison when he tried to escape. The policeman shot him to stop him and wounded him fatally. He died in the car on the way to the hospital.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHussein was jailed after allegedly having killed his wife following a dispute around sugar cane plantation. The incident happens in Kaberamo village, Burushya cell, Nyamyumba sector of Rubavu District. This situation plunges the 5 children of the couple into precariousness.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death\u0026nbsp;penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info: \u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rubavu-umugabo-wari-ukurikiranyweho-kwica-umugore-we-yarashwe-ashaka-gutoroka\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rubavu-umugabo-wari-ukurikiranyweho-kwica-umugore-we-yarashwe-ashaka-gutoroka\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.umuseke.rw/umusore-wishe-abantu-i-nyanza-na-we-yarashwe-kimwe-nuwishe-umugore-we-i-rubavu.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.umuseke.rw/umusore-wishe-abantu-i-nyanza-na-we-yarashwe-kimwe-nuwishe-umugore-we-i-rubavu.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1567451304/victims/vbo9qn923l9inrseavzw.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":307,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 28 August 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eResidents around Nyabugogo river, near Gatsata in Kigali city fished a dead body bundled in a big plastic sac. The identity of the deceased\u0026nbsp;remains is unkown.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose who saw the body told IbicuTV that the deceased seemed to be a young man of between 22 and 28 years of age, his arms were tied with a rope.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to the local authorities their guests if they stay overnight. In this context when a lifeless body is found, the circumstances of death require that light be shed\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxlN7tKlu70\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxlN7tKlu70\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/nyarugenge-umurambo-w-umusore-watowe-mu-mugezi-wa-nyabugogo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/nyarugenge-umurambo-w-umusore-watowe-mu-mugezi-wa-nyabugogo\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1567419599/victims/nmkdxusb0zg7lygqtzyw.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":316,"name":"Vedaste NGENDAHIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 27 August 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe lifeless body of 18-year-old Ngendahimana Vedaste was found in a forest near Kabaya on 27 August 2019.\u0026nbsp;He was initialy reported to have perished in a collapsed wolfram mine with four other men on the August 22, 2019. The 5 men lived in the Kabaya cell, Ngorero district, Western Province.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe circumstances aound his death, in a high-security country, in which the population is under surveillance for any action, raise many questions and doubts. The light must be shed on this case. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.umuseke.rw/ngororero-umubiri-wuwakekwaga-ko-yagwiriwe-nikirombe-wabonetse-mu-ishyamba.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.umuseke.rw/ngororero-umubiri-wuwakekwaga-ko-yagwiriwe-nikirombe-wabonetse-mu-ishyamba.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1567695848/victims/twojbttlhzhqvplmaedi.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":298,"name":"Louis BAZIGA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 26 August 2019","country_id":158,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn August 26 2019, Louis Baziga, head of Rwandan diaspora in Mozambique was gunned down by three men traveling on a motorbike in Maputo. Louis Baziga is a former refugee who initially fled the RPF but rejoined it later as an intelligence agent. According to various sources close to rwandan opposition, Louis Baziga, businessman was doing some dirty jobs for Rwandan government in Mozambique but was no longer useful. Opposition and ugandan media is accusing Kigali of being behind the murder :\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://command1post.com/index.php/2019/08/27/rwandan-military-intelligence-chiefs-embassy-officials-named-in-assassination-of-head-of-rwandese-ass-in-mozambique-in-power-struggle/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://command1post.com/index.php/2019/08/27/rwandan-military-intelligence-chiefs-embassy-officials-named-in-assassination-of-head-of-rwandese-ass-in-mozambique-in-power-struggle/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhile pro-Kigali\u0026nbsp;medias are accusing opposition :\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://ktpress.rw/2019/08/could-anti-rwanda-elements-be-behind-mozambique-diaspora-head-murder/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://ktpress.rw/2019/08/could-anti-rwanda-elements-be-behind-mozambique-diaspora-head-murder/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Rwandanlivesmatter campaign is requesting the authorities of both Mozambique and Rwanda to conduct and investigation and shed light on the circumstances of the murder.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1567450999/victims/ciwvmuhydb1fazx3wslg.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":313,"name":"Anonymous","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 24 August 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.398789, 29.841572","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eA witness who asked to remain anonymous saw two people executed by the Rwandan police.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAround 9pm on August 24, a Rwandan police car arrived near the centre of Masangano, in the cell of Gitovo and Musasa sector, Burera district, Northern Province. Two men got out of the car and walked 50m towards a cliff and the police shot them to death and after that\u0026nbsp;the police took the bodies with them.\u0026nbsp;The place where it happened has few homes.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1567721660/victims/bdmebp3swrmupvq3g7u9.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":320,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 22 August 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn August 22, 2019, few time before the body of Theoneste Nsabimana was found near Kigali Golf Club, another lifeless body was found around the same place , the victim was wearing a Mototaxi vest with Kicukiro written on it, suggesting that the victim was working as a moto taxi.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe circumstances aound his death, in a high-security country, in which the population is under surveillance for any action, raise many questions and doubts. The light must be shed on this case.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe circumstances aound his death, in a high-security country, in which the population is under surveillance for any action, raise many questions and doubts. The light must be shed on this case.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1568233149/victims/x1drfk0b7dnz69zvs55w.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":319,"name":"Theoneste NSABIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 22 August 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe lifeless body of Nsabimana Theoneste, 29 years old, was found in near Kigali Golf Club on August 22, 2019. His body was in a state of severe decomposition, he had his identity card with him, which made it possible to recognize him.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe circumstances aound his death, in a high-security country, in which the population is under surveillance for any action, raise many questions and doubts. The light must be shed on this case.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1568233017/victims/ts6ha3rlwrwsjz7pscna.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":300,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 21 August 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.990656, 30.091789","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOne unidentified man, 30 years old, was shot dead by the Rwandan Police.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was trying to steal a computer from someone who was passing by. the incident happened in Murambi village, Nyanza cell, Gatenga sector in Kicukiro district.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death\u0026nbsp;penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/kicukiro-abajura-babiri-barashwe-bagerageza-kurwanya-polisi-barapfa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/kicukiro-abajura-babiri-barashwe-bagerageza-kurwanya-polisi-barapfa\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1567451554/victims/beagso7c8cxtacsxdwjq.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":299,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 21 August 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.002961, 30.203583","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOne unidentified man, 25years old, was shot dead by the Rwandan Police.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe allegedly attacked the policeman whith a machette after trying to burgle a house of 78 old women. The incided happened in Murambi village, Cyimo cell, Masaka sector in Kicukiro district.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death\u0026nbsp;penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/kicukiro-abajura-babiri-barashwe-bagerageza-kurwanya-polisi-barapfa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/kicukiro-abajura-babiri-barashwe-bagerageza-kurwanya-polisi-barapfa\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1567451716/victims/lutviyqcjhmfvnvpu58s.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":311,"name":"Callixte NDAHIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 18 August 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eIn the morning of 19th August 2019, residents of Kagugu cell, Kinyinya sector in Gasabo District were caught by surprise when they spotted a blindfolded and bleeding dead body locked in the car.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocals say the deceased man was not from the area, and the car was not known to belong to a resident of the area.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt remains unclear in which village the deceased was living and were his body was spotted. All reports remained vague on the village fact. It was initially reported that this happened in Rukingu village of Kagugu cell while other reports state that it happened in Rubingo village of the same Kagugu cell.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ChroniclesRW/status/1163384106501246977\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://twitter.com/ChroniclesRW/status/1163384106501246977\u003c/a\u003e (Rukingu), \u003ca href=\"https://www.umuseke.rw/uwiciwe-i-kinyinya-mu-modoka-akomoka-kamonyi-umugore-we-ari-mu-bakekwa-rib.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.umuseke.rw/uwiciwe-i-kinyinya-mu-modoka-akomoka-kamonyi-umugore-we-ari-mu-bakekwa-rib.html\u003c/a\u003e (Rubingo), \u003ca href=\"https://www.kigalitoday.com/umutekano/imbere-mu-gihugu/article/abakekwaho-kwicira-umuntu-i-kinyinya-bafashwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.kigalitoday.com/umutekano/imbere-mu-gihugu/article/abakekwaho-kwicira-umuntu-i-kinyinya-bafashwe\u003c/a\u003e (Rubingo)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 20th August, RIB delivered its version of events and identified the deceased man as Callixte NDAHIMANA, carpenter and father of 3. RIB announced to have arrested his wife and his 2 brothers-in-law as prime suspects in the murder of Callixte.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe suspects were paraded in front of the press and confessed to have killed Callixte but still remained unclear on why, how and when they committed this crime. A lot of questions remain unanswered:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFriends and relatives of Callixte who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that the body of Callixte Ndahimana presented signs of torture, eyes were torn out and his tongue cut out while his wife confessed to have used a knife to kill him.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAccording to the confessin of Callixte's wife, they killed him, put his body in the car and parked it outside \u003cem\u003e“Nyuma yo kwica Callixte Ndahimana bamushyize mu modoka bayisohora mu gipangu bayisiga hanze barayikinga barigendera.\u003c/em\u003e” Friends and relatives who spoke on condition of anonymity said the 3 children of the couple and the neighbors did not hear any noise or scuffle or anyone screaming for help.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMoreover, for them It remains unclear why there were agents of the Rwandan secret services disguised in civilian, during the burial ceremony of Callixte.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1567421162/victims/tu6vtkqkwoggndjyk7sc.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":293,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 10 August 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.915357, 30.063931","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn August 10, 2019, at around 5am, Rwandan police shot dead a man who, according to the police account of events, was trying to steal from Innocent Hakuzwimana's house in Gasabo District in the city of Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the man saw the police coming, he reportedly tried to attack them with a machete and one of the police officers shot him to death. No investigation was opened by the Rwandan police to determine whether this was a case of self-defence.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe identity of this victim remains unknown. The death penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before the court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe light must be shed onto the circumstances of this death case.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.umuseke.rw/umupolisi-yarashe-uwo-bivugwa-ko-yari-agiye-gutema-mugenzi-we.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.umuseke.rw/umupolisi-yarashe-uwo-bivugwa-ko-yari-agiye-gutema-mugenzi-we.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1566298881/victims/lusizosgg0mqdinn6rys.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":314,"name":"Anonymous","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday,  3 August 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.492298, 29.810071","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eA witness who requested to remain anonymous reported two men who were executed by the Rwandan police. It was around the beginning of August 2019, in the Burera District, the first one in the Gitovu Cell and the second one in the Cyeru Cell. The two executions took place on two different days, in both cases the Rwandan police brought the men in a police car, took them out and shot them to death. One of the two victims was blindfolded, tied up and handcuffed according to witnesses at the scene. after the execution the police took the bodies with them\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1567721785/victims/d8pjuwg1phf0gfxuvr4l.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":572,"name":"Diane UMUTONIWASE","count":1,"type_id":7,"date":"Wednesday, 31 July 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eRaped by a policeman on a date estimated by July 2019 as she delivered a baby in March 2020\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiane Umutoniwase, in a testimony published by \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/4cMkUDtTPJM\"\u003eIsano\u003c/a\u003e on June 11, 2021, reported that she was arrested and taken to the Nyabugogo detention center, at a date that can be estimated to be around July 2029. In this detention center she was waiting to be taken to the Kabuga detention center for minors.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was 14 years old. In the testimony she tells that a policeman, the one who seemed to be the leader of the others, offered her to sleep with him in order not to be taken to Kabuga prison. She accepted out of fear. After sleeping with him, Diane was still taken with the other youth to Kabuga\u0026#x27;s house.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe girl had menstruated only once. The next month she did not menstruate but did not pay attention. She began to fall seriously ill and was taken to the Gitagata center, a detention center for minors. Instead of being treated, she was beaten because she was accused of pretending to be sick.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter four months, it was obvious that Diane Umutoniwase was pregnant, she remembered the policeman\u0026#x27;s face that raped her but not his name, he had made sure to hide it. The Gitagata center released her so that she could give birth at home. She was afraid to go back to her parents\u0026#x27; home because she had a bad relationship with her stepmother.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe eventually ran into the police officer who had raped her, she recognized him and he recognized her. He then made sure that she did not read his name on his uniform. The officer then put a team in place to keep an eye on the girl.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe officer was transferred but gave money to a young girl named Jacqueline. Jacqueline became a new friend of Diane\u0026#x27;s by opportunity. A month after Diane gave birth, Jacqueline took the baby and gave it to the policeman. Diane has no further news of her baby.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiane tried to seek justice and filed a complaint with the RIB in Kigali. When they realized that it was a police man who had raped her, Diane was asked to keep the story quiet. When she refused, she was beaten and put in jail. She was released shortly afterwards and told by RIB that she did not have the evidence to support her complaint.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe beatings that RIB gave her severely injured her to the point where she was treated in Kibagabaga for two months. During those two months she was in a wheelchair.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eDiane was released from Gitagagata in January 2020.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDiane gave birth in March 2020\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDiane\u0026#x27;s baby was stolen in April 2020.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiane says that while she was in the hospital, a young man came to visit her, and they locked him up and accused him of being the author of the pregnancy. To this day he is in prison in Mageragere.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUWIZEYIMANA Viviane, a mother who lives in Tetero\u0026#x27;s cell in Muhima sector, told Isano that she knows the girl and her story well. She expressed her sadness that the authorities refused to help the young girl.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwandan police spokesman CP John Bosco Kabera told Isano that the Rwandan police were not aware of the case, that they would follow up.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLight must be shed on this case to :\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eIdentify the police officer who raped Diane Umutoniwase\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFind out what happened to the baby\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFree the young man who is unjustly imprisoned in Mageragere\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/4cMkUDtTPJM\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/4cMkUDtTPJM\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":null,"picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1628448851/victims/n5xob8szrxqs5crvmtsg.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":292,"name":"Yazid NIZEYIMANA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Tuesday, 30 July 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eNizeyimana Yazid or Yasin was kidnapped on 30 July 2019 at around 14:00 by Rwandan police. He worked at Rwanda Tourism University College RTUC and was a founding member of the association \"DARUL QURAN Rwanda\". His family, friends and colleagues had no news of him for more than two weeks.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNizeyimana was known to be brilliant and intelligent, he started to have problems after attending meetings organized by his colleagues in which secrets of the RPF-Inkotanyi ideology of ethnic discrimination had been discussed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of his colleagues suspected him and told the others about it, they finally asked him about his ethnicity and origin and he replied without suspecting that it would cause him trouble that he was a Hutu from Ruhungeri.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.abaryankuna.com/yashimuswe-azira-kumenya-umugambi-wirondakoko-ushyizwe-imbere-na-fpr-inkotanyi-mu-bigo-binyuranye/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.abaryankuna.com/yashimuswe-azira-kumenya-umugambi-wirondakoko-ushyizwe-imbere-na-fpr-inkotanyi-mu-bigo-binyuranye/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1566292326/victims/fvexshizobkrzgptl4jq.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":282,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 23 July 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eA body in advanced stage of decomposition was found, at the ENGEN gas station in Nyamabuye, Muhanga, South Province, dissimulated under a pile of car spare parts and old tires. The authorities were reportedly informed of the presence of a dead body and did not react for a few days.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to the local authorities their guests if they stay overnight. In this context when a lifeless body is found, light must be shed on the circumstances of death.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.umuseke.rw/muhanga-umubiri-wumuntu-utazwi-wasanzwe-hagati-yibikoresho-byimodoka.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.umuseke.rw/muhanga-umubiri-wumuntu-utazwi-wasanzwe-hagati-yibikoresho-byimodoka.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1565250804/victims/ox6vwtk9sagra2vbs3nj.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":279,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 22 July 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.749254, 30.016456","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eRwandan police shot dead a man who was in prison for allegedly killing \u003ca href=\"https://www.rwandanlivesmatter.site/#/victim/271\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDenis NSHIMIYIMANA\u003c/a\u003e, the DASSO officer whose dead body was found in a forest in Rulindo district on July 18, 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://en.igihe.com/news/suspected-dasso-officer-murderer-shot-dead-as-he.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://en.igihe.com/news/suspected-dasso-officer-murderer-shot-dead-as-he.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rulindo-ukekwaho-kwica-dasso-yarashwe-agerageza-gutoroka\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rulindo-ukekwaho-kwica-dasso-yarashwe-agerageza-gutoroka\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1565188877/victims/rjmxy0rb4yiiyenpukbq.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":281,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 22 July 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn July 22nd the inhabitants of Kamabuye, Gatenga in Kigali discovered, in a forest near thier neigborghood, a lifeless body of a man believed to be congolese. His eyes were gouged.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to the local authorities their guests if they stay overnight. In this context when a lifeless body is found, the circumstances of death require that light be shed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/QaW2aRPAQyU\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/QaW2aRPAQyU\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1565250525/victims/x2l2bs2tvgafuat0wqmc.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":271,"name":"Denis NSHIMIYIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 18 July 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn July 18, 2019, children looking for firewood in a forest found the lifeless body of Nshimiyimana Denis, a member of DASSO (District Administration Security Support Organ) in Kinzuzi locality in Rulindo district. The day before he went to work, went back home and was last seen in a bar. He lived well with his family and friends.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to the local authorities their guests if they stay overnight. In this context when a body is found lifeless, the circumstances of death require that light be shed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/r5JQk3ZlOKs\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/r5JQk3ZlOKs\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1564945298/victims/wv5u9kzztnv2yk4zczq7.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":273,"name":"Constantin TUYISHIMIRE","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Tuesday, 16 July 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eConstantin Tuyishimire 30 Years old\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJournalist for the Rwandan private radio and television station TV1, he\u0026nbsp;has been reported missing since 16 July 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis wife said on July 20 that she had no news from her husband and that he was last seen in Igicumbi by someone they knew on July 16 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 23 July 2019, the head of the Rwandan RIB investigation office told TV1 that Constantin Tuyishime reportedly crossed the border between Rwanda and Uganda (the border has been closed and surveiled by army and police for several months). His whereabouts remain unknown until today.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/r5JQk3ZlOKs\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/r5JQk3ZlOKs\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/08/15/rwanda-disappearances-require-credible-investigations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/news/2019/08/15/rwanda-disappearances-require-credible-investigations\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1564937891/victims/xgpab0yahzmibwieionv.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":258,"name":"Eugene NDEREYIMANA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Monday, 15 July 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eRepresentative for the FDU-Inkingi, 29-year-old father of two was traveling from his home in Rwanda's southeastern Ngoma district to the northeastern town of Nyagatare for a political meeting on July 15.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the people waiting for Ndereyimana to arrive lost contact with him when he was just five kilometers (3.1 miles) from the venue. He hasn't been seen or heard from since. He is one of at least five FDU members who have gone missing under mysterious circumstances.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/27/africa/rwanda-opposition-disappearances-intl/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFor Ndereyimana, that intimidation began in September 2018, when he was arbitrarily detained by military officers at a local police station, his wife Joseline Mwiseneza told CNN, speaking through an FDU spokesperson.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For them he was an enemy,\" Mwiseneza said, referring to the local authorities. She added that Ndereyimana's political activities created difficulties in his everyday life -- from harassment by security forces to the inability to get credit from the local bank.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, Mwiseneza says she doesn't know what to say to their children, who keep on asking where their father is, and fears for her husband's life.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she waits for answers, others politically aligned with her husband have met violent ends.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/08/15/rwanda-disappearances-require-credible-investigations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/news/2019/08/15/rwanda-disappearances-require-credible-investigations\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1564255731/victims/oyftmyyfvwboaqvv0ejz.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":250,"name":"A man identified as Eric","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 14 July 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.269756, 30.211967","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eA man identified as Eric was arrested and shot dead by Rwandan police as he tried to escape by jumping out of the police van.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tL2M00CHz4\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe local authorities, including the mayor of Bugesera, said they did not know the man's identity\u003c/a\u003e. According to Rwandan police, Eric was HIV-positive and lived in the Gako forest where he allegedly assaulted his victims. Rwandan police arrested him after he was reported by the women he raped.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Gako forest surrounds the Gako Military Academy, bordering the Rilima sector of the Bugesera district.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe alleged rapist should have been prosecuted and not killed by the police.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1563400135/victims/pszncpfdjazbihwlxgrx.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":383,"name":"Edouard NIYONDAMYA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Tuesday,  2 July 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003e34 years old, son of Dacien NYIRINKINDI and brother of\u0026nbsp;Alexia NIYONTEZE, was arrested and handcuffed by Rwanda police in Kamonyi as he drove from Muhanga to Kigali in his car registered RAA 391X. He was accused of transporting secondhand garments according to one of his friends who spoke to the VoA on condition of anonymity.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe VoA got a copy of the letter Dacien NYIRINKINDI addressed to the director of RIB, asking him to help locating his son. Dacien NYIRINKINDI told the BBC that he visited several detention centers looking for his son, he visited at least 6 times the Gikondo detention center known as Kabuga detention center but he never been able to see his son.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexia NIYONTEZE spotted the car of his brother parked in front of Masoro revenue office but the police told her that they don’t know where the driver of the vehicle was as the car was found alone towed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDacien NYIRINKINDI asked about the car but the police told him that he should forget about it.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKDzD7_Yh9s\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKDzD7_Yh9s\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1569956991/victims/ueatijhqthdcplpxgfba.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":382,"name":"Samuel Nzabonimana","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Sunday, 30 June 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eSamuel Nzabonimana has been missing since the end of June 2019. He worked at the Kigali Convention Center. On the day of his disappearance, he spoke with his wife on the phone, and told her that he was on his way home.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe never arrived home and no one has heard from him since.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/ha7vfnXxUcI\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/ha7vfnXxUcI\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":262,"name":"Body of a man without an injury ","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 24 June 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn june 24, a body of a man without an injury was found in the same place where the body of Anselme Mutuyimana, Personal Assistant of Victoire Ingabire had been found in March 8, 2019. It is the second lifeless body to be found in this place since the assassination of Anselme Mutuyimana.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to the local authorities their guests if they stay overnight. In this context when a lifeless body is found, the circumstances of death require that light be shed\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1564599727/victims/crj4qdvcdwnayreih5aq.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":264,"name":"Anonymous ","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 16 June 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eTwo men, in Buruhukiro - Southern province in Rwanda, were killed by the police and they were\u0026nbsp;accused of collaborating with FLN.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death\u0026nbsp;penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1564648789/victims/hipo5o1q61lp6iijagdt.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":263,"name":"MBARUSHIMANA alias Bushombe","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 12 June 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eOn June 12, 2019, in Buruhukiro - Southern province in Rwanda, Bushombe was arrested by the police accompanied by\u0026nbsp;Executive Secretary of Buruhukiro Sector.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was accused of collaborating with FLN.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1564648861/victims/qmujxg7vso5zvnpvqhpf.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":239,"name":"Jean Bosco NDUWAYEZU","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 11 June 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eRDF reserve force staff, his lifeless body was found by children who was looking for fire wood in a forest in Cyarutabana village of Nyamirama cell, Fumbwe sector in the intersection of Gasabo and Rwamagana districts.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 phones, an ID card, his RDF reserve force ID card, a bible, amoxicillin tables are among the items that were found near his body.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocal authorities alleged he could have died of hunger while praying.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560439137/victims/hmwn5tph6vva4agflprn.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":261,"name":"2 unidentified lifeless bodies ","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 10 June 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn june 10, 2019 two unidentified, lifeless bodies were found.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth bodies had no sign of injuries. However one of them has been found in the same place where the body of Anselme Mutuyimana, Personal Assistant of Victoire Ingabire had been found on March 8, 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to the local authorities their guests if they stay overnight. In this context when a lifeless body is found, the circumstances of death require that light be shed\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1564600171/victims/f9ssljdjcozmonvrwjz2.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":238,"name":"Cpl. Jean Paul MWISENEZA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 10 June 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(25, 25, 25);\"\u003eSurvivor of 1994 Genocide against Tutsi, resident of Nyarugenge District and father of one, Cpl Mwiseneza Jean Paul, 36, was working as prison guard in Nyarugenge prison since 2011.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(25, 25, 25);\"\u003eHis lifeless body was found in his native district of Bugesera in Nyamata sector. His body presented signs of severe torture.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560413491/victims/ss8cidvpkbptmgqki0pv.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":260,"name":"Mageragere's prisoners","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  4 June 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.035900, 30.017010","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn June 4, 2019 two prisoners were shot dead in Mageragere Prison\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey were demonstration in prison and the guards shot dead two prisoners and some other were seriously injured.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death\u0026nbsp;penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1564648996/victims/lcgk4r9rcaytqoiuiuee.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":451,"name":"Evariste NZABALINDA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Saturday,  1 June 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eEvariste Nzabalinda, who worked on the Rusumo border, has been missing since approximately June 2019. Initially the Rwandan authorities had told his family that he was busy with work.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvariste Nzabalinda was born in Gisagara in the southern region of Rwanda. Nzabarinda had just spent 3 months in Rusumo at the border between Rwanda and Tanzania where he was transferred, before that he worked in Gatuna at the border between Rwanda and Uganda, he worked in the service of control of entry and exit in Rwanda (immigration).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"It's been six months since we haven't heard from him, we went to Rusumo, we asked where he was because we didn't have him on the phone anymore.\u0026nbsp;They told us he had gone back to Kigali for holidays, we went back to Kigali and thought they had lied to us because if he had been on holidays he would not have cut his phone. We went back and they sent us to Kigali. We went to the immigration office in Kacyiru and they told us that he was busy with work. We left our number and went back a week later. On October 22, 2019 they told us again that he was there but he couldn't answer the phone. We ask you to call out for us, is he in prison? At work? Is he dead? We need to know,\"\u003c/em\u003e said his family.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Voice of America called the head of the immigration service in Rwanda, Lieutenant-Colonel François Regis Gatarayiha, and he said he did not know about the case.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info : \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/7rTwOWveklI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/7rTwOWveklI\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1578247495/victims/iofhkcmpbuergdqtyanp.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":237,"name":"Camille NKURUNZIZA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 30 May 2019","country_id":211,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eCamille Nkurunziza, 38, a former bodyguard to Paul Kagame, who was working as a taxi driver in Cape Town, was overpowered, put in the back of his Toyota Etios and driven away as the police gave a high-speed chase. After the vehicle collided with three vehicles, there followed an exchange of shots that left two men dead, one of them Mr Camille Nkurunziza.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe incident happened around 5pm on the corner of Hugo and Milton roads in Goodwood. Mr Nkurunziza, a father of four children who had been in exile in South Africa for more than a decade. He is the brother of Sergeant Innocent Karisa who was kidnapped from Uganda and now is incarcerated in Rwanda for suspected of being a member of Rwanda National Congress (RNC) led by former army commander Gen. Kayumba Nyamwasa who is also in South Africa.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCamille Nkuruziza who was opposed to Kagame for what he called dictatorial tendencies, was a determined critic of the Kagame regime, accusing the Rwandan ruler of silencing dissenting views.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"fr-marker\" data-id=\"0\" data-type=\"false\" style=\"display: none; line-height: 0;\"\u003e​\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"fr-marker\" data-id=\"0\" data-type=\"true\" style=\"display: none; line-height: 0;\"\u003e​\u003c/span\u003eNkurunziza was credited for starting a campaign against the constitutional amendment that enabled Kagame to cling to power beyond two terms.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1559738760/victims/zp7gmcx8gsmsdhg4kbud.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":236,"name":"Summary execution of 4 unidentified men","count":4,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 28 May 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.997072, 30.057322","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eResidents of Kamabuye village, Nyarurama cell, Kigarama sector in Kicukiro district describe how Rwanda Police in a 2 car’s convoy came in their neighborhood sector and executed 4 men minutes before a police black painted ambulance came to pick up the bodies of the assassinated.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP1n27EWoI8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eattached audio\u003c/a\u003e one of the eye witness recounts that he saw the Police agents ordering 4 handcuffed men to get out of one of the police convoy car, aligned them and shot at them one round each and they died instantly. He continues to describe how the 4 bodies were thrown in the ambulance lake dust bags. He also assert to have seen the car belonging to Kigarama Sector Office.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKtU_UaaoaA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethis other witness\u003c/a\u003e, the incident happened around 8PM in Gikonya neighborhood near a newly constructed bridge. He saw the 2 Toyota Hilux Vigo pickups belonging to Rwanda Police and a 3rd car belonging to Kigarama sector Office.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"fr-marker\" data-id=\"0\" data-type=\"false\" style=\"display: none; line-height: 0;\"\u003e​\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"fr-marker\" data-id=\"0\" data-type=\"true\" style=\"display: none; line-height: 0;\"\u003e​\u003c/span\u003eThe residents of that neighborhood were left in dismay, and said that they don’t understand why the police comes to assassinate unidentified men in their neighborhood as it was not the first time this happens. One of them said he doesn’t understand why this happens while Rwanda doesn’t have death penalty.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1559548031/victims/foitqtzmkov1g3ike5lx.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":234,"name":"Jean Baptiste KIRENGA and Alex Nyesiga","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 24 May 2019","country_id":239,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.273370, 30.204093","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eTwo people were, on Friday at about 8pm, shot dead by a Rwandan soldier. The shooting happened at Habusavu trading centre located about 50 meters away from the Uganda-Rwanda international boundary.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe deceased were identified as Jean Baptiste Kirenga, a resident of Nkoma cell, Ntabarwe parish in the Rwandan district of Nyagatare and Alex Nyesiga, 32 and resident of Nyakabungo cell, Kyabuhangwa parish in Kamwezi Sub County, Rukiga District. The Rwandan soldier shot at them and ran back to Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Rwandan national died on spot because he was shot in the head while the Ugandan died on the way to Kamwezi Health Centre IV because of over bleeding. He was shot in the thigh. Hours after the Ugandan Police published an account of the shooting, the Rwandan minister of Foreign Affaires tweeted is as \"Fake news\" adding that \"No such thing happened\". \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info: \u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Rwandan-soldier-anti-smuggling-mission-kills-two-people/688334-5130984-rpddcgz/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Rwandan-soldier-anti-smuggling-mission-kills-two-people/688334-5130984-rpddcgz/index.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1558973435/victims/sd7uukv4ibovubhcyuqr.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":247,"name":"Unidentified lifeless bodies","count":3,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday,  9 May 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e3 unidentified lifeless human bodies were found on Thursday morning in Kazi village, Kajevuba cell, Ntarabana sector.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eApparently the victims were 28 to 30 years old.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eThese bodies had no signs of injuries.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.ibisigo.com/rulindo-hatangiye-iperereza-ku-mirambo-itatu-yagaragaye-hafi-yumuhanda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.ibisigo.com/rulindo-hatangiye-iperereza-ku-mirambo-itatu-yagaragaye-hafi-yumuhanda\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1563398904/victims/ukw3rcedgz0ciw3pf157.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":233,"name":"Innocent NDAHIMANA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Wednesday,  1 May 2019","country_id":239,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eRwandan businessman, Mr Innocent Ndahimana, 41, was shot and injured on the right arm by a Rwandan security official as he tried to smuggle about 500Kgs of beans into Uganda through a panya road (ungazette border point) in Rushaki village in Rubaya Sub County in the western Uganda district of Kabale. Mr Innocent Ndahimana is a beans trader and resident of Nyakabungo village in Chumbe in Gicumbi district Northern Province. He was saved by his colleagues who rushed him to Katuna Community Medical Clinic for treatment.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info :\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Rwandan-trader-shot-smuggling-beans-Uganda/688334-5099132-w41sn8/index.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Rwandan-trader-shot-smuggling-beans-Uganda/688334-5099132-w41sn8/index.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1558972827/victims/tqavpsicw4c8wtalpfjf.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":305,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 29 April 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.993525, 30.201695","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eRwanda police shot dead a man whose identity remains unknowns as he reportedly was spot stealing from the residence of a soldier who has a rank of captain in the Rwanda Defense Forces. The incident happened in Kabeza village, Cyimo cell, Masaka sector in Kicukiro district.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death\u0026nbsp;penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.umuseke.rw/masaka-undi-ukekwaho-kuba-umujura-yarasiwe-mu-cyuho-arapfa.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.umuseke.rw/masaka-undi-ukekwaho-kuba-umujura-yarasiwe-mu-cyuho-arapfa.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1572344364/victims/ma2syvfktc3b94fxfbmv.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":304,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 28 April 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.951013, 30.055178","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eAround midnight, a young man whose identity remains unknown, was shot dead by Rwanda police as he reportedly was robbing a phone from someone, according to the police he was also threatening the person he was stealing from with a knife.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe incident happened in Kagano village, Kora cell, Gitega sector in Nyarugenge District.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death\u0026nbsp;penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\u0026nbsp;https://www.umuseke.rw/nyarugenge-polisi-yishe-irashe-umujura-washikuje-umuntu-telefoni.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;https://www.umuseke.rw/nyarugenge-polisi-yishe-irashe-umujura-washikuje-umuntu-telefoni.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":308,"name":"Younoussou Habimana","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Sunday, 31 March 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eFormer collaborator of tycoon Tribert Rujugiro and member of RNC in UK, he quit RNC and went back to Rwanda. He was reported missing since march 2019 by his family. His whereabouts remain unknown until today. \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpJu75Wb4K4\u0026amp;t=32m01s\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpJu75Wb4K4\u0026amp;t=32m01s\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":301,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 27 March 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.853963, 29.969587","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn the road Kigali-Shyorongi, Rwandan Police shot dead a man who reportedly was stealing potatoes from a moving car. The incident happened in Nyamweru cell, Kanyinya sector.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death\u0026nbsp;penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/nyarugenge-ukekwaho-kwiba-ibirayi-mu-modoka-igenda-yarashwe-arapfa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/nyarugenge-ukekwaho-kwiba-ibirayi-mu-modoka-igenda-yarashwe-arapfa\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":235,"name":"Elizabeth MUKARUGWIZA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 27 March 2019","country_id":239,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Rwandan pregnant woman, 37, wife to Hakizimana Dan, resident of Kinigi village, Nyamirima cell, Musanze sector, Musanze district in Rwanda.\n\nElizabeth MUKARUGWIZA collapsed and died as she was being ran after by Rwandese Army/Police when she was crossing to Uganda through the porous border line of Cyanika to buy foodstuffs and medicine.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1559033284/victims/nvcn5yf0bsmydkqahqpk.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":294,"name":"Germain BIKORIMANA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Tuesday, 26 March 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eResident of Muhanga district and commercial agent of MTN telecom compagny VoA: According to eye witnesses who talked to the VoA, Bikorimana was abducted by 2 men and one of them was identified as Robert NSENGIYUMVA who is a police officer at Nyamabuye Police Station in Muhanga District Police Office (DPO).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe incident happened at around 2PM. The two men dragged Bikorimana and forced him into their Toyota Rav4 SUV and drove away.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis wife Fabiola Bayisenge told the VoA that when she went to report this incident to the DPO, she saw one of the kidnappers of her husband, the police officer.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe DPO and RIB kept telling her that they have no information about the whereabouts of Bikorimana, and she wrote many letter to the DPO and RIB to ask them to open an investigation into the abduction of her husband. Fabiyola testifies that Bikorimana was a man of good conduct, had no problem with his neighbors and collegues.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/Fj3q667yG1A\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/Fj3q667yG1A\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1566296085/victims/uushaafzpdiwwj0s4awd.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":284,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 13 March 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn March 13, 2019, a dead body of a man about 35 years old was found in a bush in Remera, Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose who saw the body said that the body had traces of blows on the forehead and signs of strangulation. It also believed that the body was transported and dropped there. Uwamahoro Jean d'Arc, executive responsible for the Rukiri 2 sector, said the area is known for its safe and secure neighbourhood thanks to the security patrols everywhere every day.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to the local authorities their guests if they stay overnight. In this context when a lifeless body is found, light must be shed on the circumstances of death.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/P4XxTvkRm8I\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/P4XxTvkRm8I\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1565251184/victims/eoeqtcgmndoe6cslh8fo.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":229,"name":"Anselme MUTUYIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday,  8 March 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOpposition leader and assistant to Victoire Ingabire, was strangled to death on Friday night when he was in Rutsiro to visit his family.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was 30 years old when he died and he spent 6 years in prison over politically motivated charges.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis body was taken to Gisenyi hospital where an autopsy was performed. The body was handed over to his family on Saturday and was expected to be buried on March 10th but the RIB had requested the cancellation of the burial ceremony as they were going to transport the body to Kigali for examination.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 11th March, the family was allowed to bury Anselme, and this happened in the presence of many secret service agents, some of them were armed with pistols.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMore info:\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RbD4wh77QA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RbD4wh77QA\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/anselmemutuyimana.jpeg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":228,"name":"Unknown moto taxi driver","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday,  7 March 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.914113, 30.065004","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe victim was identified as 40 years old but his name was not disclosed.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHe was shot dead in the Thursday night and according to the police after he stole the purse of a foreign tourist in Musezero cell, Gisozi sector of Gasabo district. The newspapers \u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/gisozi-umumotari-ushinjwa-gushikuza-umuntu-isakoshi-yarashwe-arapfa\"\u003eigihe.com\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://umuseke.rw/gisozi-uwibye-abagenzi-abashikuje-akiruka-yarashwe-arapfa.html\"\u003eumuseke.com\u003c/a\u003e presented different narratives about this assassination.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1564649748/victims/sqmtrpixip6byblpob21.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":226,"name":"3 killed by army in Rubavu","count":3,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  5 March 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.658938, 29.258162","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn the night of March 5 to 6, the Rwandan army shot dead three civilians who were trying to illegally enter Rwandan territory from the DRC. The incident occurs next to the DRC border in Byahi cell, Rubavu sector of Rubavu district.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the army and the police, the victims were fraudsters who wanted to bring their goods into Rwandan territory, a very frequent activity in this region.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rubavu-abantu-batanu-bafungiwe-gukora-imyigaragambyo-itemewe\"\u003e5 family members of the victims were arrested the next day for attempted unauthorized protest. Colonel Pascal Muhizi reminded the population of the Rubavu sector that in Rwanda there is no demonstration.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/batatubarashwe.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":302,"name":"Anonymous","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday,  4 March 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.993336, 30.226414","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn Monday 4 March Rwandan police shot dead an unidentfied man who allegedly was burgling a house. The police said the deceased man attacked the police officer with a knife and the police shot him in the head and he died on the spot.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death\u0026nbsp;penalty has been abolished in Rwanda, every person should be brought before a court of law.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.umuseke.rw/masaka-umujura-yarasiwe-aho-yagiye-kwiba-arapfa.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.umuseke.rw/masaka-umujura-yarasiwe-aho-yagiye-kwiba-arapfa.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":230,"name":"Jean Bosco RUKUNDO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday,  1 February 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.440746, 29.602918","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe victim was an ITC teacher in Cyanika Secondary School, he was arrested on 31st January by the police for allegedly having stolen a computer that belongs to the school. The next day he was shot dead by Rwanda police, allegedly while he attempted to escape and jump out of the police patrol car.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe family member of the Jean Bosco, said that they dont understand how the police shot the victim in the face (slightly below the left eye) while he was handcuffed and escaping. \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuBVv7ZNxbg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVisibly the shooter was in front of the victim, not behind.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/Rukundo_Jean_Bosco.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":441,"name":"René Hubert NSENGIYUMVA","count":1,"type_id":5,"date":"Friday, 25 January 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eJournalist René Hubert Nsengiyumva was arrested by Rwandan police on 25 January 2019 and released on parole on 04 February 2019. He told the Igihe newspaper that he is accused of being an Ikitso \u0026quot;accomplice of state enemies\u0026quot; because his online newspaper \u0026quot;Ibyishimo\u0026quot; reportedly broadcast a programme that could have revived ethnic divisions. What he is actually accused of is that he distributed photos and supported Josiane Mwiseneza\u0026#x27;s candidature for the Miss Rwanda beauty contest.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://rwandanziza.rw/?p=614\"\u003ehttp://rwandanziza.rw/?p=614\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/umunyamakuru-rene-hubert-ushinjwa-ibyaha-birimo-ivangura-yarekuwe-by-agateganyo\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/umunyamakuru-rene-hubert-ushinjwa-ibyaha-birimo-ivangura-yarekuwe-by-agateganyo\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1576358034/victims/z5abc8etz8nfyyywlbvd.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":241,"name":"Inmates shot dead in Huye Prison","count":5,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 24 January 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.590380, 29.735613","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eA shootout erupted in Huye Prison (Karubanda Prison) and according to\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://www.umuseke.rw/ivuguruye-kuri-gereza-ya-huye-abagororwa-batanu-barashwe-batoroka.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(149, 79, 114);\"\u003eumuseke.rw\u003c/a\u003e 5 inmates (Nteziryayo Patrick, Uwiringiyimana Jeremie, Uwitonze Claude, Byiringiro Gedeon,\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(49, 49, 49);\"\u003eKarangwa Gilbert\u003c/span\u003e) were killed but the spokesperson of\u0026nbsp;\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68);\"\u003eRwanda Correction Services (RCS) said \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.newtimes.co.rw/rwanda/three-inmates-shot-attempted-jailbreak\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68);\"\u003eonly 3 inmates were killed\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68);\"\u003e adding that the 3 victims were indiscipline.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/4736535.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAccording to the VOA report\u003c/a\u003e, neighbors of the prison said they heard many gunshots between 8PM and 2AM in the night, and they thought it was a war and that the official version of 3 killed inmates can’t be true.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1561980792/victims/qjjn1ymjxhjttvlgh0sn.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":227,"name":"Alexia UWERA MUPENDE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  8 January 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eRwandan celebrated model, dancer and actress Alexia Uwera Mupende has died after she was reportedly stabbed by a housemaid, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMwYzz_vw-o\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethe information that her mother publicly dismissed in her speech in the church during the burial ceremony\u003c/a\u003e. Alexia was born in Kenya, the model has been living and working in Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe worked with some established local fashion brands and designers such as RWANDA CLOTHING, House of Marion, Ikanzu Designs and Accessories, Inzuki Designs, Rupari, Sonia Mugabo and Haute Baso to mention a few. Uwera also represented Rwanda at Runway Dubai Season II and worked with international designers like Modupe Omonze who is also the founder of Runway Dubai, Shaleen Cheah, Helen Couture, Si Fashion Galerie and Khalid Al Ayoub.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/Alexia_Uwera_Mupende.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":256,"name":"Antoine NIYIREBERA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Tuesday,  8 January 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eAntoine Niyirebera, born in 1996, supermodel Alexia Mupende’s houseboy.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe disappeared on January 08 2019, the day the supermodel was murdered.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Alexia’s mum, he was falsely accused of being behind the murder.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1563653655/victims/j2gg80hvcesdi7igdz5c.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":454,"name":"Zacharie NZEYIMANA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Saturday,  5 January 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eNzeyimana Zacharie went missing around the beginning of 2019 and his family has not heard from him ever since.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne year after his disappearance, on January 06, 2020, the lifeless bodies of his two sons were found in lake Kivu.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis fate remains unknown to date.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info : \u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://ibisigo.com/nyamasheke-abana-2-basanzwe-mu-kivu-bapfuye-nyuma-yumwaka-se-ubabyara-aburiwe-irengero\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://ibisigo.com/nyamasheke-abana-2-basanzwe-mu-kivu-bapfuye-nyuma-yumwaka-se-ubabyara-aburiwe-irengero\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1578634387/victims/oy351qzehek2t1dxgkyl.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":542,"name":"Muhoza Geovanie","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Tuesday,  1 January 2019","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eMuhoza Geovanie, married and father, was a teacher at the HOPE HAVEN elementary school in Gasogi. At the beginning of 2019, while he was at home, he was called by his so-called friends who told him that they wanted him to meet them downtown. He has since gone missing. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis wife asked the RIB to help her search for him and has been going around prisons without getting any information about his whereabouts.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis family lives in fear of persecution. Muhoza Geovanie was a free thinker who was not afraid to give his opinion. His relatives believe that this is why he was persecuted.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Muhoza Geovanie's Facebook page, which he seems no longer using, one can find the comments of his friends, some of whom asking about him, and the last comment asking if he also committed suicide?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore Info: \u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.abaryankuna.com/ubuvugizi-abagera-kuri-18-baba-bararashwe-na-rdf-mu-bihe-bitandukanye-giovanie-waburiwe-irengero/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.abaryankuna.com/ubuvugizi-abagera-kuri-18-baba-bararashwe-na-rdf-mu-bihe-bitandukanye-giovanie-waburiwe-irengero/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1598893587/victims/aw0nkunxu31wjzqg9go9.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":434,"name":"Phocas Ndayizera and others","count":13,"type_id":4,"date":"Wednesday, 21 November 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn November 25, 2018, the disappearance of freelance journalist Phocas NDAYIZERA, who was freelancing for the local\u0026nbsp;BBC-Gahuza radio station, was made public by his wife. He left his home on November 21, 2018 to travel to the city of Muhanga in the southern province of Rwanda. On the fourth day of her husband’s disappearance, and while the RIB (Rwanda Investigation Bureau) was telling her that they did not know what might have happened to her husband and that the investigation was ongoing, Chantal Mukarugira spoke to\u0026nbsp;BBC-Gahuzaduring an interview and made the disappearance of her husband public.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter several media, including covered the disappearance,the international community began to take an interest in the case. Tthree days later, on November 28, 2018, the Rwandan Police paraded Phocas Ndayizera in front of the press. Tired, with an emotionally charged voice, Phocas Ndayizera said that he did not know why he had been arrested, “It was noon. I was arriving at the Nyamirambo Stadium when I was arrested. I don’t know where they took me, or where I was imprisoned. I don’t know why. ”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn December 21, 2018, Phocas Ndayizera’s first public hearing was held at the Nyarugenge Court of First Instance. To everyone’s surprise, he was accompanied by 12 co-accused, whose families informed the media that their relatives had so far disappeared. I was the first time in 30 days that they had seen or heard from them. The judge informed the audience that during the first hearings held behind closed doors, the accused had confessed to being responsible for the acts they were accused of and revealed that they had been influenced by people in the Rwandan opposition. Furthermore, they would ask for forgiveness during their defence.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe co-accused of Phocas Ndayizera are Elmereki Karangwa, Patrick Niyihoza, Martin Munyensanga, Elias Ngarama, Théoneste Nkurikiyimfura, Garno Byiringiro, Yves mushimiyimana, Ernest Nshiragahinda, Terrence, Emmanuel Niyonkuru, and Jean Claude Nshimiyimana.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Trial is on going\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info : \u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.jambonews.net/en/actualites/20191128-rwanda-trial-of-journalist-phocas-ndayizera/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.jambonews.net/en/actualites/20191128-rwanda-trial-of-journalist-phocas-ndayizera/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1575720213/victims/htuyoy8j1qca4ulhsmml.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":243,"name":"Olga MUGEGE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 17 November 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":23,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eProject manager at BrudaEast Africa since 2017, 36-year-old and mother of one, she fell from the 10th floor (roof-top restaurant and bar) of Grande Ubumwe Hotel, located in the Central Business District in Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMugege born in Bujumbura, Burundi but had acquired Belgium nationality according to her documents.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSources indicate that Mugege used to come to this hotel for a few drinks and meetings with some western senior diplomatic official in Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://localhost:3000/admin/www.ultimedia.com/deliver/generic/iframe/mdtk/01515498/src/m8u08v/zone/43/showtitle/1/\"\u003ewww.ultimedia.com/deliver/generic/iframe/mdtk/01515498/src/m8u08v/zone/43/showtitle/1/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.laprovince.be/310690/article/2018-11-22/une-belge-de-36-ans-se-tue-en-chutant-du-toit-dun-hotel-video\"\u003ehttps://www.laprovince.be/310690/article/2018-11-22/une-belge-de-36-ans-se-tue-en-chutant-du-toit-dun-hotel-video\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1562253582/victims/inkwh3jwujupcfisyy2u.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":222,"name":"Dead bodies on lake Rweru","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 15 November 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eDead bodies have been sighted since Monday on Lake Rweru on the Burundi side in the Nyagisozi area of Busoni commune. Local sources report that 2 bodies with head injuries have been recovered on the banks of Busoni commune.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe exact number of bodies already identified is not yet determined. Some sources speak of more than 5 corpses that could not be identified. The Burundian police via a tweet claims to have buried two bodies and announces their origin. \"The victims were thrown into the Kagera River from Rwanda and carried into Rweru Lake\"\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1558643703/victims/y0ge1yylcdyohcov7eos.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":223,"name":"Jean de Dieu MUSAFILI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 28 October 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe lifeless body below is of Jean de Dieu MUSAFILI, a worker of S.B.S and a resident of Kigali. His body was discovered on 28th Oct 2018 with marks of strangulation on his neck. According to his friends, his wallet was still intact in his pocket and nothing removed from it – including money. Therefore, a robbery should be ruled out.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe left his house on Saturday, never called any one and didn’t return home that night something which he doesn’t do, only for his body to be discovered on the Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to his friends, of recently he has been receiving threatening calls from unknown people. Obviously he would report the issues to the police, and the police would promise to investigate. They suspect, may be, he may have said a wrong word(s) that may have hard a political connotation(s).\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/JeandeDieuMusafiri.jpeg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":321,"name":"Anonymous","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 19 October 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eTwo lifeless bodies were found in the Kanyinya forest, Kigarama village, Remera cell, Rukoma sector, in Kamonyi District. Locals were unable to identify the victims. They were reportedly killed elsewhere and their naked bodies were dropped in the Kigarama forest. A witness to the scene said, \"It was obvious that they murdered them and brought their naked bodies here, they had strangulation marks on the neck and they had intertwined their legs\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to the local authorities their guests if they stay overnight. In this context when a lifeless body is found, the circumstances of death require that light be shed\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.intyoza.com/kamonyi-imirambo-yabagabo-2-yatoraguwe-mu-ishyamba-rya-kanyinya-muri-rukoma/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.intyoza.com/kamonyi-imirambo-yabagabo-2-yatoraguwe-mu-ishyamba-rya-kanyinya-muri-rukoma/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.montjalinews.net/2018/10/27/kamonyi-ikimoteri-cyabagwagasi/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.montjalinews.net/2018/10/27/kamonyi-ikimoteri-cyabagwagasi/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":224,"name":"Boniface TWAGIRIMANA","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Monday,  8 October 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eBoniface Twagirimana was missing from a routine headcount at the prison on Monday 8th October 2018, local media reported, quoting a Rwanda Correctional Service spokesperson. The spokesperson said that Twagirimana and another prisoner had managed to escape by jumping over the complex's fence and said that an investigation had been launched. But members of the FDU are calling \"foul play\" and fear that Twagirimana's life could be in danger.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a statement released Monday, the FDU party questioned how Twagirimana could have escaped out of a high security prison he had been transferred to only five days prior and called on the Rwandan government for answers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn September 2017, Twagirimana and eight other FDU party members were arrested on charges of forming an armed group and seeking to overthrow the government, charges Twagirimana denies. On 13th November 2018, The Minister for Justice and Attorney General, Johnston Busingye declared on Radio URUMURI that his office was not investigating the disappearance of Boniface Twagirimana.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgbJf_k4U7U\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgbJf_k4U7U\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/Boniface_Twagirimana.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":523,"name":"Jean Baptiste Nshimiyimana","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Monday,  1 October 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 30, 33);\"\u003eJean Baptiste Nshimiyimana is a young Rwandan journalist among the founders of the media \"IwacuTV\" which covers several subjects concerning the Rwandan society, sport, culture, politics...\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 30, 33);\"\u003eIn October 2018, he was arrested along with his two colleagues for \"spreading rumours\".\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 30, 33);\"\u003eSince then, no judgement has been handed down and he has been arbitrarily detained for almost two years without trial.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 30, 33);\"\u003eHis trial originally scheduled for early December 2019 never took place, and since then, the public has remained without information about his fate.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(28, 30, 33);\"\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://cpj.org/data/people/jean-baptiste-nshimiyimana/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://cpj.org/data/people/jean-baptiste-nshimiyimana/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1592135478/victims/aylcbqubcmfcfziyurby.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":521,"name":"Jean Damascène MUTUYIMANA","count":1,"type_id":5,"date":"Monday,  1 October 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 30, 33);\"\u003eJean Damascène Mutuyimana is a young Rwandan journalist among the founders of the media \"IwacuTV\" which covers several subjects concerning the Rwandan society, sport, culture, politics...\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 30, 33);\"\u003eIn October 2018, he was arrested along with his two colleagues for \"spreading rumours\".\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 30, 33);\"\u003eSince then, no judgement has been handed down and he has been arbitrarily detained for almost two years without trial.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 30, 33);\"\u003eHis trial originally scheduled for early December 2019 never took place, and since then, the public has remained without information about his fate.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://cpj.org/data/people/damascene-mutuyimana/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://cpj.org/data/people/damascene-mutuyimana/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1592135787/victims/rct8zlno9jkv9v0uowpj.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":520,"name":"Shadrack NIYONSENGA","count":1,"type_id":5,"date":"Monday,  1 October 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 30, 33);\"\u003eShadrack Niyonsenga is a young Rwandan journalist among the founders of the media \"IwacuTV\" which covers several subjects concerning the Rwandan society, sport, culture, politics...\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 30, 33);\"\u003eIn October 2018, he was arrested along with his two colleagues for \"spreading rumours\".\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 30, 33);\"\u003eSince then, no judgement has been handed down and he has been arbitrarily detained for almost two years without trial.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 30, 33);\"\u003eHis trial originally scheduled for early December 2019 never took place, and since then, the public has remained without information about his fate.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://cpj.org/data/people/shadrack-niyonsenga/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://cpj.org/data/people/shadrack-niyonsenga/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riMokKp3qjk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riMokKp3qjk\u003c/a\u003e (After two years without trial, his wife speaks out)\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1592135953/victims/ba0ojpm5hlxnkg1moyoy.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":221,"name":"Hubert GASHAGAZA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 18 September 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eAccording to the VOA report, former Southern Region Police Spokesman, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXRcCHA4MC8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRtd CSP Hubert Gashagaza has been assassinated\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to family source, they last saw him on 17th September 2018 at 4PM. When he didn't return home at 8:00 PM, they got worried and started calling him and his phone was switched off.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was until the morning of 18th September at around 6:00 AM, that family members where informed by police that they have found the body of Hubert Gashagaza in his car, the lifeless body was tight by computer or TV power cables and a rope around his neck.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964113/victims/Hubert_Gashagaza.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":220,"name":"Jean Claude NIYITANGA","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday,  6 September 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.971446, 30.055157","short_story":"\u003cp\u003ea.k.a Bartez (40), was shot dead by RDF patrolling soldiers in Rwezamenyo sector in Nyarugenge District at around 11h40 PM.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis happened hours after soldiers have shod dead another unidentified young man who according to the police version of events, was stealing construction materials in Kimisagara sector, Nyarugenge district.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean Claude is son of renowned businessman Myasiro Mathias who was mysteriously assassinated in 1995.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/Niyitanga_Jean_Claude.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":219,"name":"Four handcuffed civilians were shot dead","count":4,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday,  1 August 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.598014, 29.742222","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eAs reported by the VoA, the two victims were shot dead within hours of being arrested and handcuffed by the police for unknown reasons. This happened in Huye sector in Huye District. Several witness including a local administrator who anonymously spoke to the VoA declared that the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tpATb5daZA\"\u003eRwanda National Police version of the events was total untrue\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe VoA also reports that the summary execution of handcuffed civilians has become a common practice among Rwandan security forces, where a week earlier, on 26 July 2018; Police opened fire and killed Nzungize Vital (26) and Sibomana, who had been apprehended for allegedly stealing building materials.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1558252068/victims/caxxymvryq3w1oumdsr8.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":270,"name":"Pieter Jan Staelens","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 31 July 2018","country_id":211,"citizenship_id":23,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003ePeter Jan Staelens, director of upgrade energy Africa and former lawyer. After the assassination of Thomas Ngeze whom he personally knew, on June 15, 2018 in Johannesburg, he started investigating the assassination to the request of the family.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eA few days later, on July 31 2018, he was found dead in his burned car, considered suspicious.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eAccording to some\u0026nbsp;sources, Mr Staelens gathered evidence on the alleged instigators of Thomas Ngeze’s assassination. However, his father contests this version, indicating that his son had certainly contacted the South African police, but that he did not have precise information on Rwanda's possible role. \u003c/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: black;\"\u003e\"I want to know the truth, but I'm not sure it will ever happen,\"\u003c/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e the father explained.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eMore info:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://plus.lesoir.be/175238/article/2018-08-27/la-mort-suspecte-de-deux-belges-en-afrique-du-sud-liee-aux-dossiers-rwandais\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: black;\"\u003ehttps://plus.lesoir.be/175238/article/2018-08-27/la-mort-suspecte-de-deux-belges-en-afrique-du-sud-liee-aux-dossiers-rwandais\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2018/08/24/en-afrique-du-sud-la-mort-suspecte-de-deux-belges-en-lien-avec-le-rwanda_5345686_3212.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: black;\"\u003ehttps://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2018/08/24/en-afrique-du-sud-la-mort-suspecte-de-deux-belges-en-lien-avec-le-rwanda_5345686_3212.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1564687738/victims/otklus0evz6ntv69sjlt.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":216,"name":"Unidentified man shot dead in Gikondo","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 23 July 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.970065, 30.077313","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThis happened in the afternoon around 3 PM in Gikondo near Merez, the unknown man was ordered by the patrolling army soldiers to sit down, he obeyed. One of the soldiers immediately shot him four rounds.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPcsr2cpNJg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThere were many witnesses at the scene, but all preferred to testify face covered\u003c/a\u003e. The dead body was quickly taken away by the secret services.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964114/victims/Gikondo_Shooting.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":249,"name":"Aphrodis MATUJE","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Saturday, 14 July 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eBorn in Rusizi District, member of Social Party Imberakuri, and headmaster of a Saint Kizito Secondary School located in Mugonero near Fumba in Nyamasheke.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was arrested in the morning around 11h by two unidentified men who claimed to work for the NSS (National Security Service).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in 2011, Aphrodis was arrested for about 8 months when the Rwandan intelligence services discovered that he was in contact with Father Thomas NAHIMANA whom he had known when he was his headmaster at Saint Aloys Seminary while Aphrodis was dean of students.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt several occasions, his family and relatives asked Fidèle RUGIRAMANZI, the director of NSS in Rusizi district, about the case and he kept answering them that Aphrodis is in the NSS custody pending investigation.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis whereabouts remain unknown until today.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was released in 2021, kidnapped once again with his two children, released, threatened and put on pressure to coerce them into spying on Rwandan opposition groups based in France.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmvhzIb9QZE\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmvhzIb9QZE\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.france-rwanda.info/2022/03/rwanda-alerte-disparition-forcee-de-m.aphrodis-matuje-et-ses-deux-enfants-ages-de-5-et-de-3-ans.html\"\u003ehttps://www.france-rwanda.info/2022/03/rwanda-alerte-disparition-forcee-de-m.aphrodis-matuje-et-ses-deux-enfants-ages-de-5-et-de-3-ans.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APmbxLgecpg\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APmbxLgecpg\u003c/a\u003e (Him and his 2 children were released after one month)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFHCHcSgNDI\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFHCHcSgNDI\u003c/a\u003e (He was kidnapped with his 2 children)\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1563399575/victims/ql838wiwa0lihsbmt1zf.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":248,"name":"Unidentified lifeless bodies","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 14 July 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e2 unidentified, lifeless and naked bodies were, on Saturday morning, found respectively in two neighboring sectors of Rulindo District, namely Masoro and Ntarabana.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rulindo-abasore-babiri-bishwe-bajugunywa-munsi-y-umuhanda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rulindo-abasore-babiri-bishwe-bajugunywa-munsi-y-umuhanda\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1563399162/victims/bsmesbuewjankvb1wqc2.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":217,"name":"Thomas NGEZE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 15 June 2018","country_id":211,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eSon of Hassan Ngeze, aged 27, Belgian of Rwandan origin, graduated in laws from the University of Ghent. He was found dead and hanged in a hotel room in Johannesburg, South Africa.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to his family, he was first strangled and then hung up by Rwandan secret agents.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/thomas_ngeze.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":231,"name":"Motorcycle taxi operator","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 19 May 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.980013, 30.223348","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eShortly after dropping a passenger in the outskirts of Kigali, this unidentified moto taxi rider from Kigali was arrested by the moto taxi patrol agent in Kabuga for allegedly stopping on the wrong spot.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe moto taxi patrol agent called the police officer who came over, handcuffed the moto taxi operator, slapped him and then pulled his gun and shot him dead. \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd09m7yLLX4\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWitnesses who were at the scene told the Voice of America (VOA) that this unidentified motorcyclist raised up his hands and was begging the police officer to not shoot him.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/motorcycle_taxi_operator.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":296,"name":"Clarisse MUKANSANGA","count":1,"type_id":5,"date":"Friday, 11 May 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eDecember 2020, \u003cstrong\u003eUpdate\u003c/strong\u003e :\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn December 17, 2020, Mukansanga Clarisse was pronounced innocent in his appeal trial. She was released immediately\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInfo : \u003ca href=\"http://bwiza.com/?Uwari-Visi-Meya-washinjwe-kwanga-urumuri-rw-ikizere-yagizwe-umwere\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bwiza.com/?Uwari-Visi-Meya-washinjwe-kwanga-urumuri-rw-ikizere-yagizwe-umwere\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn April 12 2018, Clarisse Mukansanga refused taking a candle during a genocide commemoration, explaining that due to a lack of candles, priority should be first given to those commemorating their relatives. She was arrested and sentenced to 5 years in jail on March 19 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.jambonews.net/actualites/20190327-rwanda-commemorations-5-ans-ferme-pour-refus-de-tenir-une-bougie/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.jambonews.net/actualites/20190327-rwanda-commemorations-5-ans-ferme-pour-refus-de-tenir-une-bougie/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1566323476/victims/qvxqe20qigeilcrfhvxe.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":214,"name":"Me. Donat MUTUNZI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 23 April 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eLawyer Mutunzi Donat was abducted by the DMI agents in the evening of April 13th 2018 and police denied having a person by such names/Identity under their custody.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 days later, Rwanda Investigation Bureau’s Spokesperson (RIB) Modeste Mbabazi said that they indeed had lawyer Mutunzi Donat in their custody, and that he committed suicide \"using bedsheets\" whereas his body presented signs of torture.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFriends and relatives of lawyer Mutunzi Donat suspect he was killed because of his legal help to Rwandans who were loosing their lands through illegal land grabbing by members of the criminal Kagame' s junta.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/rwanda-urujijo-ku-rupfu-rwa-me-donat-mutunzi/4361026.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com/a/rwanda-urujijo-ku-rupfu-rwa-me-donat-mutunzi/4361026.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964116/victims/me_donat_mutunzi.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":215,"name":"François NSENGIYUMVA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 19 April 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.155862, 30.606208","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eNsengiyumva was arrested and detained on 6th April 2018 for minimizing the genocide against the Tutsi as he compared the commemoration to a celebration.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo weeks later, the police announced he was shot dead when he attempted to escape.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.kigalitoday.com/kwibuka/article/afungiwe-kwigamba-ko-azatema-abantu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.kigalitoday.com/kwibuka/article/afungiwe-kwigamba-ko-azatema-abantu\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/ngoma-uheruka-gufungirwa-ingengabitekerezo-ya-jenoside-yarashwe-agiye-gutoroka\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/ngoma-uheruka-gufungirwa-ingengabitekerezo-ya-jenoside-yarashwe-agiye-gutoroka\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/nsengiyumva_francois.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":180,"name":"Leon Orsmond","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Tuesday, 27 March 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":211,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eLeon, 60, who has been living in Kigali for eight years and was outspoken about President Paul Kagame's government and ran a social media campaign for opposition leader Diane Rwigara.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was putting the final touches to a book that was critical of the Rwandan state‚ and he went missing in Kigali around mid-february 2018\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964115/victims/Leon_Orsmond.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":166,"name":"Noble Marara","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Saturday, 10 March 2018","country_id":242,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eExiled Rwandan living in UK, 43, and former bodyguard of President Kagame of Rwanda; he has been warned by British Police of an “imminent threat” to his safety. The police officers told him that he was at risk of state-sponsored assassination.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1561929511/victims/qpie7x0552pzibhi5eq7.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":259,"name":"Jean de Dieu NDAMIRA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Friday,  9 March 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eJean de Dieu Ndamira is a 43 years old Rwandan blogger and a father of two young children. He used to live in Nairobi. In 2018, one of his dreams became a reality, when he received green light to go to the US and start a new life. However, there was one thing he needed to do in order to fulfil his dream: “to renew his passport”, meaning going to Kigali to do so.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven though he was a bit worried about going back to a country under dictatorial rule, he told himself it should be alright. Because even though he was publishing his life stories in an online media that was close to the opposition, he didn’t think he would be a target since he was nor an opponent, nor a critique, but just a citizen holding a blog about his life.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn march 9 2018, while he was in the office in Kigali to get his passport, he sent a text message to one of his friends joking: “\u003cem\u003eIf we don’t speak before tomorrow, you have to know they got me \u003c/em\u003e🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣”. One hour later he wrote: “\u003cem\u003eI just got my passport, thank you very much\u003c/em\u003e”, and this would be his last message.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026quot;We do not know where he is, he went to Kigali to renew his passport, he was living in Nairobi, and he had to return to Nairobi, he did not return. Since March, there is no sign of life. Since March 9, 2018, he has not given any sign of life.\u0026quot;\u003c/em\u003e explains Laurent Munyandilikirwa, coordinator of the Observatory of Human Rights in Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026quot;He published personal and free accounts on the opposition website,\u0026quot;\u003c/em\u003e said Laurent Munyandilikirwa, considered critical of the Kigali government. He recounted his private life, what he saw, about what he would have seen from 94 until very recently.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_rwanda-vives-inquietudes-apres-la-disparition-du-blogueur-jean-de-dieu-ndamira?id=9994466\"\u003ehttps://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_rwanda-vives-inquietudes-apres-la-disparition-du-blogueur-jean-de-dieu-ndamira?id=9994466\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20180813-rwanda-blogueur-jean-dieu-ndamira-disparu-munyandilikirwa\"\u003ehttps://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20180813-rwanda-blogueur-jean-dieu-ndamira-disparu-munyandilikirwa\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.ihame.org/umwaka-urashize-jean-de-dieu-ndamira-aburiwe-irengero/\"\u003ehttps://www.ihame.org/umwaka-urashize-jean-de-dieu-ndamira-aburiwe-irengero/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1626262395/victims/n1gmgv50c2hotppumgxj.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":211,"name":"Congolese refugees killed in Rwanda","count":12,"type_id":2,"date":"Thursday, 22 February 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":64,"geo_coords":"-2.133018, 29.349673","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn February 22, 2018, police officers shot live rounds at a crowd of hundreds of Congolese refugees who were protesting the reduction of humanitarian assistance at Kibiza Refugee Camp. At least 11 refugees were massacred that day and (8 in Karongi at the UNHCR field office and 3 in Kiziba).\u0026nbsp;On 1 May 2018, another refuge died following clashes with the police in Kiziba camp. The exact number of victims is not known because the police prevented journalists to take pictures or record audio/video\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead of prosecuting the perpetrators of the shooting, the Rwandan authorities arrested 63 refugees for «participating in and organizing illegal demonstrations \", \" spreading false information with intent to create a hostile international opinion against the Rwandan government \" and \"violence against public authorities\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the end of February 2019, the National Human Rights Commission published a report on the demonstrations, concluding that the use of force by the police was legal and appropriate.\u0026nbsp;No recommendations were made on how to prevent such loss of life in the future.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn its report, Amnesty International calls on Rwandan President Paul Kagame to investigate and shed light on the massacres and arbitrary arrests of Congolese refugees in the Karongi and Kiziba camps.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/02/23/rwanda-year-no-justice-refugee-killings\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/news/2019/02/23/rwanda-year-no-justice-refugee-killings\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/investigate-the-killings-of-congolese-refugees-in-rwanda/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/investigate-the-killings-of-congolese-refugees-in-rwanda/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964114/victims/impunzi-z-ikarongi_2.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":209,"name":"Sylvestre NIYONKURU","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday,  5 February 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":40,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Lifeless body of Niyonkuru Sylvester, 46, was found floating on the waters of the Kanyaru river at Kidobori, Marangara Commune, Ngozi Province. He was killed in Rwanda and thrown in Kanyaru river.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":210,"name":"Germain BIGIRIMANA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Saturday,  3 February 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Father of 4, and brother of long missing Gerard NIYOMUGABO,  was kidnapped by unidentified armed men from the construction site where he was working.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":208,"name":"Jotham NSENGIYUMVA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 28 January 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.301634, 29.734225","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eAccording to the Rwanda Correctional Services (RCS) Spokesperson, inmate Jotham Nsengiyumva, 26, had scaled over the prison wall fence and was spotted running but was later shot and died on spot.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn March 2015, Nsengiyumva and other 14 were sentenced to life in prison. One of them Nsengimana Alfred, former executive secretary of Cyuve sector was also executed in a similar method.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964115/victims/Jotham_NSENGIYUMVA.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":207,"name":"Straton TWAGIRIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 23 January 2018","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Twagirimana was stabbed to death by two unknown assailants in the night. This murder happened in Rugarika sector, Kamonyi district.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":204,"name":"Pte JMV MUHIRWA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 20 October 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.977311, 30.051467","short_story":"Private Jean-Marie-Vianney Muhirwa, was shot and died on the spot at the military court in Kigali/Nyamirambo. He was taken to court for allegedly having deserting from military duties.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560375495/victims/zn3iuatayabr2352czhd.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":205,"name":"Jean de Dieu UDAHEMUKA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 18 October 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.070201, 30.368004","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eJean de Dieu (or Emmanuel as reported differently), 35, was shot dead by Rwanda Police in Musheri sector, Nyagatare district while he allegedly was smuggling drugs from Uganda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/nyagatare-umumotari-wari-uhetse-ibiyobyabwenge-yarashwe-ashaka-kugonga\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/nyagatare-umumotari-wari-uhetse-ibiyobyabwenge-yarashwe-ashaka-kugonga\u003c/a\u003e (Jean de Dieu)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.ukwezi.rw/mu-rwanda/Amakuru-anyuranye/Nyagatare-Umupolisi-yarashe-umumotari-wari-utwaye-Zebra-ahita-apfa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.ukwezi.rw/mu-rwanda/Amakuru-anyuranye/Nyagatare-Umupolisi-yarashe-umumotari-wari-utwaye-Zebra-ahita-apfa\u003c/a\u003e (Emmanuel)\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":202,"name":"Emmanuel NYANDWI","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Monday, 11 September 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eEmmanuel, 42, was a teacher at the Kabgayi catholic seminar. He was abducted in the evening by 3 men whom one of them was identified as Kayitsinga, the Muhanga District Police Commissioner. His family doesn't know his whereabouts to date.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/nyandwi_emmanuel.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":267,"name":"Fabien TWAGIRAYEZU","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Wednesday,  6 September 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eThe trial is ongoing.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is one of the FDU-Inkingi leaders, opposition political party, responsible. Their case are demonstrations of how the government use the justice to neutralize the opposition by sending in jail opponents. Indeed the accusations have no ground.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe agenda was to behead the FDU leaderships before the release of Victoire Ingabire.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2017/09/28/rwanda-repression-politique-post-electorale\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2017/09/28/rwanda-repression-politique-post-electorale\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1564601213/victims/a40l9hoi2okfuvcbevbm.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":268,"name":"Gratien NSABIRAMYE","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Wednesday,  6 September 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eHe is one of the FDU-Inkingi leaders, opposition political party, responsible. Their case are demonstrations of how the government use the justice to neutralize the opposition by sending in jail opponents. Indeed the accusations have no ground. The agenda was to behead the FDU leaderships before the release of Victoire Ingabire. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2017/09/28/rwanda-repression-politique-post-electorale\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2017/09/28/rwanda-repression-politique-post-electorale\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":225,"name":"Leonille GASENGAYIRE","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Wednesday,  6 September 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eShe is one of the FDU-Inkingi leaders, opposition political party, responsible. Their case are demonstrations of how the government use the justice to neutralize the opposition by sending in jail opponents. Indeed the accusations have no ground. The agenda was to behead the FDU leaderships before the release of Victoire Ingabire. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2017/09/28/rwanda-repression-politique-post-electorale\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2017/09/28/rwanda-repression-politique-post-electorale\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1561844928/victims/tjewzljwekrsiytnm3xk.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":497,"name":"Mutuyimana Marie Claire and Anonymous woman","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 22 August 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe lifeless body of Mutuyimana Marie Claire, 23 years old, was found in the Mudende Forest in Rubavu District on 23 August 2017.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was residing in Rebero town, Kanyundo cell, Mudende district. The police took her body to Kijote hospital at around 7pm on 23 August 2017.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe had left home in the morning to work in the bean fields. A shepherd found her body.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Mudende's executive secretary at the time, Rwisumbura Jean Bosco, four people suspected of Mutuyimana's murder were arrested and taken to Gisenyi police station pending an investigation.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe results of the investigation more than 2 years later have not been made public.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral versions of how the girl was killed have circulated in the Rwandan media: strangled or raped.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortly before her death another woman, resident in the Kanzenze sector, neighbour of the Mudende sector, was killed by guillotine.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda is considered 100% safe and citizens are monitored and required to declare to the local authorities their guests if they stay overnight. In this context when a lifeless body is found, the circumstances of death require that light be shed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info : \u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rubavu-umukobwa-w-imyaka-23-yiciwe-mu-ishyamba-rya-mudende?url_reload=24\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/rubavu-umukobwa-w-imyaka-23-yiciwe-mu-ishyamba-rya-mudende?url_reload=24\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1581887034/victims/laj3tuf33x8wyitsk1gp.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":242,"name":"Jean d’Amour NGIRINSHUTI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 18 August 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eFather of two, resident of Taba village, Gatare cell, Niboye sector in Kicukiro district and prominent member of the People Salvation Movement (PSM Itabaza).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore his disappearance, he was a staunch supporter, assistant and campaigner for Diane Rwigara. Rwandan Security agents constantly stalked and harassed him and his colleagues as a result of their support for Diane Rwigara as she prepared to run for 2017 presidential elections.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting from 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c/sup\u003eJuly 2017, Jean d’Amour was being detained, interrogated and then released several times. The interrogations centered around who was sponsoring Diane Rwigara campaign.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe went missing on 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c/sup\u003eAugust 2017 and his family searched for him in various detention centers for two months, from Niboye police station to National Police headquarters.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 3 months of searching, his mother and sister were luckily tipped that Jean d’Amour could be detained at the notorious Gacinya detention center where the government agents are forcing him to false testify against Diane Rwigara. Guards at Gacinya detention center confirmed to Jean d’Amour’s mother and sister that he is detained there and that he would be released when the investigation is completed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in November 2017, Rwanda police officers guarding Gacinya detention center, among them a certain Leonard Rwankindi, started to threaten his mother and sister, telling them that if they keep coming to ask about Jean d’Amour, that they would be subjected to the same fate.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis mother was terrified and decided to leave the country and weeks after she fled, 2 of the local officials who assisted her to get the travel documents mysteriously turned dead.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis family believes Jean d’Amour could have succumbed to severe torture in Gacinya detention center while Rwanda security agents were forcing him to false testify against Diane Rwigara.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iovxCvCSeyw\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iovxCvCSeyw\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hpITfSL4uE\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hpITfSL4uE\u003c/a\u003e (Ngirinshuti's sister delivers her testimony. Part I)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwAEfZ8FDcI\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwAEfZ8FDcI\u003c/a\u003e (Ngirinshuti's sister delivers her testimony. Part II)\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1562051141/victims/xzfouax6sd5fyxpgek5b.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":198,"name":"Gaudence NYIRABAHIZI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 16 August 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"67 years old. She was found beheaded hours after she was called by unknown person on phone.\r\n\r\n","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1562661843/victims/vcxws7xsrmniaesals53.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":197,"name":"Innocent HAKIZIMANA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Sunday,  6 August 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1977, and father of two and teacher. He was summoned to the police station in Musanze on 6th August and was never seen since.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eHe is active member of PS Imberakuri, unregistered opposition political party. Sources say the police accused him of reading the book authored by exiled Jean Marie NDAGIJIMANA and sharing audio opposition web radion casts over whatsapp.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":196,"name":"Alexis ZIGIRINSHUTI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 27 July 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.797078, 30.411178","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e31years old, resident of Murambi sector in Gastibo district, was shot dead by the Rwanda National Police for allegedly smuggling drugs.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":199,"name":"Goretti KABUTO and family members","count":5,"type_id":3,"date":"Friday, 14 July 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eGoretti and her family members were kidnapped by the DMI because of alleged family ties to exiled Maj. Alphonse FURUMA and \u003ca href=\"http://kdst.herokuapp.com/clouds/victim/15\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elate Col. Patrick KAREGEYA\u003c/a\u003e who was killed by Kagame’s agents in South Africa.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis happened weeks after she was forced to disown exiled family members including her sister Leah KAREGEYA\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe family member who were abducted are:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAmos MWINE\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMutsinzi\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eJohnson GASHAIJA\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eKabanga KALISA\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwandan security forces released them after a few months and they are still under surveillance since then.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly7cIujY-Oc\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly7cIujY-Oc\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964111/victims/goretti_kabuto.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":149,"name":"Jean Marie NIYONZIMA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 28 June 2017","country_id":40,"citizenship_id":40,"geo_coords":"-2.621803, 29.185717","short_story":"Rwandan soldiers crossed the River Kaburantwa, entered the Burundian territory at Rutorero in Mabayi district in the province of Cibitoke. They opened fire, shot dead a Burundian national called Jean Marie Niyonzima and abducted two others.","full_story":"Burundian authorities on Thursday accused Rwandan soldiers of killing a Burundian national and abducting two others on Wednesday at Mabayi in Cibitoke province on the Burundian territory.\r\n\r\n    “Yesterday (Wednesday), Rwandan soldiers crossed the River Kaburantwa, entered the Burundian territory at Rutorero in Mabayi district in the province of Cibitoke. They opened fire, shot dead a Burundian national called Jean Marie Niyonzima and abducted two others,” Cibitoke Governor Joseph Iteriteka said.\r\n\r\nAccording to him, the corpse of the victim was found Thursday morning.\r\n\r\nIn recent months, over six Burundian nationals were killed by Rwandan soldiers after the Rwandan army accused them of illicitly entering the Rwandan territory from Burundi’s Cibitoke and Kirundo provinces.\r\n\r\nRelations between Burundi and Rwanda have deteriorated after Burundi accused Rwanda of hosting and supporting perpetrators of the 2015 coup plot against Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza.\r\n\r\nhttps://www.newsghana.com.gh/burundi-accuses-rwandan-soldiers-of-killing-national-abducting-2-others/","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":144,"name":"Young lady found dead in Muhanga","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 12 June 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eIn the morning of 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c/sup\u003e June 2017, a young woman's dead body was found in the gutter near ACEJ-Karama secondary school in Muhanga District. Her body presented a lot of signs of torture, burn and blistering. She had a big and deep wound on the back of her head.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe identity of the victim is not yet known but by the looks of torture signs and wounds, this murder seems to be signed by the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI).\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":145,"name":"Augustin MUSABYIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 11 June 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eHis family last saw him on 9th of June and they were called on phone by the Rwandan Police 3 days later and told that Musabyimana has committed suicide using bedsheets while in Police CID detention in Kacyiru.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe family wasn’t told the reasons for the arrest and they did not get an answer when they asked if police cells in Rwanda have bed-sheets and hanging points.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1592300237/victims/fm6bczcywamkr3rmqq5j.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":146,"name":"AIP. Alexis RUSHIMIRWA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  6 June 2017","country_id":124,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn his way coming from visiting his wife from Nairobi Women’s hospital he was accosted by 4 men speaking in Kinyarwanda and stabbed him to death.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssistant Inspector of Rwanda Police, Rushimirwa disagreed with the Kagame regime as he refused to mobilize Banyamulenge people in Rwanda to respond to the RPF call to go and fight in DRC. He fled to Nairobi in Kenya where he sought asylum and stayed for close to a year and half.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to his neighbors, Rushimishwa was a very reserved and fearful man as he knew the DMI planned to assassinate him.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1558643209/victims/jhn7kubiguabcmzpbqnf.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":139,"name":"Aphrodis MPOZEMBIZI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday,  5 June 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"24 years old and motorcyclist in Kigali was found dead in gutter in Cyahafi neighborhood near the ADEPR church. His body presented many signs of torture. His neighbors said they last visited him in a police custody where he was detained and were not informed if he was released later or not.\r\n","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560376766/victims/arodjcufrz4hugqhoeej.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":147,"name":"Arbitrary arrest of 3 Rwandans in Rusizi District","count":3,"type_id":3,"date":"Sunday,  4 June 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\r\nThree Rwandans were arbitrary arrested by Rwanda Police in Rusizi District. The people who were abducted include:\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmmanuel GASHABIZI\u003c/strong\u003e of Muganza sector, Gakoni cell and Kiyovu village;\u003c/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePascal NAMUHORANYE\u003c/strong\u003e of Gihundwe sector, Burunga cell and Gacamahembe village. He was Accountant at Bugarma Health Centre;\u003c/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbubakar BAVUGAMENSHI\u003c/strong\u003e of Muganza sector, Gakoni cell and Gatanga village.\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003c/ul\u003e\r\nRelatives and friends have visited all the stations of Rusizi district and none of them has acknowledged their presence. The families are quite traumatised in view of the experience of police brutality in this region.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":138,"name":"Jonas MUSABYIMANA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Friday, 26 May 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Jonas was taken from his home on 26 May 2017 around 10 AM. The DMI agents who forced him in their car and told his wife that they were security agents. \r\n\r\nJonas is son of Pastor Mbonabucya Elie who also disappeared in 1997 together with his other two sons Ndayizeye Elysé and Ndahimana Lazare.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":141,"name":"Silver NDAMYUBUHAKE","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Friday, 26 May 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Abducted by DMI agents and forced him in their car. His wife searched for him everywhere and Rwanda Police said that he is not detained. The family remains worried as some other people in the same neighborhood disappeared before being found dead.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":140,"name":"Francois BAVUGIRIJE","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Tuesday, 23 May 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Was abducted by three DMI agents around 7 PM in Kimisagara. His wife searched for him everywhere and Rwanda Police said that Francois is not detained. His wife remains worried as some other people in the same neighborhood disappeared before being found dead.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":137,"name":"Claudine UWAMWEZI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 10 May 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"33 years old, and native of Gahini sector in the eastern province. She was strangled to death by the DMI agents and her decomposed body was found 5 days later in her shop located near Kayonza district office.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":135,"name":"Ivan NTIVUGURUZWA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  9 May 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.965731, 30.076664","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e30 years old and manager of a bar in the Gikondo locality, in Kigali, near the Imburabuturo stadium, was shot dead by RDF soldiers in the middle of disputes and scuffle for which the reasons are still unknown because the DMI has censored any media information about this incident.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to the website of www.umuseke.rw, which was the first to report this assassination, the neighbors of the bar recounted that Ivan tried to run after being shot for the first time and fell down a few meters away. The soldiers found him where he was lying in the road and shot him over 6 rounds on the spot.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe article originally published by www.umuseke.rw has been modified to exclude many details in a move to obstruct any independent investigation.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":136,"name":"Jean Damascène HABARUGIRA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  9 May 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003e51 years old, and member of the FDU-Inkingi opposition party. He was physically tortured and killed a few hours after being summoned by the Rwandan police on 7 May 2017.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis family received a call two days later from the District Police Command (DPC) informing them to come and pick up the body.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/habarugira_tortured.jpeg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":134,"name":"Saleh BYANGABIZA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 29 April 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"44 years old and ordinary citizen, was beaten to death by the RPF militia for allegedly boycotting the 29th April 2017 Saturday's \"Umuganda\". Family members and friends who attended the burial testify that his body was very much injured. Rwanda National Police refused to produce the autopsy result as a first step to conduct an investigation into his assassination.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1558040627/victims/i3rnvoi7dgicctyf7epq.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":181,"name":"Claude BARAYAVUGA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 27 April 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eBarayavuga was a 19-year-old with intellectual disabilities from Bahimba village, Rubavu district. He had a history of stealing in his community. People close to Barayavuga told Human Rights Watch that this was because of his disability.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn April 23, the village chief held a meeting and, according to a participant, told local residents: \u003cem\u003e“I have been asked to give a list of criminals and thieves to the cell officials. I know there is one thief, Jean-Claude. If you catch him, kill him.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1570224956/victims/ul9x8mt1plq1t1tp1nif.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":133,"name":"Jean Bosco NAMAHORO ","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 20 April 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.500976, 28.907309","short_story":"Arrested on April 19 by the Rwanda National Police after allegedly wounding a DASSO agent who was destroying his house, Jean Bosco, 25 years old and Tutsi genocide survivor, was shot dead in a police cell. The police later communicated that Jean Bosco had tried to escape, but couldn't explain why he was shot several rounds in the chest and in the head.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":130,"name":"Cassien NSHIMIYIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 13 April 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Representative of the 162 medical clinical officers whom the Ministry of Health failed to mainstream into the health sector structure after forcing them to attend a special university programme; he was killed and hanged in his house in Kigali. The National Police rushed to confirm that he committed suicide and that there was no need to conduct an investigation.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560377028/victims/h6xqxqcur4dwreskode9.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":218,"name":"Christine IRIBAGIZA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 13 April 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":23,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eDMI agents stormed Christine's residence in Kigali, seriously injured her security guard, gruesomely assassinate her and left a candle lit in front of her bed before vanishing away.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe murder happened on the last day of the Genocide Commemoration Week. Most of her other family members were killed in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn April 29, 2017, the Rwanda National Police claimed to have captured, Bertin Majyambere, the murderer of Christine and presented him to the press. \u003ca href=\"http://ar.umuseke.rw/yiyemereye-ko-yishe-wa-mugore-wari-wararokotse-jenoside-wishwe-muri-kicukiro.hmtl\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBertin boasted to the press that he intended to kill 1,000 people the day he killed Christine.\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn July 20, 2017, umuseke.rw reported that Bertin Majyambere, who was scheduled to appear before the court for his case, \u003ca href=\"https://umuseke.rw/byagenze-bite-kuri-majyambere-wishe-iribagiza-ku-kicukiro.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewas shot dead while attempting to escape from his detention\u003c/a\u003e. His assassination was kept secret and his file was closed and archived.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964113/victims/iribagiza_christine.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":121,"name":"Jean-Marie Vianney NKULIKIYINKA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday,  7 April 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"He was taken from his shop in Kigali at about 10 p.m. by unidentified persons and has not been heard from since. Nkulikiyinka was not known to have played a political role but he was reportedly linked to Dr. Léonard Hitimana.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":178,"name":"Elias HABYARIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 25 March 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.937478, 29.344233","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://briefings.aipad.fr/cside/media/ehabyarimana.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"Elias HABYARIMANA\" title=\"Elias HABYARIMANA\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eResident of Gabiro cell, Musasa sector in Rutsiro district, was shot dead by the Rwanda Defence Forces soldiers for allegedly fishing with illegal net.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":192,"name":"Emmanuel NTAMUHANGA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 15 March 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.896099, 29.294539","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://briefings.aipad.fr/cside/media/entamuhanga.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"Emmanuel NTAMUHANGA\" title=\"Emmanuel NTAMUHANGA\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eResident of Bushaka cell, Boneza sector in Rutsiro district, was shot dead by the Rwanda Defence Forces soldiers for allegedly fishing with illegal net.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/entamuhanga.jpeg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":191,"name":"Joseph MUKESHIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 12 March 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.595378, 29.350811","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eResident of Rusura cell, Busasamana sector in Rubavu district, was shot dead by the Rwanda Defence Forces soldiers for allegedly crossing the border illegally.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":127,"name":"Emmanuel NIYITEGEKA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 11 March 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.679057, 29.358607","short_story":"Niyitegeka, 21 years old, was shot dead when he allegedly was trying to escape from Musanze prison where he was detained for 3 months after being convicted for unstucking and spoiling the agricultural seed and sentenced for 18 months imprisonment. ","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560365333/victims/ta7yd8hbgcgr68llex2d.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":177,"name":"Prosper IRADUKUNDA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday,  9 March 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.608278, 29.353930","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eResident of Rusura cell, Busasamana sector in Rubavu district, was shot dead by the Rwanda Defence Forces soldiers for allegedly crossing the border illegally.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":190,"name":"Vincent  NSHIMIYIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday,  9 March 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.605189, 29.350755","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eResident of Rusura cell, Busasamana sector in Rubavu district, was shot dead by the Rwanda Defence Forces soldiers for allegedly crossing the border illegally.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":126,"name":"Burundian fishermen on Lake Cohoha","count":3,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  7 March 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":40,"geo_coords":"-2.422354, 30.111246","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThree Burundian fishermen were killed at the Rwandan border. Burundian fishermen living on Ceru Hill in Kirundo (northern Burundi) were shot and killed by Rwandan soldiers, according to residents' accounts.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe facts occurred on Lake Cohoha on the border of the communes of Bugabira and Kirundo. According to residents of the lake, the fishermen would have entered Rwandan waters.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":189,"name":"Innocent HABIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 17 February 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.698562, 29.372736","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eResident of Rubona cell, Nyamyumba sector in Rubavu district, was shot dead by the Rwanda Defence Forces soldiers for allegedly fishing with illegal fishing net.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":125,"name":"Violette UWAMAHORO","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Tuesday, 14 February 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":242,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eMother of two, pregnant wife of Rwandan political opposition activist living in exile in Leeds, UK. has gone missing in Rwanda while she was on a visit in Rwanda following the death of her father and was on her way to board a flight back to UK when she was kidnapped by unknown individuals in Kigali capital.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMs Uwamahoro was abducted and kept illegally at undisclosed location by Rwandan intelligence services due to her links to family members who are critic to the Kagame's regime.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe government of UK put pressure on Paul Kagame's government until Violette was released and allowed to travel back to UK.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/gahuza/49660369\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.bbc.com/gahuza/49660369\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/67a5b442-f971-11e9-a354-36acbbb0d9b6\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.ft.com/content/67a5b442-f971-11e9-a354-36acbbb0d9b6\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1568232044/victims/sfnxtyjx72oofzyhly2i.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":148,"name":"Lionel NISHIMWE","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Thursday,  9 February 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003ePrior to his disappearance, he contacted the African Great Lakes Action Network and the Global Campaign for Rwandans' Human Rights, and reported that his life was in danger. At that time, he was attempting to hide from agents of the Rwandan intelligence services whom he claimed were hunting him down.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Mr. Nishimwe, the central reason was his refusal to provide false testimony against refugees residing in Zambia. He also provided additional important documentation to confirm those reasons as well as sponsorship by the Rwandan National Intelligence Security Services (NISS).\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/lionel_nishimwe.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":103,"name":"Mathias HABARUGIRA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 29 January 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.156940, 29.741230","short_story":"Mathias was shot dead by the Rwanda National Police in the morning near Byimana in Ruhango district. The circumstances of his assassination were not clear as the police accuse him of being part of the mob that was trying to rob a local Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (SACCO)","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560376109/victims/ky6b1zqmpr48lgmce1rc.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":188,"name":"Emmanuel NIYIGENA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 25 January 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.544989, 29.345522","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eEmmanuel used to work as bricklayer; he was arrested and then killed by RDF soldiers as he came back from D.R. C. A witness to his arrest told Human Rights Watch: \u003ci\u003e“When we had crossed the border from Congo and after we walked 50 meters inside Rwanda, we ran into four Rwandan soldiers. They stopped us, took Emmanuel and went with him into the bush. A few minutes later, we heard several gunshots. They had killed him.”\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral other witnesses told Human Rights Watch that his face had been destroyed by multiple bullets. Soldiers later told the family that they suspected him of smuggling drugs.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":117,"name":"Vincent NGENZI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 19 January 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eCommunity Health Worker at Muremure Health Center in Ruhango district. He died mysteriously during military auto defense training intensive exercises where he was attending National Itorero camp. The Ministry of Health refused to investigate the incident.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1626133039/victims/weumvhcdp3kc0biuigtb.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":176,"name":"GASORE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 12 January 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.598660, 29.329598","short_story":"Resident of Kageshi cell, Busasamana sector in Rubavu district, was shot dead by the Rwanda Defence Forces soldiers for allegedly stealing shoes and clothes","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":175,"name":"Donat NSAMWITAKUZE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 11 January 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.961620, 29.383064","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eResident of Haniro cell, Manihira sector in Rutsiro district, was shot dead by the Rwanda Defence Forces soldiers for allegedly stealing a motorbike.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info:\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/rwanda0717_web_1.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/rwanda0717_web_1.pdf\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":187,"name":"Emmanuel NZITAKUZE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 11 January 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.946008, 29.396227","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn the same day as Emmanuel Nzitakuze’s funeral in Tangabo cell in Rutsiro district, local security and civilian authorities held a community meeting. Soldiers had killed Nzitakuze after accusing him of stealing a motorcycle. The meeting was held near the place where Nzitakuze was killed (shot dead), and \u003cstrong\u003ea police officer leading the meeting described the killing as an example of what could happen when people steal\u003c/strong\u003e. Residents present at the meeting told Human Rights Watch that they were not aware that Nzitakuze was a thief, as it was the first time they heard he had stolen anything. But, one witness said, \u003cem\u003e“the military authority is very strong. You cannot criticize anything in front of the military.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info:\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/rwanda0717_web_1.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/rwanda0717_web_1.pdf\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":101,"name":"Janvier SEKANABO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday,  8 January 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.895644, 30.154458","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eSekanabo was shot dead near the capital Kigali, Kabuga Cell, Rusororo Sector, Gasabo District, after being picked by the Police from his home at around 1pm. He was opposed to the redistribution of his father’s land.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info: \u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.kanyarwanda.net/ki/blog/2017/01/08/polisi-yu-rwanda-yarashe-uwitwa-sekanabo-janvier/ \" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.kanyarwanda.net/ki/blog/2017/01/08/polisi-yu-rwanda-yarashe-uwitwa-sekanabo-janvier/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1564650120/victims/xfvcrr43qncdcgcjqqmf.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":102,"name":"Mugisha","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday,  1 January 2017","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.066130, 29.413823","short_story":"Son of Mr. Yadusoneye Augustin and Mrs. Kakuze Emerthe of Rwimpongo Village, Ruragwe Cell,  Rubengera Sector and Karongi District was shot dead by members of the rwandan army around 9am following his arrest for stealing a goat.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":105,"name":"Toy NTABWOBA NZAMWITA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 30 December 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.954062, 30.093199","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e​​A prominent lawyer in Rwanda, was shot dead by Rwanda National Police on his way home at around 3am in KCB road junction near Kigali Convention Center where he was attending Koffi Olomide public concert.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/Me_Toy_Nzamwita.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":186,"name":"Vedaste RENZAHO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 30 December 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.904462, 29.276609","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eVedaste Renzaho, 34, was killed by the RDF soldiers while fishing on lake Kivu. He was with another man, who survived the attack and later told Human Rights Watch:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e”… I heard one of the RDF soldiers say to Vedaste, “Where is the other guy?” He said, “He jumped into the water.”… They looked at the net and asked why he used it. Then they shot him.” \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocal residents found Renzaho’s body the next day, in his canoe along the shore. He had been shot in the stomach.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1570227627/victims/uk4kwcnq04q16zhhwkmh.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":173,"name":"Amulani BAZANGIRABATE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 29 December 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.901673, 29.324634","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://briefings.aipad.fr/cside/media/bamulani.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"Amulani BAZANGIRABATE\" title=\"Amulani BAZANGIRABATE\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAmulani Bazangirabate, 22, was shot dead by RDF soldiers. A witness told Human Rights Watch about a meeting organized by the police at the sector office in late December, soon after Amulani was\r\nshot dead by soldiers. The police said that people should not go out in the water at night alone and that all fishermen need to be in associations so they use correct nets.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe executive secretary of the Boneza sector then said, \u003ci\u003e“For example Amulani and Nyumagabo could not be allowed to fish illegally. They were killed because they used an illegal net.”\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/bamulani.jpeg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":185,"name":"Emmanuel HANYURWABAKE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 29 December 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.881128, 29.332014","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://briefings.aipad.fr/cside/media/ehanyurwabake.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"Emmanuel HANYURWABAKE\" title=\"Emmanuel HANYURWABAKE\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eResident of Bushaka cell, Boneza sector in Rutsiro district, was shot dead by the Rwanda Defence Forces soldiers for allegedly fishing with illegal fishing net.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":174,"name":"Naftal NTEZIRIZA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 29 December 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.879412, 29.324632","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://briefings.aipad.fr/cside/media/nnteziriza.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"Naftal NTEZIRIZA\" title=\"Naftal NTEZIRIZA\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eResident of Bushaka cell, Boneza sector in Rutsiro district, was shot dead by the Rwanda Defence Forces soldiers for allegedly fishing with illegal fishing net.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/nnteziriza.jpeg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":100,"name":"Fidèle MBONYINSHUTI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 26 December 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.575048, 29.333249","short_story":"Fidèle MBONYINSHUTI, 22 years old, was shot dead by a RDF soldier who allegedly was trying to arrest him over drug abuse. The RDF spokesperson said that Fidèle was a drug smuggler from Uganda.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":107,"name":"Nkundimana Clement","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 21 December 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.977376, 30.051724","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe exact names of the victims are unknown because the original news article was changed and updated several times. Nkundimana Clement or NDAYISENGA Wellars was allegedly shot dead in the court washrooms. NDAYISENGA Wellars is known to be part of RDF under army number 65013 with the rank of Sergeant. He was dismissed from RDF in 2015.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.umuryango.rw/amakuru/mu-rwanda/umutekano/article/gasabo-umugororwa-yarashwe-agerageza-gutoroka-ahita-apfa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.umuryango.rw/amakuru/mu-rwanda/umutekano/article/gasabo-umugororwa-yarashwe-agerageza-gutoroka-ahita-apfa\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/kigali-umugororwa-yishwe-arashwe-agerageza-gutorokera-ku-rukiko\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/kigali-umugororwa-yishwe-arashwe-agerageza-gutorokera-ku-rukiko\u003c/a\u003e (Ndayisenga Wellars)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:WShN4-gO2-EJ:https://www.dove.rw/umugororwa-yishwe-arashwe-agerageza-gutorokera-ku-rukiko/+\u0026amp;cd=1\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;ct=clnk\u0026amp;gl=uk\u0026amp;client=firefox-b-ab\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:WShN4-gO2-EJ:https://www.dove.rw/umugororwa-yishwe-arashwe-agerageza-gutorokera-ku-rukiko/+\u0026amp;cd=1\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;ct=clnk\u0026amp;gl=uk\u0026amp;client=firefox-b-ab\u003c/a\u003e (Nkundimana Clement)\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"1. http://www.igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/kigali-umugororwa-yishwe-arashwe-agerageza-gutorokera-ku-rukiko (Ndayisenga Wellars)\r\n           2. https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:WShN4-gO2-EJ:https://www.dove.rw/umugororwa-yishwe-arashwe-agerageza-gutorokera-ku-rukiko/+\u0026cd=1\u0026hl=en\u0026ct=clnk\u0026gl=uk\u0026client=firefox-b-ab (Nkundimana Clement)","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1572688120/victims/bggn4y70s9qfmi6m7klj.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":171,"name":"Benjamin NIYONZIMA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 16 December 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.622579, 29.318511","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eBenjamin, 21 and a father of one, was shot dead by the Rwanda Defence Forces for allegedly smuggling marijuana across the border from D.R.C. He was crossing the border with four other individuals, three of whom were also killed.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://briefings.aipad.fr/cside/media/bniyonzima.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"Benjamin NIYONZIMA\" title=\"Benjamin NIYONZIMA\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003c/p\u003eResidents of Bisizi told Human Rights Watch they heard shots in the valley near the border with Congo in the evening of December 16. The next day, local authorities told residents to go to the border to identify the bodies.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe same night soldiers went to Niyonzima’s home village, and told the village chief in front of several residents that they had killed Niyonzima because he was smuggling marijuana.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/bniyonzima.jpeg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":172,"name":"Jeannine MUKESHIMANA","count":4,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 16 December 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.630816, 29.301001","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eJeannine, 22 and a mother of one, was shot dead by the Rwanda Defence Forces for allegedly smuggling marijuana across the border from D.R.C. She was crossing the border with four other individuals, three of whom were also killed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResidents of Bisizi told Human Rights Watch they heard shots in the valley near the border with Congo in the evening of December 16. The next day, local authorities told residents to go to the border to identify the bodies. Witnesses told Human Rights Watch what happened next: \u003cem\u003e“When I arrived, I saw many soldiers standing around the bodies. One soldier said, ‘Look! But no photos! Let this be an example for you that those who travel across the border illegally will be killed like this. These people were transporting marijuana.’ I saw Jeannine among the bodies. She had been shot in the head. I was traumatized.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/jmukeshimana.jpeg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":170,"name":"Samuel MINANI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 15 December 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.897572, 29.296822","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://briefings.aipad.fr/cside/media/sminani.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"Samuel MINANI\" title=\"Samuel MINANI\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eResident of Bushaka cell, Boneza sector in Rutsiro district, was shot dead by the Rwanda Defence Forces soldiers for allegedly fishing with illegal fishing net.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/sminani.jpeg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":168,"name":"Thaddée UWINTWALI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 13 December 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.041754, 29.513609","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eIn the evening of December 13, five soldiers arrived at the home of Uwintwali, a farmer in Murambi village in Rutsiro district. A witness said they knocked on the door and summoned him outside into the courtyard where they questioned him about a stolen goat and then started to beat him. The soldiers then took him away.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA witness told Human Rights Watch, \u003cem\u003e“We went over to Uwintwali’s house first thing the next morning. We were mobilizing to look for him when a man came and said he saw the body on the road about a twenty minute walk away. We went there and found Thaddée’s body. He had been shot through the chest.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/tuwintwali.jpeg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":155,"name":"Basabose HAKUZIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  6 December 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.903560, 29.310385","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://briefings.aipad.fr/cside/media/bhakuzimana.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"Basabose HAKUZIMANA\" title=\"Basabose HAKUZIMANA\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eResident of Bushaka cell, Boneza sector in Rutsiro district, was shot dead by the Rwanda Defence Forces soldiers for allegedly fishing with illegal fishing net.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/bhakuzimana.jpeg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":169,"name":"Fulgence RUKUNDO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  6 December 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.681368, 29.296308","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e”He had his hands tied in front of him and he had this cow carcass on his back and on his arms. The cow’s head was on his own head. Six soldiers told him to walk and there were about a hundred villagers following. I followed too. They took him to a primary school near the brewery where a meeting with \u003cstrong\u003eJeremie SINAMENYE, the mayor of Rubavu\u003c/strong\u003e had already started. The mayor was talking about the problem of thieves, and when we arrived the meeting turned to Fulgence.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe mayor and the soldiers started to write on a piece of paper and then they each signed it. The mayor then announced, \u003cem\u003e“This paper declares that thieves caught will be killed directly.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen the meeting was finished, the soldiers walked Fulgence to a small field near a banana plantation. We tried to follow, but the soldiers told us to stay away. There were many of us following; some were primary students. We wanted to see what would happen. I heard Fulgence say, \u003cstrong\u003e“I’m tired,”\u003c/strong\u003e and the soldiers told him to sit down. They untied his hands and they took the cow carcass off of him… A soldier told him to stand up and walk and another soldier told us to leave. At that moment, I heard three shots. The soldiers then yelled at us to leave and we were scared so we ran.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/frukundo.jpeg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":184,"name":"Nzabandora NDAYISHIMIYE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  6 December 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.907506, 29.320857","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eResident of Bushaka cell, Boneza sector in Rutsiro district, was shot dead by the Rwanda Defence Forces soldiers for allegedly fishing with illegal net.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":99,"name":"Extrajudicial killings by security services","count":6,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday,  1 December 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Extra judicial killings in Western \u0026 Northern provinces between November \u0026 December. Victims include Musonera Samson (22), Bizabarimana J. Claude (25), Nshimiyimana Innocent, Balinda Elie (50) \u0026 Nzabonimana J. Claude (21). VOA reported this issue.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":165,"name":"Jovan KARASANKIMA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 29 November 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eKarasankima, 40 and father of three, was accused of stealing a sheep and a lamb in Kavumu village in Rutsiro district and was arrested by authorities and the members of the RDF army Reserve Forces (Inkeragutabara). The authorities told someone close to him that he would be brought to the police. However, members of the Inkeragutabara instead beat him to death. Witnesses who saw the body told Human Rights Watch that he had been beaten all over his body.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eSomeone close to Karasankima went to the police in Kavumu and asked why no case had been opened against the killers. He said, \u003ci\u003e”The police told me he was killed by the Inkeragutabara on the orders of the authorities of the cell. He said an order was given to kill thieves and then he told me to go away.”\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":160,"name":"Pierre HAKIZIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 28 November 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.765134, 29.381228","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eHakizimana, 35, father of five, and resident of Busuku cell, Nyabirasi sector and Rutsiro district; was arrested and shot dead one day later by the Rwanda Defence Forces soldiers for allegedly stealing.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n \u003cp\u003eA local authority in Busuku cell in Rutsiro district accused him of being a thief, and soldiers then arrested him. People close to Hakizimana were told that he was detained at the cell office, so they went to visit him there the next day.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eOne of them told Human Rights Watch what happened when they arrived:\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e”There were 10 of us, members of the family and neighbors. As we approached Busuku, villagers told us that they had seen soldiers take Hakizimana to a nearby tea field, so we went in that direction. When we arrived, we saw soldiers standing around Pierre’s body.” One of them said, ”Take the body and leave.” When we got to his body, I wanted to cry. But the soldier told us, “Do not cry for a thief.” I was sad and shocked; they would not even let the family mourn... \u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eA few weeks after Pierre’s death there was a meeting and the soldiers said, \u003ci\u003e“All thieves will be killed. Look at what happened to Pierre.”\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":161,"name":"Pierre BIZAVAHO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 27 November 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.751408, 29.359252","short_story":"Resident of Busuku cell, Nyabirasi sector in Rutsiro district, was shot dead by the Rwanda Defence Forces soldiers for allegedly stealing.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":164,"name":"Jean de Dieu HABIYAREMYE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 26 November 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.772685, 29.359253","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eA resident of Nyabirasi sector, Rutsiro district, who saw the body of Jean de Dieu Habiyaremye killed by security forces said he saw soldiers with a list that they showed to village leaders to tell them which individuals should be targeted\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://briefings.aipad.fr/cside/media/jdhabiyambere.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"Jean de Dieu HABIYAREMYE\" title=\"Jean de Dieu HABIYAREMYE\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eJean de Dieu was arrested and shot dead by soldiers of the RDF for allegedly stealing a cow.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA witness told Human Rights Watch: \u003ci\u003e”During meetings in our region, the authorities said that the thieves will be killed. I was then afraid that I could be beaten because I’m a family member of one of the victims.”\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e \r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn February 2017, a meeting was organized in his village by military officials and then said: \u003ci\u003e“If you steal again, we will kill you.”\u003c/i\u003e Several people who were apparently innocent stood up and asked for pardon, in fear of being killed if they did not do so, the witness said.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/jdhabiyambere.jpeg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":113,"name":"Evariste MUNYENSANGA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 18 November 2016","country_id":243,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThree months after being reported missing, his body was found on Cape Elizabeth beach on 17th January 2017. Munyensanga is said to have refused to testify against his uncle, Dr. Léopold Munyakazi who was arrested and deported from U.S. after giving several lectures in which he challenged the Rwandan government’s official genocide narrative.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCircumstances around this case are suspicious and\u0026nbsp;leave room for doubt.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560413940/victims/srpfwnvgml9jxfbcskge.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":159,"name":"Innocent NSHIMIYIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday,  5 November 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Residents of Munanira cell, Rubavu district, told Human Rights Watch that military and civilian authorities organized a meeting in their village four days before the execution of Innocent Nshimiyimana, who was killed in neighboring Kiraga cell. The officer in charge of the local military post at that time said during the meeting that the security services had established a list of all thieves to be eliminated.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":183,"name":"Tharcisse NSANZABERA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 28 October 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eResident of Bahimba cell, Nyundo sector in Rubavu district, he was last seen on October 17th, and 10 days later the Rwanda Defence Forces soldiers confirmed his death and told the family that his body was already buried.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":158,"name":"François BUHAGARIKE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 19 October 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eFrançois Buhagarike, who was killed by the RDF soldiers and The authorities talk about his case in meetings.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThey say:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Someone who supports thieves will also have problems with us. Those caught stealing will be killed, like François. To anyone who knew François, if you steal, you will also be killed.”\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/small\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAll this was said by the military so it must be taken seriously. At the meetings, they intimidate us. They say: \u003ci\u003e“We have guns and bullets, not stones.”\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":163,"name":"Alexandre BEMERIKI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 15 October 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.727355, 29.264147","short_story":"Alexandre Bemeriki, a fisherman and father of four, was killed by RDF soldiers after they found fishing net at his home. \r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://briefings.aipad.fr/cside/media/abemeriki.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"Alexandre BEMERIKI\" title=\"Alexandre BEMERIKI\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\nA witness told Human Rights Watch, \u003ci\u003e“Soldiers went to his house around 9 p.m. and took him outside. I saw them put his hands behind his back. They started to beat him and told him to bring out his fishing net. He was asking forgiveness and the next day we heard that there was a body down near the lake. We went to look and we found Bemeriki’s body. He had been shot in the chest.”\u003c/i\u003e\r\nThe village chief who was there when the body was discovered told Bemeriki’s family members, \u003ci\u003e“You are poor and you can’t pay for an autopsy. So because you are poor, just bury him.”\u003c/i\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/abemeriki.jpeg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":162,"name":"Innocent MBARUSHIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 11 October 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.680848, 29.268959","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eMbarushimana, 20, was accused of stealing several bananas in Kabeza village in Rubavu district. A resident told Human Rights Watch what happened: \u003c/p\u003e \r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“I heard people yelling that Innocent was arrested by the Rwanda Defence Forces soldiers (RDF). They were marching him through the village and saying that he had stolen bananas. A lot of people from the village were there watching, so I tried to go see what was going on. I heard that a decision was made to send Innocent to the sector office so they could investigate. But then I heard gun shots. Kids then came running and they said that Innocent had been killed.”\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eA witness who later saw Mbarushimana’s body told Human Rights Watch that he had been shot in the back of the head. \u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":97,"name":"Vénuste RWABUKAMBA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 10 October 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.951348, 30.424898","short_story":"Businessman and neighbor of Fr Dominique Karekezi in Rwamagana. He was shot dead in mysterious circumstances. His wife found him in their sleeping room laying in blood and a pistol near his body. There are reports that he had a fire arm license.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1558040928/victims/okdmsojfm6dogrcpnjm4.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":254,"name":"Dr. Joseph NKUSI","count":1,"type_id":5,"date":"Saturday,  8 October 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eDocteur Joseph Nkusi, father of two came to Norway as a researcher at the University of Bergen in 2009. When his work visa was about to expire, he applied for refugee protection in Norway expressing fear of being persecuted by the Rwandan authorities due to his political opinion. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He was one of the writers of an online blog that’s expresses critical position one the Current Rwandan dictatorship (\u003ca href=\"http://shikamaye.blogspot.com/?m=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://shikamaye.blogspot.com/?m=1\u003c/a\u003e). \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Norway did not believe that Joseph Nkusi had a well founded fear of being persecuted by the Rwandan authorities due to his political opinion and in October 2016 he was arrested and forced to return to Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As soon as he landed in Rwanda he was arrested and sued for... his political opinions (his writings) and sentenced to 10 years. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In October 2018 Norway decided to give Joseph Nkusi protection in Norway. In other words; Norway has admitted a serious mistake, that of having failed to comply with her international obligations according to the Refugee Convention.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But Joseph Nkusi was already Jailed in Rwanda and he is still in custody. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.petitions.net/norway_should_help_dr_nkusi_to_be_released_from_prison_in_rwanda\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.petitions.net/norway_should_help_dr_nkusi_to_be_released_from_prison_in_rwanda\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1563402536/victims/mqob5a8yii4egarthxmm.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":124,"name":"Brothers of Cassien NTAMUHANGA","count":3,"type_id":3,"date":"Tuesday,  4 October 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Ngabo Fikil Jimmy, Mutuyimana Joel and Ngabonziza Moses, the 3 brothers of Cassien Ntamuhanga were kidnapped by the DMI agents and went missing until today.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1567369005/victims/oaavlxkcq3ufjn9ohmb9.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":131,"name":"Jean de Dieu MUCYO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday,  3 October 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Senator Jean de Dieu Mucyo, 55, allegedly slipped and fell from stairs while on duty. He was rushed to King Faisal Hospital where he later succumbed. There is still a mystery around his murder.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1558041095/victims/sg8zzz286iocavltqptb.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":98,"name":"Maj. Emmanuel NKUBANA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Wednesday, 28 September 2016","country_id":239,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eMaj.Emmanuel Nkubana,Beligium citizen originally from Rwanda was abducted while on a visit in Uganda before being taken to Rwanda, where he was killed between September 28, 2016 and October 1, 2016. Rene Rutagungira reportedly participated in his abduction.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://command1post.com/index.php/2019/09/17/uganda-must-not-set-free-rwandas-dangerous-assassin-rene-rutagungira/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://command1post.com/index.php/2019/09/17/uganda-must-not-set-free-rwandas-dangerous-assassin-rene-rutagungira/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560413626/victims/b49eoxxbws5rnosrl3hu.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":157,"name":"Alphonse MAJYAMBERE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 22 September 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.819671, 29.292569","short_story":"Resident of Nyagahinika cell, Kigeyo sector in Rutsiro district, was shot dead by the Rwanda National Police for allegedly stealing cows.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":156,"name":"Juma NTAKINGORA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 21 September 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.902530, 29.281111","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eJuma Ntakingora, 26, was killed by RDF soldiers, while fishing near Bugarura village in Bushaka cell. \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://briefings.aipad.fr/cside/media/jntakingora.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"Juma NTAKINGORA\" title=\"Juma NTAKINGORA\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA witness told Human Rights Watch: \u003ci\u003e“He was fishing with a friend who later came and told us that they had been attacked by the military patrol boat, that it just came upon them and the soldiers started shooting. We went down to the lake the next day and found his body. He was still in the canoe; it was along the shore. Juma had been shot in the stomach.”\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/jntakingora.jpeg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":95,"name":"Jean Marie Vianney KAYUMBA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Sunday, 18 September 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Spokesman of PDP Imanzi, one of the Rwandan unregistered opposition party was abducted in the morning after the Voice of America aired his interview where he was criticizing Kagame's government for not having solved the youth unemployment issue.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560415339/victims/dlpbv4lp39eldmmgkth9.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":154,"name":"Pascal NSABIYEZE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 15 September 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Resident of Mubuga cell, Nyabirasi sector in Rutsiro district, was arrested by the agents of the District Administration Security Support Organ (DASSO) on 15th September 2016 for allegedly stealing; and he was found dead 2 days later.\r\n","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":93,"name":"Furaha MUGISHA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Monday, 12 September 2016","country_id":243,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Former deputy managing editor of Rwanda's leading independent weekly, Umuseso. He was deportated to Tanzania in July 2008 by Rwandan Government. He was shot in an attempted murder in New York, USA where he lives as a refugee.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560368366/victims/c1dr7uocitlxtakocg2x.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":142,"name":"Jean de Dieu BIHIBINDI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday,  9 September 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Resident of Ngoma cell, Nyabirasi sector in Rutsiro district, was arrested by the agents of the District Administration Security Support Organ (DASSO) on 9th September 2016 for allegedly stealing a cow; and he was found dead 2 days later.\r\n","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":92,"name":"Christian MANIRIHO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday,  4 September 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.158929, 30.626754","short_story":"Laboratory assistant in Nyange health center in district of Ngoma, was shot dead on his way back home in the evening at 9h30 PM. There are reports that he died in a grenade blast.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":90,"name":"Police shot victims in Bugarama","count":3,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 19 August 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.689975, 28.997297","short_story":"Around 3 AM, the Rwanda police shot dead Eric Mbarushimana, Hassan Nkwaya and Mussa Bugingo in south west and reported the 3 victims to have links to jihadists. Many questions remain unanswered about this assassination.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560372523/victims/s7pcrwtdt7r9ybyq3zhu.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":89,"name":"Channy Mbonigaba","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 17 August 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eWas killed in Nyarutarama DMI safehouse in a shootout that lasted 3 hours in the early evening. Rwanda police linked his murder to Mohamad Mugemangango and forced the local media to delete web articles on this murder.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37118166\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37118166\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://rushyashya.net/kigali-nyarutarama-nyuma-yo-guhangana-bikomeye-polisi-yu-rwanda-yishe-umugabo-ukekwaho-iterabwoba/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://rushyashya.net/kigali-nyarutarama-nyuma-yo-guhangana-bikomeye-polisi-yu-rwanda-yishe-umugabo-ukekwaho-iterabwoba/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/ubuhamya-bw-abazi-mbonigaba-warashwe-na-polisi-i-nyarutarama\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/ubuhamya-bw-abazi-mbonigaba-warashwe-na-polisi-i-nyarutarama\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1597657069/victims/lu03mhaov6xrfznvkyt5.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":179,"name":"Théoneste NZAMUTUMA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 15 August 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eResident of Mukondo cell, Nyondo sector in Rubavu district, was killed by civilians for allegedly stealing a bicycle, and this happened after local authorities announced that anyone caught stealing should be killed.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":123,"name":"Daphrose NYIRABAVAKURE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 10 August 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Resident of Nkora cell, Kigeyo sector in Rutsiro district, was beaten to death by the agents of the District Administration Security Support Organ (DASSO) for allegedly stealing manioc\r\n","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":194,"name":"Ernest TUYISHIME","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday,  5 August 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.648720,29.264806","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eResident of Rukoko cell, Rubavu sector in Rubavu district, Ernest Tuyishime was shot dead by the Rwanda Defense Forces soldiers while crossing the border illegally\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/07/13/rwanda-petty-crime-suspects-summarily-executed\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/news/2017/07/13/rwanda-petty-crime-suspects-summarily-executed\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1596615905/victims/yarprojhsqldmt0cangp.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":153,"name":"Jean KANYESOKO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  2 August 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.637578, 29.345320","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eKanyesoko, 64, and a father of five; was shot dead by RDF soldiers after he was caught stealing sugar cane near Kinihera village in Rubavu district. A family member of Kanyesoko said, \u003ci\u003e“Because of poverty he would steal things. He would sometime steal people’s crops.”\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://briefings.aipad.fr/cside/media/jkanyesoko.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" alt=\" Jean KANYESOKO\" title=\"Jean KANYESOKO\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA guard at the sugar cane field captured Kanyesoko and called soldiers stationed nearby, who shot him dead. The soldiers later called Kanyesoko’s neighbors to come and take away his body.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/jkanyesoko.jpeg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":246,"name":"Felix NDUTABAHIZI","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Monday,  1 August 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eEmployee of Ninzi Hotel in Kigali and father of four, he was abducted by Rwandan security services and his whereabouts are unknown until today.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eA few years before his disappearance, he was arrested, tortured and detained at Gacinya detention in Gikondo center for several months. When he was released the security services kept harassing him and he wrote an open letter to express distress.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://ikaze1.rssing.com/browser.php?indx=23539971\u0026amp;item=796\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://ikaze1.rssing.com/browser.php?indx=23539971\u0026amp;item=796\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1563398440/victims/acudl9hc0cfg44c4loec.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":152,"name":"Jean Damascène NTIRIBURAKARYO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 30 July 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eNtiriburakaryo,44, was beaten to death by RDF soldiers after missing mandatory community work (umuganda).\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eResidents of his village went to his home and they encountered the soldiers who had killed Ntiriburakaryo. One of the officers he said. \u003ci\u003e“We had no choice but to beat him seriously because he was against the state’s programs. This will give you a good example to never rebel against the state.”\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":151,"name":"Flavien MUKE, alias Basare","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 27 July 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.685915, 29.296587","short_story":"Flavien of Kibilizi cell, Rugerero sector in Rubavu district; was shot dead by Rwanda National Police for allegedly injuring a cow.\r\n\r\n","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":81,"name":"Hafsa Mossi","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 13 July 2016","country_id":40,"citizenship_id":40,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eFormer journalist with BBC, minister and Burundi representative to the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA), was shot dead in Bujumbura on orders of Rwandan government according to investigation by Burundi Police.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20160725-burundi-enquete-assassinat-hafsa-mossi-arrestations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20160725-burundi-enquete-assassinat-hafsa-mossi-arrestations\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560373443/victims/hfrkzadocc9gtawty3tg.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":82,"name":"Fr. Felicien HAKIZIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 13 June 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Father HAKIZIMANA of Byiza catholic parish died in mysterious circumstances 2 months after his colleague Father Musada","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560458187/victims/ghxrfjc7chucqd6fn2ci.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":78,"name":"Théodosie Uwamahoro","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday,  7 May 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003e28 years old, street vendor, was beaten to death in broad daylight by DASSO in Kigali main taxi/bus park. People prevented an ambulance to take her dead body fearing it was going to disappear like it happened before when another person was killed. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the administrative authorities, notably the then mayor of Kigali, were contacted to react, they called the victim \"filth\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info : \u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.rifdp-iwndp.org/publications/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.rifdp-iwndp.org/publications/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1558252551/victims/bcsqmkf75qmtdahi6xkp.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":182,"name":"Jean Damascène NTAHONDEREYE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 27 April 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eResident of Kageshi cell, Busasamana sector in Rubavu district, he was last seen on April 27th, and 2 days later the Rwanda Defence Forces soldiers confirmed his death and told the family that his body was already buried.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":193,"name":"Moïse TUYISENGE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 26 April 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.794322, 29.288215","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eResident of Karambi cell, Kivumu sector in Rutsiro district, was shot dead by the Rwanda Defence Forces soldiers for allegedly fishing with illegal net.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":79,"name":"Olivier MBYARIYEHE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 17 April 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.872792, 29.741794","short_story":"Was jailed at Muhanga police station for having allegedly assaulted a DASSO officer. According to the police spokesperson Olivier, handcuffed, was shot dead when he tried to escape the prison.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1561981389/victims/bfntvdcoplcifidsxcl3.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":87,"name":"Fr. Augustin MUSADA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 31 March 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Father Musada of Byiza catholic parish died in mysterious circumstances autopsy results show that he was poisoned and Rwanda Police refused to investigate the matter.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560458379/victims/jgpjueotcotlshwn3ey5.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":74,"name":"Theophile NAKABEZA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 31 March 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.595916, 29.739322","short_story":"Aged 30 and imprisoned in Huye prison, was shot dead in court hall in front of the juges in Ngoma tribunal. Rwanda Police reported that he wanted to escape and run.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560459859/victims/bdia9f9pxhkxddgcbay1.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":112,"name":"Amb. Jacques BIHOZAGARA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 30 March 2016","country_id":40,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eRetired ambassador and former youth minister, aged 71, exiled in Burundi following misunderstandings with Kagame. He died in mysterious circumstances in a Burundian prison where he was held after Burundian Government suspected him to collaborate with Rwandan spies.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Rwandan Government pressured Burundi to not conduct the autopsy.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe autopsy had been finally conducted by Rwanda Police but results are unknown.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560459933/victims/evvxhtdiepano1xtaeky.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":75,"name":"Illuminée IRAGENA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 26 March 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eNurse at King Faycal Hospital in Kigali, member of the unregistered opposition political party United Democratic Forces (FDU-Inkingi), went missing on 26 March 2016 on her way to work as a nurse at the King Faisal Hospital in the country’s capital Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSources close to the case believe that Illuminée was tortured and died in custody, but have no official information on her fate.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer husband fled the country.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eIlluminée Iragena stood as a candidate in the 2008 legislative elections for the Social Democratic Party. Her husband, Martin Ntavuka, is the former FDU-Inkingi representative for Kigali. They have both previously been detained in connection with their political activities.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1558041461/victims/l94fw52rp9thjlfms5nd.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":86,"name":"Dr Nasson Munyandamutsa ","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 22 March 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Opposed the amendment of the rwanda constitution to allow Kagame to rule for life. Mysteriously died, there are contradicting news stories on whether he died at home or in the hospital.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1568833885/victims/r12whmfmvxjihlrkafs8.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":73,"name":"Marie Claire UZAMUKUNDA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Sunday, 24 January 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Administrator of Rwamagana District Hospital, she was abducted by unidentified men in a pickup in Nyabugogo/Kigali main bus park while she was awaiting for her driver to come and pick her.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560461425/victims/uetscmoxqjp26ykaouhj.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":118,"name":"Muhammad MUGEMANGANGO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 23 January 2016","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.961454, 30.128589","short_story":"Deputy Imam at Kimironko Mosque civil servant in Rwanda Education Board. He was in custody at Kanombe Police Post and was shot dead by the police while he allegedly attempted to escape by jumping off a police truck. The incident took place at Kimironko-Mushumba Mwiza road.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1561929761/victims/hrse92cc8ebgl1mvv3xp.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":94,"name":"Theophile NTIRUTWA","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Wednesday,  4 November 2015","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eNovember 04, 2015\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThéophile Nirutwa was abducted by two men from his house in Gisozi, Gasabo district in Kigali where he stays. He was abducted 3 days after he wrote a letter appealing to the local authorities about his personal security\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeptember 18, 2016\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe local leader of FDU Inkingi in Kigali Rwanda was abducted by the DMI at 9h30PM in the locality of Kabuga in Nyarutarama. The DMI agents boarded him in a military vehicle and drove to an unknown destination. He was released after 2 days torture.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeptember 06, 2017\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThéophile Ntirutwa was reported missing on 6 September, he was subjected to enforced disappearance and held incommunicado for 17 days, until a member of his family was unable to visit him at the Remera police station on 23 September. During this period, the police did not want to confirm to Human Rights Watch or his family whether or not he was in detention.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThéophile Ntirutwa, with others FDU Leaders they are charged with attempting to create an armed group.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir case is demonstration of how the government uses the justice to neutralize the opposition by sending in jail opponents. Indeed the accusations have no ground. The agenda was to behead the FDU leaderships before the release of Victoire Ingabire.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2017/09/28/rwanda-repression-politique-post-electorale\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2017/09/28/rwanda-repression-politique-post-electorale\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1589388365/victims/p4fa8kq8sysebtfus77s.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":72,"name":"Robert HIGIRO","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Sunday,  1 November 2015","country_id":23,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eFormer RDF officer, he was warned that his life is in danger and was advised to leave Belgium for his own safety because of evidence he gave to the GM, BBC and US House subcommittee, about Rwandan government's efforts to assassinate dissidents.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1561503562/victims/znxvpbk8fnjyudrwr1hc.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":70,"name":"Protogène NIYONSENGA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 28 September 2015","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.366777, 29.112946","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eNiyonsenga Protogène, 29, neighbor of Niyibizi Zacharie. Both were shot dead by Rwanda National Police the same day while they were trying to prevent the local authorities from destroying Zacharie's house.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/193058\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/193058\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://muhabura.rw/amakuru/ubuzima/article/polisi-yasobanuye-icyatumye-abashinzwe-umutekano-barasa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://muhabura.rw/amakuru/ubuzima/article/polisi-yasobanuye-icyatumye-abashinzwe-umutekano-barasa\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1567972631/victims/je7dhlkjjyfzsg1zjnsp.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":69,"name":"Zacharie NIYIBIZI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 28 September 2015","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.360903, 29.101513","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eNiyibizi Zacharie, 23, shot dead by Rwanda National Police in Nyamugali village, Gasayo cell, Karengera Sector, Nyamasheke district when he prevented local authorities to destroy his house that he allegedly built without proper planing permissions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/193058\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/193058\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://muhabura.rw/amakuru/ubuzima/article/polisi-yasobanuye-icyatumye-abashinzwe-umutekano-barasa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://muhabura.rw/amakuru/ubuzima/article/polisi-yasobanuye-icyatumye-abashinzwe-umutekano-barasa\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1567972671/victims/ev2iyqwnyyc5jrwksevm.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":96,"name":"Fr. Dominique KAREKEZI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 10 August 2015","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eCatholic Priest and lecturer of INATEK University and former writer in KINYAMATEKA, he was strangled to death and seriously stubbed on the head. The room where his body was laying was full of blood. He was linked to Rwigara who was also assassinated in February 2015.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocal media including igihe.com reported that the circumstances around this death case were totally unclear.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info: \u003ca href=\"https://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/padiri-karekezi-umuyobozi-wa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://igihe.com/amakuru/u-rwanda/article/padiri-karekezi-umuyobozi-wa\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1567161432/victims/zshqcrasp7veduybad3y.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":64,"name":"Jean Chrysostome NTIRUGIRIBAMBE","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Tuesday, 23 June 2015","country_id":124,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eFormer legal Assistant Investigator at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, was violently abducted in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. His whereabouts remain unknown. Kenyan police have opened investigations into the matter.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/jcntirugiribambe.jpeg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":42,"name":"Bodies in Akanyaru river","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 28 May 2015","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"There are reports of corpses floating in Akanyaru River, some wrapped in plastic with their limbs bound just like the ones spotted in Lake Rweru in July to August 2014.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1558643780/victims/rufgqsjyzzun4q7hjg4z.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":5,"name":"Didas GASANA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Wednesday, 27 May 2015","country_id":221,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Didas Gasana was targeted by Kagame's death squads and he has been warned by Swedish secret service agents.","full_story":"It appears that Paul Kagame’s race is on. Two Swedish secret service agents just came knocking on my door to tell me, among others, that i shouldn’t leave my home after 6PM unless I am under their protection. Where should Rwandan dissidents really find peace? It is time dissidents organize themselves for self defense. Enough is enough.","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560376267/victims/zxfyebj1iceimgaerhxz.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":312,"name":"Yussuf Bigabiro","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Friday,  1 May 2015","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eYussuf Bigabiro, preacher and young brother of Kidadi, his whereabout are unknown since 4 years according to a source who testifies on condition of anonymity\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1567624999/victims/lnpnjd92h8sshztlkglp.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":195,"name":"Jean Damascene HITIMANA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Friday, 27 March 2015","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eJean Damascene son of Thacienne NYIRARUSATSI and Pascal GIKWERERE, resident of Kigarama sector in Kigali city, was last seen on 27th March 2015. He was part of the Ebola outbreak prevention taskforce operating at Kigali internation airport.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http://briefings.aipad.fr/cside/media/jditimana.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" alt=”Jean Damascene HITIMANA\" title=\"Jean Damascene HITIMANA\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHis whereabouts remain unknown to date. His family addressed several letters to Rwanda National Police and the Ministry of Justice but they haven’t gotten any answer.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"http://rugali.com/alphonsine-mukarurangwa-aratabariza-umugabo-we-j-d-hitimana-waburiwe-irengero/","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":6,"name":"Dr Emmanuel GASAKURE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 25 February 2015","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.955514, 30.116827","short_story":"Dr Emmanuel Gasakure, who until January 2015 was Kagame’s personal cardiologist, was shot dead in a police cell in Kigali.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560376194/victims/xupsrdcoxesfjxmddbkq.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":500,"name":"Kayitare","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 14 February 2015","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eKayitare, former bodyguard and driver of Paul Kagame, was murdered according to witnesses. According to the official version he died during military training.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLight must be shed on this case.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1581894007/victims/qvgzeqv5vopy8fcl7mos.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":201,"name":"Assinapol RWIGARA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday,  4 February 2015","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe renowned industrialist and businessman, father of Diane Rwigara and considered one of Rwanda’s tycoons, was a key financial backer of the Rwandan Patriotic Front. He was killed in a car accident in Gacuriro, Kigali, which his family believes was a politically motivated murder.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRwanda Police said he was instantly killed when his left hand drive Mercedez-Benz car was struck by a heavy truck on the right side.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe RPF regime continues to persecute the family of Rwigara by grabbing their properties, destroying their hotel, freezing their bank accounts and tempting to auction their tobacco company. His wife and her first born daughter who also is a rights activist are imprisoned.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556997810/victims/assinapol_rwigara.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":120,"name":"Emile GAFIRITA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 13 November 2014","country_id":124,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"a.k.a Emmanuel Mugisha is a former RPA soldier and Kagame’s bodyguard who claims to have evidence that Kagame ordered the shooting down of the Rwandan presidential plane in April 1994, he was kidnapped in Nairobi days before giving evidence.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1561845156/victims/xyyd3zpkjsxfqonfii6j.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":374,"name":"François Regis Nyamuhenda","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday,  1 November 2014","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eFounder and leader of the leader of the Democratic Union for Change (UDC) and a leader of AYLO Peace. Around the end of 2014, he was supposed to go to a wedding in Muhanga district, he called a friend and informed him that he was going to meet someone at SONATUBE before going to the wedding. He never made it to the wedding and his whereabouts remain unknown todate.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreviously, Mr. Regis François NYAMUHENDA had begun the procedures to try to create his political party called the Democratic Union for Change. After receiving authorizations from the RGB (Rwanda Governance Board) and the mayor's office to hold his party's launch congress, he was arrested in December 2013 and his documents, including authorizations, were confiscated as he was preparing to meet some journalists.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.cliir.org/fileadmin/user_upload/2013-2014/Parti-PSI-Historique-presentation-Mai-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.cliir.org/fileadmin/user_upload/2013-2014/Parti-PSI-Historique-presentation-Mai-2014.pdf\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1569781696/victims/cs1exydet3eab6thj8l1.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":276,"name":"François Kabayiza","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Sunday, 24 August 2014","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eKabayiza, Former Officer (RPA), retired Sergent, was working as Rusagara’s driver.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKabayiza was arrested on August 24, 2014 and charged with charges of possession of an illegal firearm and concealing evidence after he removed the pistols from Rusagara’s home to and delivered them to Byabagamba.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.freedom-now.org/campaign/frank-rusagara-and-tom-byabagamba/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.freedom-now.org/campaign/frank-rusagara-and-tom-byabagamba/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/01/13/rwanda-free-speech-convictions-upheld\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/news/2020/01/13/rwanda-free-speech-convictions-upheld\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1564939032/victims/tp2vgnywd2a4a275ito2.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":275,"name":"Col. Tom BYABAGAMBA","count":1,"type_id":5,"date":"Saturday, 23 August 2014","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eHe commented online articles criticizing the Rwandan government.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eByabagamba was arrested on August 23, 2014 for charges similar to his brother-in-law (Rusagara Frank / “spreading rumours” and “tarnishing the image of the country and government.”) in addition to charges of “concealing evidence” for allegedly hiding two pistols Rusagara received as gifts during his time abroad and for “undermining the national flag”, which related to an incident in South Sudan in 2013 where Byabagamba apparently did not salute the Rwandan flag.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.freedom-now.org/campaign/frank-rusagara-and-tom-byabagamba/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.freedom-now.org/campaign/frank-rusagara-and-tom-byabagamba/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/01/13/rwanda-free-speech-convictions-upheld\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/news/2020/01/13/rwanda-free-speech-convictions-upheld\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1568129634/victims/z2kdqym7eqhf4wybb3ep.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":274,"name":"Frank RUSAGARA","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Monday, 18 August 2014","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eHe often made comments that were critical for the government and he sent email to colleagues criticizing the country’s leadership\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRusagara was arrested on August 18, 2014 on charges of “spreading rumours” and “tarnishing the image of the country and government.”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSentence of 20 years, appeal ongoing (August 2019)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.freedom-now.org/campaign/frank-rusagara-and-tom-byabagamba/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.freedom-now.org/campaign/frank-rusagara-and-tom-byabagamba/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/01/13/rwanda-free-speech-convictions-upheld\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/news/2020/01/13/rwanda-free-speech-convictions-upheld\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1564938660/victims/ppinpvsri4ew9quzudwr.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":59,"name":"Emmanuel MUNYARUGURU","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Friday, 15 August 2014","country_id":239,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eNorwegian citizen involved in humanitarian work for many years. In March 2014, he visited a refugee camp Nakivale. There are reports that the Rwandan authorities were looking for him and he was never seen since August 2014.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no\u0026amp;tl=fr\u0026amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dagbladet.no%2Fnyheter%2Ftruslene-flukten-og-veien-mot-et-nytt-liv%2F63398271\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no\u0026amp;tl=fr\u0026amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dagbladet.no%2Fnyheter%2Ftruslene-flukten-og-veien-mot-et-nytt-liv%2F63398271\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.therwandan.com/blog/a-norwegian-human-rights-activist-from-rwanda-has-been-missing-for-10-months/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.therwandan.com/blog/a-norwegian-human-rights-activist-from-rwanda-has-been-missing-for-10-months/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1567454049/victims/jps9jsnqn9hundvlyhew.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":507,"name":"Eugene HABAGUHIRWA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 20 July 2014","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.973732,30.103132","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eAccording to Jean MUTABAZI, the father of the victim, his son Eugene HABAGUHIRWA, 20, was shot dead by the police on 20 July 2014 at the Kicukiro police station where he was held incommunicado. The police commander of the station was Danny Ndayambaje.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEugene HABAGUHIRWA probably died on Sunday when his father had visited him on Saturday, and handed him what to eat in the prison. The police man who was guarding the prison told him that his son was innocent and that he would be released on Monday by the then station commander Danny Ndayambaje.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Monday, when Jean MUTABAZI arrived at Kicukiro police station, he spotted one of the inmates wearing the clothes of his son and he run to ask him why, and the inmate told him that his son was shot dead. The police immediately told him that his son was dead and Danny Ndayambaje gave him 5 euro so he can call the family and organize the burial.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt that time the body was already taken to Kacyiru Hospital, when Jean MUTABAZI arrived there, he was asked to wash the body of his son, it is then that he found out that his son was shot at. The police offered the coffin and Jean MUTABAZI took care of the rest of the burial expenses.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean MUTABAZI had a land and a house near UNILAK university in Iriba village, Kagina cell of Kicukiro sector, he had land titles and payed land tax every year for about 35 years. His house was demolished and his land grabbed during the first round of demotion of houses in poor neighborhood of Kigali in December 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omfJ7wrihqM\u0026amp;t=1470\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omfJ7wrihqM\u0026amp;t=1470\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1585158390/victims/vrosrqdwpp1k9tk6z1z9.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":110,"name":"Bodies in Lake Rweru","count":40,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  1 July 2014","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Fishermen in Burundi claim to have found 40 corpses floating in Lake Rweru since July, some wrapped in plastic with their limbs bound. The fisherman reported the bodies had been carried into the lake from the Akagera river, downstream of Rwanda","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1558643640/victims/zxvq4lwlfvh1idmvrz2r.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":41,"name":"Jean Damascene MUNYESHYAKA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Friday, 27 June 2014","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eJean-Damascène Munyeshyaka, national secretary of the opposition Green Democratic Party of Rwanda (GRP) in charge of organizational matters, disappeared in June 2014. His party colleagues reported his disappearance and followed up regularly with the relevant authorities. However, he remains unaccounted for to date.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn June 27\u003csup\u003eth\u003c/sup\u003e 2014, Jean-Damascène Munyeshyaka, was in Nyamata in Bugesera to organize a political activity. He received a phone call, according to members of his party, he was worried but went to the meeting anyway and his family has not heard from him since.\u0026nbsp;At that time the police claimed not to detain him and launched investigations. The Democratic Green Party considers the investigation to be too slow, while the U.S. State Department was very concerned about his disappearance.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite their initial promises to conduct investigations, Rwandan authorities never update the public on investigations into these probable cases of enforced disappearance.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info :\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20140716-rwanda-inquietude-grandit-suite-disparition-opposant-politique-jean-damascene-munyeshyaka\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20140716-rwanda-inquietude-grandit-suite-disparition-opposant-politique-jean-damascene-munyeshyaka\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amnesty.org/fr/get-involved/take-action/rwanda-victims-of-forced-disappearances-deserve-justice-truth-and-reparation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.amnesty.org/fr/get-involved/take-action/rwanda-victims-of-forced-disappearances-deserve-justice-truth-and-reparation/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1561996795/victims/tjzqwoubxqimxjkcqrme.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":88,"name":"Eric HASHAKIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday,  5 June 2014","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.629312, 30.102340","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e26 Years old, he was shot dead in the police cell where he was imprisoned for allegedly poisoning General Emmanuel Ruvusha. The police said he was suspected to have links to FDLR.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.makuruki.rw/Politiki/article/Ukekwa-kuroga-General-RUVUSHA-Emmanuel-yarashwe-arapfa-ubwo-yageragezaga-gutoroka\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.makuruki.rw/Politiki/article/Ukekwa-kuroga-General-RUVUSHA-Emmanuel-yarashwe-arapfa-ubwo-yageragezaga-gutoroka\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1572604693/victims/oq9qhuay5g0wsqrxos4u.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":56,"name":"Alfred NSENGIYUMVA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 17 May 2014","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.488680, 29.652060","short_story":"Former executive secretary of Cyuve Sector in Musanze District, was shot and killed in a police cell. He was among 77 people arrested in Musanze and Rubavu districts from January through May for suspected links to the FDLR.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560377125/victims/rbtp7enuxopb7ddmzih3.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":65,"name":"Norbert MANIRAFASHA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Wednesday, 23 April 2014","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Refugee under United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) protection, in Goma, the DRC, and forcibly repatriated him to Rwanda. and was held incommunicado until his appearance in court on May 19.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":442,"name":"Cassien Ntamuhanga","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Monday,  7 April 2014","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eCassien Ntamuhanga, director of \u003cem\u003eAmazing Grace\u003c/em\u003e, a Rwandan Christian radio, was arrested on April 7, 2014. For his arrest, the Rwandan police applied the same modus operandi as the one used for Kizito Mihigo, as the police did not reveal that they were holding him. A week later, they gave in to pressure from the local and international press and finally paraded him before the press on the same day as Kizito Mihigo.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCassien Ntamuhanga testified to the emotional blackmail he and Mihigo had been subjected to and the staging of their presentation to the press. Like in Kizito Mihigo’s case, accusations against Cassien Ntamuhanga included conspiracy against the Rwandan state. \u003ca href=\"http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20150228-rwanda-chanteur-kizito-mihigo-condamne-10-ans-prison-fpr-rnc-paul-kagame-presidentielle\"\u003eHe had been sentenced to 25 years of criminal imprisonment\u003c/a\u003e. He managed to escape from Mpanga Prison on 31 October 2017 before going into exile abroad.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the microphone of Tharcisse Semana, Ntamuhanga revealed the background to his arrest: “\u003cem\u003eOn April 7, when I arrived home from work my brothers were sad. It was the beginning of the ceremonies to commemorate the genocide. I decided to go out. Normally, I was going out with one of my brothers, but that night I went out alone, as they were all devastated. I went to the Amahoro Stadium to participate in the memorial ceremony. There was a lot of traffic jams.  Arriving after the arrival of the President of the Republic, I found the doors closed. I then decided to visit a friend who lived nearby. Suddenly, Gerard Niyomugabo called and told me that he urgently needed me. I told him I was going to see a friend, and that I would stop by his place afterwards. After the visit, I went to Niyomugabo’s house. When I arrived at Kimihurura, I called him to see if I could stop by. He told me to come and park at a bar that was close to his house, and that he was going to meet me there. At the time I forgot that Niyomugabo wasn’t drinking. At any rate, the bars had closed on April 7… I arrived at the bar and parked. There were two cars from Gacinya’s house [\u003c/em\u003epolice intelligence detention centre in Kigali\u003cem\u003e]. They are pick-ups with tinted and closed windows or sometimes without plates. Having done nothing illegal, I did not worry about the police cars. I called Gerard. Suddenly, I saw four cars coming out of the driveway at Gerard’s house. They circled my car. The men started getting out of their cars, and one of them got into my car and grabbed my keys. I recognized some of the men, who were police officers in civilian clothes. They were led by Justin Rukara, known to have persecuted many people in Kigali.  They told me that they had something to ask me regarding my work and asked me to follow them in their cars. They took me to Gacinya’s house and for an hour took turns to sit to me. After an hour I remarked that I had work to do and was waiting for their question. One of the police officers went to ask and came back with handcuffs. This was the beginning of “the Way of the Cross\u003c/em\u003e.”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn May 23, 2021, Cassien Ntamuhanga, was taken into custody by Mozambican police, the authorities have denied knowledge of his detention, and his whereabouts are unknown.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour sources who saw Ntamuhanga shortly after his arrest said that seven Mozambican agents with SERNIC (the National Criminal Investigation Service) identification cards and wearing uniforms took Ntamuhanga to the local police station on Inhaca island. Police officers told neighbors who accompanied Ntamuhanga to the station to leave.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was then transferred off Inhaca island, 37 kilometers from Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, by boat, they said. They said that a man in civilian clothes was also present at the time of the arrest and in the boat, and one source who heard him speak to Ntamuhanga said they spoke the same language, indicating that it may be Kinyarwanda. The source said Ntamuhanga was handcuffed and his legs were chained together.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCassien Ntamuhanga risks being handed over to Rwanda, where his rights would be violated, including by being subject to an unfair trial and arbitrary detention.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNtamuhanga’s disappearance falls into a well-documented pattern of attacks against critics both in Rwanda and abroad. The victims of the attacks abroad have tended to be political opponents or outspoken critics of the Rwandan government or of President Paul Kagame himself.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info\u003c/u\u003e: \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.jambonews.net/en/actualites/20191201-rwanda-abaryankuna-the-resistance-in-action/\"\u003ehttps://www.jambonews.net/en/actualites/20191201-rwanda-abaryankuna-the-resistance-in-action/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/06/15/mozambique-grave-concerns-rwandan-asylum-seeker\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/news/2021/06/15/mozambique-grave-concerns-rwandan-asylum-seeker\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1576704075/victims/wqtitlsdjlrpiwlov3yt.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":212,"name":"Gerard NIYOMUGABO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday,  4 April 2014","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eWriter and university lecturer, h\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003ee was arrested by District Police Chief of Nyanza named RUKARA Justin and \u003c/span\u003ewas later reported missing on April 4 and has not been heard from since.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eHe was accused in the case with KIZITO Mihigo and NTAMUHANGA Cassien.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eMore information : \u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGérard Niyomugabo was not seen since April 3, 2014. To this day he is officially reported missing. It was on May 15, 2018, when his older brother Herman Nsengimana, now spokesman for the FLN rebellion reportedly operating in the Nyungwe forest, gave an interview to\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eThe Rwandan\u003c/em\u003e[4]\u0026nbsp;newspaper to announce that he was joining the rebellion and revealed what happened to his little brother: On April 02, Gerard Niyomugabo spent time with a friend who was helping him publish his books. They would meet frequently in order to discuss the release of the writer’s latest book scheduled for 04/06/2014. After they made an appointment to meet the next day, Gerard did not show up at the meeting place. His friend called him unsuccessfully and went to his house, but he found his house closed. Anyone who tried to call Gerard Niyomugabo could not find him. Instead Gerard Niyomugabo’s number was being used to send written messages to his contacts, Nsengimana tells that Gerard Niyomugabo’s entourage could not know who used his phone but suspects the Rwandan police. On April 06, 2014, Gerard Niyomugabo’s friends went to the place planned for the publication of the book and did not find the latter. At that moment they called Herman Nsengimana to ask him if Niyomugabo was home. He wasn’t. He then left with his brother’s friends to see the police at the Remera police office, near Gerard Niyomugabo’s home, to register their complaint. The next day, they called the police to check in, and the police officer verbally abused them. It is with disappointment that Nsengimana went to see their family in Nyanza in Huye District (formerly known as Butare) to tell them that Gerard Niyomugabo was missing; it was\u0026nbsp;the only information he knew at the time.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso Cassien Ntamuhanga said he saw Gerard Niyomugabo’s computer and mobile phone in the interrogation room of the detention centre where he was.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560460537/victims/cfes1hyrs8shtdic5mgz.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":375,"name":"Robert Segatwa Hagenimana","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Tuesday,  1 April 2014","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn April 01, 2014, Segatwa Robert HAGENIMANA member of PS Imberakuri and a small contractor residing in the Amahoro cell, Gisenyi sector in Rubavua district, was kidnapped at around 5:00 p.m. and forced into a tinted windows police van as he he went to buy electricity (Cash Power).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of his friends said that HAGENIMANA had a police friend, who had asked him to make a plan for his house and also to build it. He would have a role in the kidnapping. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreviously, he had been arrested on July 09, 2011. Following the call of his party, the PS Imberakuri, the ICRC and HRW mobilized and he was found imprisoned without a file in Kimironko (at Kabuga) and released on November 11, 2011.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2004, he and his wife Nshuti had moved many people with the birth of their quadruplets. Since then, the quadruplets and their mother have not heard from their father and husband.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://m.portalangop.co.ao/angola/fr_fr/noticias/africa/2004/5/26/Une-jeune-Rwandaise-donne-naissance-des-quadruples,09394a44-a282-4441-971c-37dcda9bc64c.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://m.portalangop.co.ao/angola/fr_fr/noticias/africa/2004/5/26/Une-jeune-Rwandaise-donne-naissance-des-quadruples,09394a44-a282-4441-971c-37dcda9bc64c.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.cliir.org/fileadmin/user_upload/2013-2014/Parti-PSI-Historique-presentation-Mai-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.cliir.org/fileadmin/user_upload/2013-2014/Parti-PSI-Historique-presentation-Mai-2014.pdf\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.inyenyerinews.org/politiki/umwubatsi-hagenimana-segatwa-robert-yaburiwe-irengero/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.inyenyerinews.org/politiki/umwubatsi-hagenimana-segatwa-robert-yaburiwe-irengero/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1569781856/victims/oqdqqhzzrsekxspmd9y1.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":376,"name":"Damien BAZIMAZIKI","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Tuesday, 18 March 2014","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn March 18, 2014, Mr. Damien BAZIMAZIKI, a member of the PS Imberakuri party, very close to Vice-President Alexis BAKUNZIBAKE, was kidnapped by the police CID (Criminal Investigation Department).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was returning from work and was arriving at the level of KIGALI PLAZA when he was abducted, it was around 5:30 pm. Since then, his family has been visiting all the police stations and has not heard from him.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://rwandapost.blogspot.com/2014/09/rwanda-segatwa-robert-placide-nelly-na.html?m=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://rwandapost.blogspot.com/2014/09/rwanda-segatwa-robert-placide-nelly-na.html?m=1\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.cliir.org/fileadmin/user_upload/2013-2014/Parti-PSI-Historique-presentation-Mai-2014.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.cliir.org/fileadmin/user_upload/2013-2014/Parti-PSI-Historique-presentation-Mai-2014.pdf\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1575408091/victims/s81xsao9eioz5goaiz1f.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":379,"name":"PS Imberakuri members","count":3,"type_id":3,"date":"Sunday, 16 March 2014","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn March 16, 2014, three members of the PS IMBERAKURI party, Mr. Jean-Damascène IYAKAREMYE, Mr. Valens NSABIMANA and Eugène SIBORUREMA were abducted in Kampala around 4pm by the DMI. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe information that reached their political party said that the kidnapping was carried out by the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI) coordinated by Lt Col Francis GAKWERERE and the military attaché of the Rwandan Embassy in Kampala in 2014, Lt Col BURABYO. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the press release of the FDU-Inkingi political party dated 16 January 2018: \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Damascene IYAKAREMYE, Mr. Valens NSABIMANA are still missing\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Eugene SIBORUREMA assassinated\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.fdu-rwanda.com/en/english-rwanda8th-commemoration-of-the-launch-of-the-non-violent-movement-for-democracy-by-mrs-victoire-ingabire-umuhoza-victoire/\"\u003ehttp://www.fdu-rwanda.com/en/english-rwanda8th-commemoration-of-the-launch-of-the-non-violent-movement-for-democracy-by-mrs-victoire-ingabire-umuhoza-victoire/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.cliir.org/fileadmin/user_upload/2013-2014/Parti-PSI-Historique-presentation-Mai-2014.pdf\"\u003ehttp://www.cliir.org/fileadmin/user_upload/2013-2014/Parti-PSI-Historique-presentation-Mai-2014.pdf\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1626133234/victims/v2ptdoldl8l1eawnnegn.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":36,"name":"Fr Evariste NAMBAJE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 22 February 2014","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Father Evariste NAMBAJE was the treasurer of Cyangugu catholic diocese. He was found dead and partially burned in his car in Nyungwe forest. Sources say murder aimed at destroying evidence of money embezzlement by Paul Kagame's RPF","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1558250563/victims/ah3m6uf6z878gdxpjdoa.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":84,"name":"Oreste HASINGIZWIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 20 February 2014","country_id":46,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Lived in Central African Republic (CAR) for over 15 years as a refugee, he was shot dead outside his shop in Bangui. Reports said he was killed by Rwandan soldiers who are part of UN Peace Keeping Mission in CAR (MISCA).","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560460118/victims/iyf7uwrldfji5ttgajg1.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":377,"name":"James NIGIRENTE","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Thursday,  9 January 2014","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn January 09, 2014 at around 14:00, Mr. James NIGIRENTE, Secretary General in charge of mobilization at the PS IMBERAKURI party in the city of Kigali, left his home in Kimihurura, Gasabo district in Kigali to go to Nyamirambo. Around 4:00 p. m., using his phone, he sent an SMS to Mr. Boniface TWAGILIMANA, his neighbor and Vice-President of the FDU-Inkingi. The text message said he wasn't returning home. Since then, no one has heard from him.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.cliir.org/fileadmin/user_upload/2013-2014/Parti-PSI-Historique-presentation-Mai-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.cliir.org/fileadmin/user_upload/2013-2014/Parti-PSI-Historique-presentation-Mai-2014.pdf\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://rwandapost.blogspot.com/2014/09/rwanda-segatwa-robert-placide-nelly-na.html?m=1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://rwandapost.blogspot.com/2014/09/rwanda-segatwa-robert-placide-nelly-na.html?m=1\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1569782368/victims/s3n1t0nyraocoefr0l2i.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":7,"name":"Col. Patrick KAREGEYA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday,  1 January 2014","country_id":211,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eFormer Director General of External Intelligence in the RDF, was found dead at the Michelangelo Towers, an upmarket hotel in the Johannesburg suburb of Sandton in South Africa.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a ruling Thursday 18th April 2019, a South African judge said the murder of Rwandan dissident Patrick Karegeya was committed by “known” persons. He cut short a planned inquest and ordered the case to be handed over to prosecutors, who will consider issuing arrest warrants.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. Karegeya, a former Rwandan spy chief and top aide to Mr. Kagame who had a falling out with the President, was strangled to death in a luxury hotel room in Johannesburg on New Year’s Eve, 2013.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJustice Mashiane Mathopa made his ruling after receiving a new summary of the police investigation, which concluded that the suspects in the murder of Mr. Karegeya and several other attempted assassinations were “\u003cem\u003edirectly linked to the involvement of the Rwandan government.\u003c/em\u003e”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/18/south-africa-interfered-in-rwandan-spy-chiefs-case-inquest\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/18/south-africa-interfered-in-rwandan-spy-chiefs-case-inquest\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rwandan-president-paul-kagame-linked-to-exile-s-death-say-police-h80gzpjtp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rwandan-president-paul-kagame-linked-to-exile-s-death-say-police-h80gzpjtp\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWarrants of arrest issued for two alleged killers : \u003ca href=\"https://m.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/warrants-of-arrest-issued-for-two-alleged-killers-of-former-rwandan-intelligence-head-afriforum-20190909\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://m.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/warrants-of-arrest-issued-for-two-alleged-killers-of-former-rwandan-intelligence-head-afriforum-20190909\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560369406/victims/k1brwnlathbluh36dwqb.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":255,"name":"Dr. Christophe MPOZAYO","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Thursday,  7 November 2013","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eDr. Christophe MPOZAYO, Database Administrator for EAST AFRICA ASSEMBLY, was arrested on November 7, 2013 un the early morning as he was getting ready to fly back to his service in Arusha. The reason for his arrest is to have exchanged messages on SKYPE with Jean-Damascène MUNYAMPETA, Secretary General of the opposition political party \"PDP-Imanzi\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prosecution claims that during these exchanges, Dr MPOZAYO criticized RPF governance of Rwanda. He was prosecuted under Article 463 of the Rwandan Penal Code on the spread of rumours or information likely to create uprisings or disobedience in the population. Or, to be criminally reprehensible, these propositions must be public terms. At the trial, the prosecution could not prove that Dr. MPOZAYO publicly made these comments. As he could not be charged with a violation of Article 463, he was acquitted on 31 March 2014.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty minutes after the acquittal, while he was preparing to join his family in Nairobi, he was again arrested for the same charges on the grounds that the prosecutor had come to acquire new information two.\u0026nbsp;Two witnesses who would testify that they have participated in Skype exchanges between Mr MUNYAMPETA and Dr MPOZAYO. If true, this would have qualified the exchanges between the two men as public. At the new trial in April 2015, the prosecutor was unable to present the two witnesses and despite their absence, Dr. MPOZAYO was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the charges that he have been cleared of. He is in in MIYOVE Prison.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe also participated in fundraising campaign of PDP Imanzi which is an opposition party.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1563402879/victims/j3jnmplbryug9nfpn4p5.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":91,"name":"Jackson KAREMERA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 25 October 2013","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eJackson Karemera is a Rwandan citizen who fled Rwanda to seek asylum in Uganda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn October 25 2013, while under UNHCR protection, he and his older brother Joel Mutabazi were kidnapped by Rwandan security agents who collaborated with corrupt Ugandan police officers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor several days, his whereabouts remained unknown until he appeared in Rwandan jails.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few weeks later, he was tried in the «\u0026nbsp;terror trial\u0026nbsp;», during which he testified against his own brother. He confessed to have provided Joel Mutabazi a weapon, which was used by Mutabazi to fire at his own house in order to attract the attention of the Ugandan security services and UNHCR's sympathy. However, according to Mutabazi, the shooting was carried out by Rwandan agents who were trying to eliminate him.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn October 4 2014, Jackson Karemera was sentenced to four months in prison while his brother was sentenced to life imprisonment.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving already served longer pre-trial detention than his sentence, he was released immediately before being arrested again a few months later.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happened to him after that, is unknown.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 24 August 2018, a trial began in Kampala which involved alleged perpetrators of multiple kidnappings of Rwandan refugees in Uganda. They include General Kale Kayihura, who is the former Inspector General of the Ugandan Police, together with six Ugandan police officers, a Rwandan security guard and a Congolese man.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 13 September 2019, General Kale Kayihura and members of his immediate family were publicly designated by the US State Department for Kayihura’s \u003cem\u003e\"involvement in gross human rights violations\"\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://refugee-rights.org/abuses-against-rwandan-refugees-in-uganda-has-time-come-for-accountability/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://refugee-rights.org/abuses-against-rwandan-refugees-in-uganda-has-time-come-for-accountability/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/amp/www.therwandan.com/statement-of-a-dead-man/amp/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.google.com/amp/www.therwandan.com/statement-of-a-dead-man/amp/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.inyenyerinews.org/afrika/glhrl-jackson-karemera-the-brother-of-lt-mutabazi-joel-missing/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.inyenyerinews.org/afrika/glhrl-jackson-karemera-the-brother-of-lt-mutabazi-joel-missing/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.state.gov/public-designation-due-to-gross-violations-of-human-rights-of-kale-kayihura-of-uganda/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.state.gov/public-designation-due-to-gross-violations-of-human-rights-of-kale-kayihura-of-uganda/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1568808626/victims/dwgodv9uvx3uihfim9qh.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":57,"name":"Joel MUTABAZI","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Friday, 25 October 2013","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Former bodyguard for Rwandan President Paul Kagame was abducted and brought to Rwanda after going missing. Under Refugee status and protection in Uganda, Mutabazi survived bungled abduction and an assassination attempt in July and August 2012.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560461529/victims/jvh2pdxgklqbktwylof2.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":297,"name":"Innocent Kalisa","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Thursday,  1 August 2013","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2012, Innocent Kalisa, Paul Kagame’s former bodyguard fled Rwanda to Uganda after being arrested and tortured. In August 2013, he was kidnapped in Kampala while under UNHCR protection. He reappeared in rwandan jails and was sentenced to 25 years after pleading guilty of all charges.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the \u003cem\u003eCommand1post\u003c/em\u003e, he  was kidnapped by rwandan spies among them, Rene Rutagungira.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://command1post.com/index.php/2019/09/17/uganda-must-not-set-free-rwandas-dangerous-assassin-rene-rutagungira/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://command1post.com/index.php/2019/09/17/uganda-must-not-set-free-rwandas-dangerous-assassin-rene-rutagungira/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1566417030/victims/tkuqhmgfj74zuemod6f8.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":62,"name":"Gustave MAKONENE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 17 July 2013","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eTransparency International Rwanda Office Coordinator, he was strangled and his body dumped on the shores of Lake Kivu near the town of Rubavu.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis body may have been thrown from a car on a road above the lake and ended up twisted around a large tree, which had blocked its fall into the water. There was a rope around his neck.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/gmakonene.jpeg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":336,"name":"Aminadab Ndayambaje","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday,  1 June 2013","country_id":239,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eRene Rutagungira took part in abduction of Aminadab Ndayambaje, kidnapped in Uganda, killed in 2013, in Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://command1post.com/index.php/2019/09/17/uganda-must-not-set-free-rwandas-dangerous-assassin-rene-rutagungira/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://command1post.com/index.php/2019/09/17/uganda-must-not-set-free-rwandas-dangerous-assassin-rene-rutagungira/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":337,"name":" Sgt. Joseph Nshimiyimana","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday,  1 June 2013","country_id":239,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eSergeant Joseph Nshimiyimana was abducted in 2013 by rwandan spies who work with Rene Rutagungira, and Killed in Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://command1post.com/index.php/2019/09/17/uganda-must-not-set-free-rwandas-dangerous-assassin-rene-rutagungira/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://command1post.com/index.php/2019/09/17/uganda-must-not-set-free-rwandas-dangerous-assassin-rene-rutagungira/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":9,"name":"Ltd. Maj. John SENGATI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 11 May 2013","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.076260, 29.780917","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eLtd. Major John Sengati who was assassinated in Gitarama (appx 50km from Kigali) on May 10th, 2013. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds about the body and head. His car had been staged to appear so that it looked as if he was changing his tire. According to the Southern Province Police Spokesperson, Chief Superintendent Hubert Gashagaza, Ltd. Major Sengati was shot on Saturday evening at around 7:30pm. The unknown gunmen ambushed the retired officer while on his way from work to Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzx4wwmRZP4\u0026amp;t=1h28m40s\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOn 7th September 2019, in an interview on Radio Itahuka, Gen. Kayumba Nyamwasa revealed that Major Sengati John was killed one week after Gen James Kabarebe tasked him to kill Nyamwasa, but Sengati refused\u003c/a\u003e. Major John Sengati served as ADC for Kayumba and later for Kabarebe before retiring from RDF.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1558251371/victims/raqxfnlrnnsihmnudwkz.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":266,"name":"Sylvain SIBOMANA ","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Saturday, 23 March 2013","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eCharged with inciting insurrection, a sentence of 8 years.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eHe was arrested\u0026nbsp;while he participated in the hearing of Mrs Victoire Ingabire trial just because he\u0026nbsp;wore the T-Shirt with the label “we want justice and democracy” \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1564600975/victims/t5kt11cwwso7zvznnwcx.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":129,"name":"CIP Charles HABINEZA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 10 February 2013","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.936401, 30.079418","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eChief Inspector of Rwanda National Police (RNP), assassinated in Kigali days after completing a peace keeping mission in South Soudan.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was knocked by a car and shot at close range by unidentified men. The RNP refused to investigate the incident and his parents fled the country amid DMI threats.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/Charles_HABINEZA.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":116,"name":"Camarade RUKABU","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 20 December 2012","country_id":239,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Camarade RUKABU, Supretendant of Rwanda National Police, was poisoned and died instantly at the Entebbe Airport on his way returning from UN official duty from Darfur to Kigali with his colleagues.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560375593/victims/ovguduidojsnz37zxm3g.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":378,"name":"Nelly-Placide TUYUBAHE","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Saturday,  8 December 2012","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn December 08, 2012, Mr. Nelly-Placide TUYUBAHE was kidnapped while he was marking state examinations at the \"Child Friendly College\" in Kinyinya, Gasabo District.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was a teacher at the Cyabagarura School Group and native of Karago in the Nyabihu district and was living in Burera -Ruhengeri in the Muhoza sector, Musanze district.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man who identifies himself as a GABRIEL (he even left his mobile phone number) introduced himself to the school administration and asked to speak with Mr. Nelly Placide TUYUBAHE. They went out together, and since then, he has never been seen again. When colleagues started to worry, GABRIEL came back and informed the Management that Mr. Nelly Placide TUYUBAHE was wanted by the police because he was in contact with one of the FDLR leaders. Since then, his family has done everything possible to try to find him, both through the police, the prosecutor's office, and through the press and human rights NGOs, but no sign of life, no follow-up.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.cliir.org/fileadmin/user_upload/2013-2014/Parti-PSI-Historique-presentation-Mai-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.cliir.org/fileadmin/user_upload/2013-2014/Parti-PSI-Historique-presentation-Mai-2014.pdf\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":115,"name":"Alphonse RUTAGARAMA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  4 December 2012","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Businessman and religious, he was outspoken and criticized Kagame's administration publicly and refused to serve as intelligence agent. He was tortured and murdered days after being summoned by Rwanda Police.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":13,"name":"Théogène TURATSINZE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 11 October 2012","country_id":158,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eHe went missing on 11 or 12 October 2012, in Maputo. His body was found on the 15th, tied up and floating in the sea.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThéogène Turatsinze was Managing Director of the Rwanda Development Bank (BRD) and was forced to resign around 2008, allegedly because he had refused to declare bankruptcy of the bank and debts of the individual politico-businessmen canceled.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe consequently moved to Mozambique in the same year and had been assassinated there in 2012, a few days before officials of the IMF and the World Bank were set to interview him.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.refworld.org/country,,,,RWA,,517e6de79,0.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.refworld.org/country,,,,RWA,,517e6de79,0.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"Théogène Turatsinze (born in the northern part of Rwanda c.1970,[2] murdered between 11 and 15 October 2012 in Mozambique[3]) was a Rwandan businessman.\n\n           After undergraduate studies in his home country, he moved to Mozambique, where he worked for several years, then completed his studies with a Masters degree in management at the Australian Catholic University in Sydney.[2] [4] He returned to Rwanda, and became the Managing Director of the Rwanda Development Bank (BRD) in 2005.[3] He was dismissed from that position in 2007, having disobeyed an order from the Finance Ministry to declare the BRD bankrupt. At the time, there were allegations that members of the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front had been appropriating funds from the Bank.[5] He moved once more to Mozambique, where he served as deputy rector of the São Tomãs de Moçambique Catholic University until his death.[6]\n\n           He went missing on 11[5] or 12 October 2012, in Maputo.[3] His body was found on the 15th, tied up and floating in the sea.[6] Police in Mozambique initially indicated Rwandan government involvement in the killing, then retracted the accusation.[7] Turatsinze was thought to have had access to politically sensitive financial information related to certain Rwandan government insiders, relating to the funds of the Development Bank.[7] His murder, which remains unsolved, was described as part of a history of mysterious deaths of opponents or perceived opponents of the Paul Kagame government in Rwanda. The newspaper The Zimbabwean related it to the deaths of Seth Sendashonga (a high-level political opponent murdered in Kenya in 1998), Jean-Léonard Rugambage (a reporter murdered in Kigali in 2010), and Charles Ingabire (a reporter murdered in Uganda in 2011); it also mentioned Kayumba Nyamwasa, a former member of Rwandan Intelligence who survived an assassination attempt in 2010.[5] Similarly, the UK's Channel 4 News linked Turatsinze's deaths to those mentioned, as well as to that of politician André Kagwa Rwisereka, murdered in 2010, noting the allegations of Rwandan government involvement\n\nhttps://www.refworld.org/country,,,,RWA,,517e6de79,0.html","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/theogene_turatsinze.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":333,"name":"Emerita Munkunda","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday,  1 June 2012","country_id":239,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eEmerita Munkunda was abducted from Uganda and killed in 2012 in Rwanda. Rene Rutagungira, a rwandan DMI operative, was involved in her abduction.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://command1post.com/index.php/2019/09/17/uganda-must-not-set-free-rwandas-dangerous-assassin-rene-rutagungira/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://command1post.com/index.php/2019/09/17/uganda-must-not-set-free-rwandas-dangerous-assassin-rene-rutagungira/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":335,"name":"Emmy Ntabana","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday,  1 June 2012","country_id":239,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eRene Rutagungira, took part in abduction of Emmy Ntabana from Uganda, killed in 2012, in Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://command1post.com/index.php/2019/09/17/uganda-must-not-set-free-rwandas-dangerous-assassin-rene-rutagungira/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://command1post.com/index.php/2019/09/17/uganda-must-not-set-free-rwandas-dangerous-assassin-rene-rutagungira/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":332,"name":"Jerome NDAGIJIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday,  1 June 2012","country_id":239,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eJerome Ndagijimana was assassinated in 2012, allegedly by Rene Rutagungira.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://command1post.com/index.php/2019/09/17/uganda-must-not-set-free-rwandas-dangerous-assassin-rene-rutagungira/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://command1post.com/index.php/2019/09/17/uganda-must-not-set-free-rwandas-dangerous-assassin-rene-rutagungira/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":334,"name":"Major Alphonse BICAMUMPAKA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday,  1 June 2012","country_id":239,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eRene Rutagungira\u0026nbsp;is accused of kidnapping Major Alphonse Bicyamumpaka from Uganda and killed in 2012, in Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://command1post.com/index.php/2019/09/17/uganda-must-not-set-free-rwandas-dangerous-assassin-rene-rutagungira/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://command1post.com/index.php/2019/09/17/uganda-must-not-set-free-rwandas-dangerous-assassin-rene-rutagungira/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":285,"name":"Sylvère HABYARABATUMA","count":1,"type_id":5,"date":"Wednesday, 11 April 2012","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eHe was arrested on April 11, 2012 following comments he made during a meeting held in Buhororo in the Muhanga district on 10/04/2012. It was during the commemorations of the genocide against the Tutsis, he asked why Hutu orphans were not taken care of in the same way as Tutsi orphans who receive assistance from the FARG (Fund for the Support of Genocide Survivors). \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe recalled that the Rwandan government, which advocates equal opportunities for all citizens, does not provide any assistance to Hutu orphans whose parents died during the genocide\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.cliir.org/detail/6-le-cas-des-mm-habyarabatuma-sylvere-et-munyakayanza-john-victimes-des-calomnies.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.cliir.org/detail/6-le-cas-des-mm-habyarabatuma-sylvere-et-munyakayanza-john-victimes-des-calomnies.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":286,"name":"John MUNYAKAYANZA","count":1,"type_id":5,"date":"Monday,  9 April 2012","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003e42 years old, butcher and father of four children, was brought before the GASABO District Court in Kigali City on 25 April 2012. He was prosecuted for his comments made during a genocide against the Tutsis commemoration ceremony on the April 09, 2012: \"Jenoside yatewe n'inda nini, kuko abantu bajyaga gusahura bakarya imitungo y'abandi, bitewe n'inda nini zabo\". What can be translated into English as follow : \"Genocide was made possible by cupidity, because people were going to steal other people's property out of cupidity\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prosecutor, Mrs. RANGIRA Madeleine, has requested a sentence of 25 years in prison and five million Rwandan francs.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.cliir.org/detail/6-le-cas-des-mm-habyarabatuma-sylvere-et-munyakayanza-john-victimes-des-calomnies.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.cliir.org/detail/6-le-cas-des-mm-habyarabatuma-sylvere-et-munyakayanza-john-victimes-des-calomnies.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":251,"name":"Jean Baptiste ICYITONDERWA","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Wednesday,  7 March 2012","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eJean Baptiste Icyitonderwa, PS-Imberakuri Secretary General, was arrested on November 6th 2013 after he had been subjected to several political persecutions between 2010 and 2012, which included a brief enforced disappearance in March 2012.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn November 2013, he was arrested after having organised a demonstration with students. The students expressed concerns about a legal reform and its consequences on their scholarships and student loans and wrote a letter to the Prime Minister.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs their leader, Jean Baptiste Icyitonderwa was accused of imitating their signatures and jailed for “forgery and use of forgeries”.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was released on October 5th 2019 after serving 6 years in jail.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter being released he said he was ready to keep fighting injustice « They imprisoned my body but not my mind ».\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1563401816/victims/oqap8qcmjalamvdibrqv.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":4,"name":"Charles INGABIRE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 30 November 2011","country_id":239,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Charles Ingabire, Rwandan journalist and the editor of the news website Inyenyeri News, an outspoken critic of the RPF, he was shot dead at a Kampala pub.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560375777/victims/m9rntxtbnfj2efug8eod.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":76,"name":"Eric NSHIMYUMUREMYI","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Thursday, 15 September 2011","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.007297, 30.138547","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eAccording to eye witnesses, Eric, a partisan of the P.S Imberakuri, was shot 4 rounds in the chest around 5PM in Kigali while riding on a motor-cycle taxi. The motorist was not targeted. Today, he is jailed and still has a bullet lodged in his lungs.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Thursday, September 14, 2011, Eric Nshimyuremyi, member of PS-Imberakuri, an opposition party to the Kigali regime was shot in the chest, as reported.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo days after the incident, the spokesman of the police, Théos Badege, the police were alerted by the people of Gikondo who suspected Eric Nshimyumuremyi of holding a dangerous object.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArrived at the scene around 18h-18h25, the police, tried to check what was this object and face the resistance of this young activist, a police officer shot him in the chest.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spokesman of the police also claims that the young activist was found in possession of a weapon and twenty ammunition.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a press release of September 16, 2011, the PS holds a very different version of the facts and claims that it is an assassination attempt sponsored by the regime.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe party denounces a \u0026quot;heinous act\u0026quot; that \u0026quot;occurs after a high-ranking police officer, Superintendent MUTEZENTARE Bertin, declared to the militants who had come to take part in the trial of Ms. INGABIRE that the FDU INKINGI Secretary-General deserved only to be shot.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is also a political prisoner.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is alleged to have attempted to assassinate Mrs Christine MUKABUNANI, a sentence of 10 years.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9faf_Hxw_w\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9faf_Hxw_w\u003c/a\u003e (He testified when he was released)\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"Saturday, September 17, 2011\n           Another Assassination Attempt in Kigali: Eric Nshimyumureyi\n\n           Some of the actions pursued by the Rwandan government fail to make any strategic sense. This is what most of us thought when the British media reported that Rwanda was sending hit squads against opponents in Britain. It seemed counter-productive that a government, so heavily dependent on British aid, would embark on such a mission on British soil. The absurdity of this move was further compounded by the fact that the targeted critics were previously virtually unknown.\n\n           Well, a similar incident occurred again—this time in Kigali. Two days ago, Eric Nshimyumuremyi, a partisan of the P.S Imberakuri, was shot four times in the chest around 5pm. According to witnesses, Eric was shot while riding on a motor-cycle taxi. The motorist was not injured and nothing was stolen.\n\n           After about four hours (possibly enough time to fabricate a story), the police denied any assassination link claiming that Mr. Nshimyumuremyi “resisted aggressively police check and in the process a bullet attained him in the chest.” They also added that Mr. Nshimyumuremyi was found in possession of a pistol and a bag full of cash. However, the government backed New Times daily has not report on the matter. Interestingly though, today they ran an article with the title, “Civilians can own guns for security- Police”.\n\n           This is just a rather whacky explanation for such a grave situation. If someone is resisting police check, would the first instinct be to tear through their chest? Furthermore, there seems to be no evidence that Mr. Nshimyumuremyi exchanged fire. In Kigali, it would simply be unthinkable to travel on motorcycle with a bag full of cash. A car would make much more sense due to the privacy and security it offers. Similarly, a pistol would be of little help to an opposition activist living in Rwanda—the security system here is very tight, and paramilitaries are always marauding around with superior weapons.\n\n           The internal opposition thrives on conviction not by the use of bullets. It reminds me of Madame Victoire Ingabire’s own words, “Fighting with guns will mean an immediate advantage for Kagame’s regime”. She felt it would be a waste of time and energy to use a strategy that your opponent knows the best.\n\n           Despite the regime's claim to the contrary, the opposition is aware that they have no chance winning against Kagame’s military machine. Ultimately, that is why many of us laugh at the charges leveled against Ingabire. The regime which has invested so much in building an efficient security system does not know how to deal with a peaceful opposition. As Kagame usually says, they are “using a hammer to kill a fly”.\n\n           For a regime trying to repair its image, this is certainly bound to cause more harm than good for Mr. Kagame’s government. Diplomats and human rights organizations are definitely watching this!\n\n           See more at: http://newsrwanda-nkunda.blogspot.be/2011/09/another-assassination-attempt-in-kigali.html","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560374617/victims/cp7beibcajsvunc9iugv.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":111,"name":"British citizens from Rwanda","count":2,"type_id":3,"date":"Friday, 20 May 2011","country_id":242,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe Metropolitan Police have warned 2 British citizens from Rwanda, living in London, that they’re at risk of being assassinated by the Rwandan government.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCounter-terror officers told the men, both living in London, that there was an “imminent threat” to them.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1562052524/victims/elsglxruih9mmgfk2ody.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":278,"name":"Rugigana RUGEMANGABO","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Sunday,  2 January 2011","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eHe was arrested after his brother General Kayumba Nyamwasa fled the country, he is accused of Threatening State Security\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the 1 December 2011: The First Instance Division of the East African Court of Justice Thursday declared that the detention of Lt. Col Rugigana Ngabo by the agents of the Government of Rwanda was in breach of the fundamental and operational principles of the East African Community.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://eacj.eac.int/?p=358\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://eacj.eac.int/?p=358\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis case is pending before the Supreme Court\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1564939743/victims/lm8g4ymgqvbpclsp7jix.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":324,"name":"Victoire Ingabire UMUHOZA","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Thursday, 14 October 2010","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eVictoire Ingabire Umuhoza is a Rwandan politician, president of the opposition party FDU-Inkingi founded in exile and is not recognized in Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn January 16, 2010, after 16 years in exile, Victoire Ingabire decided to return to her native country in order to continue her political struggle on the ground. \"I am a woman who returns to among hers, I return to fight peacefully, I return so that together we can join our efforts to free ourselves from everything that prevents us from being free\", she declared in front of a crowd, who were waiting for her at Kigali airport.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the afternoon of her arrival, she went to the Gisozi Memorial dedicated to the memory of the victims of the 1994 genocide against tutsis because she felt that, given the atrocities that had been committed in Rwanda during her absence, her conscience forced her to first pass \"through the place that preserves the memory of these heinous acts\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to paying tribute to the victims of the genocide, the opponent argued that the victims of crimes against humanity committed against the Hutus should also be recognized, arguing that in order to achieve true national reconciliation, Rwanda must \"show empathy with the suffering of all.\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the weeks that followed, the opponent's setbacks with the Rwandan authorities began, leading to her arrest on 14 October 2010.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn September 13 2012, two years after her imprisonment, she was nominated by 42 Members of the European Parliament for the prestigious 2012 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, together with Bernard Ntaganda and Deo Mushayidi, two other Rwandan political prisoners.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 30 October 2012, she was sentenced to 8 years in prison by the Kigali High Court for \"conspiracy against the authorities through terrorism and war\" and for \"denial of the 1994 genocide\". The sentence would later be increased to 15 years on appeal by the Supreme Court of Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn September 15, 2018, after 8 years of detention, she was released following a surprise presidential pardon granted by Paul Kagame. A few days later, the latter called on her to keep a low profile or risk being sent back to prison.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn December 7 2018, while Paul Kagame was still President of the African Union, the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) ordered the Rwandan government to pay the opponent 65,230,000 Rwandan francs ($72,000) as compensation for the material and moral damage caused by her eight years' of unfair imprisonment.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlmost a year later, the Rwandan government has still not paid the compensation to which it was sentenced. On 9 December 2018, two days after the conviction, Olivier Nduhungirehe, Rwanda's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, warned via an unofficial channel that the opponent \"will not get penny, not a single one\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince her release, the opponent, still subject to judicial control, has continued her political struggle despite the imprisonments, disappearances and murders of several members of her party.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1568546247/victims/m6wryhm41upqooh3ftqb.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":213,"name":"André Kagwa RWISEREKA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 13 July 2010","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eAndré Kagwa Rwisereka, vice-chairman of the RDGP, was found murdered and beheaded near a wetland in Butare on 14 July 2010.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe party chairman Frank Habineza called for an independent international investigation into the political motivated murder, but didn't publicly dare to mention the name of Rwisereka during his presidential campaign in 2017\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"André Kagwa Rwisereka (31 December 1949 – 13 July 2010) was vice-chairman of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, a political party founded in August 2009 in Rwanda. He was found murdered and partially beheaded near a wetland in Butare on 14 July 2010.[1] The party chairman Frank Habineza was among opposition leaders who called for an independent international investigation into the murder, which may have had a political motivation.[2]\r\n\r\n           Rwisereka was born on 31 December 1949 in Rusenge, Nyaruguru, Southern Province, Rwanda. In the early 1960s he went into political exile in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he was a senior member of the Rwandan Patriotic Front during its struggle to liberate Rwanda. After returning to Rwanda he became a prominent businessman in Butare. He was a founding member of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda on 14 August 2009.","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964114/victims/kagwa_rwisereka.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":29,"name":"Prof. Jwani Timothy MWAIKUSA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 13 July 2010","country_id":226,"citizenship_id":226,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Kagame's death squads struck in Tanzania, killing Professor Jwani Timothy Mwaikusa, who was a lead lawyer of Yussuf Munyakazi at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania. ","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560370069/victims/ssqikxngkrofotqo475d.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":2,"name":"Jean Leonard RUGAMBAGE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 24 June 2010","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.9914333680486815, 30.041434451489174","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eActing newspaper editor Jean L. Rugambage is murdered in Rwanda. He was investigating links between Rwandan Intel and the attempted murder of Gen Kayumba Nyamwasa. Jean-Léonard Rugambage was shot dead after the assailant fired four shots at him at the front of his home in Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-L%C3%A9onard_Rugambage\"\u003ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Léonard_Rugambage\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://cpj.org/data/people/jean-leonard-rugambage\"\u003ehttps://cpj.org/data/people/jean-leonard-rugambage\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560375815/victims/dguzkigec78pja3igpby.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":27,"name":"Denis Ntare SEMADWINGA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 20 June 2010","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eMr. Denis Ntare Semadwinga was assassinated at his home in Gisenyi by Kagame's death squads. Mr. Semadwinga was a close ally of General Laurent Nkunda who is currently imprisoned in Rwanda without trial.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://congoresearchgroup.org/murder-of-denis-ntare-semadwinga/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://congoresearchgroup.org/murder-of-denis-ntare-semadwinga/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1563023687/victims/kwrqk0gunpagwrqytgml.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":10,"name":"Lt. Gen. Faustin KAYUMBA NYAMWASA","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Saturday, 19 June 2010","country_id":211,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Nyamwasa is shot in the stomach in Johannesburg, shortly after he had fallen out with Kagame an fled to South Africa. Later in 2014 a court concluded that the attempted murder was politically motivated.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1561996414/victims/ei8g6rc1u2tmqthdauib.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":77,"name":"Aimable SIBOMANA RUSANGWA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 13 June 2010","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Private Secretary to Me Bernard NTAGANDA president \u0026 founder of PS IMBERAKURI, was kidnapped by the police on June 13, 2010 according to the Open Letter addressed to UN SG. Up to date, Aimable was never seen.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1572351110/victims/f6rgum2w1ltopqv5pifn.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":331,"name":"Jean NKUNDABAZUNGU ","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  1 June 2010","country_id":239,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eJean Nkundabazungu was kidnapped in Uganda, in 2010, and killed in Rwanda, Rene Rutagungira is involved in his abduction.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://command1post.com/index.php/2019/09/17/uganda-must-not-set-free-rwandas-dangerous-assassin-rene-rutagungira/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://command1post.com/index.php/2019/09/17/uganda-must-not-set-free-rwandas-dangerous-assassin-rene-rutagungira/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":398,"name":"Peter Erlinder","count":1,"type_id":5,"date":"Thursday, 27 May 2010","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":243,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eProfessor Peter Erlinder is an international Human Rights lawyer and former president of the ICTR Defense lawyers association.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn April 2010, he filed a complaint against Paul Kagame in the United States, accusing him of being the author of the terrorist attack against the plane carrying the Presidents of Rwanda and Burundi on April 6, 1994.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn May 23 2010, he traveled to Rwanda in order to defend Victoire Ingabire, a political opponent who had just been jailed by Rwandan authorities.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn May 28 2010, just 5 days after landing in Kigali, he was arrested by Rwandan police on charges of “genocide denial”, genocide ideology and of being a threat to national security.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring one of his appearances before the court, he expressed to the judge that he was facing poor detention conditions. He said:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Your honour, I lost all hope to live,”\u0026nbsp;“In the detention facility ... it is simply noisy. In addition, there are no screens and no mosquito nets and I was sleeping on the floor for more than a week without a blanket. In order to try and get some sleep, I tried to use what I could to block out the noise and prevent mosquitoes from getting into my ears.”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn June 18 2010, he was granted bail on medical grounds after the Rwandan regime faced pressure from lawyers and law institutions across the globe, as well as\u0026nbsp;politicians, human rights organizations, the United Nations, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), advocacy groups, US Congress and\u0026nbsp;U.S. State Department.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter his release, Martin Ngoga, who was then the Rwandan general prosecutor, recalled that the charges were not dropped and that Peter Erlinder “will soon be called to defend his record of genocide denial that insults the people of Rwanda and inflames those who seek to harm us.”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://afjn.org/american-lawyer-peter-erlinder-finally-free-from-a-rwandan-jail/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://afjn.org/american-lawyer-peter-erlinder-finally-free-from-a-rwandan-jail/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.google.be/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/law/2010/jul/03/why-prosecute-peter-erlinder\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.google.be/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/law/2010/jul/03/why-prosecute-peter-erlinder\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1574501383/victims/yyro3a1q7tnbcvsf05xk.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":252,"name":"Déogratias MUSHAYIDI","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Friday,  5 March 2010","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eSurvivor of the genocide against tutsi, former staff of the RPF bureau, he fled the country and created an opposition party and coauthored a book with Mr Onana describing the dictatorship of RPF regime.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eDeclared enemies of the state by the government of Rwanda, he is currently sentenced to life imprisonment.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1563402091/victims/kiclzlbo3039msemsuqe.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":26,"name":"Col. Danny Ndahiro","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday,  1 July 2009","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Assassinated with his 9-year old son at his home in Kigali by Kagame's death squads. Col Ndahiro opposed Kagame's plans of eliminating Hutu through different methods including poisoning, killing of babies at birth and sterilization of Hutu women.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":143,"name":"DRC 1993-2003 UN Mapping Report","count":6000000,"type_id":2,"date":"Monday, 15 June 2009","country_id":64,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe report contains a detailed accounting of the breakup of Hutu refugee camps in eastern Congo at the start of the First Congo War in October 1996, followed by the pursuit of hundreds of thousands of Hutu refugees and Hutu population across the country’s vast hinterland by teams of Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda soldiers and their Congolese rebel surrogates, the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn investigation and judicial determination would resolve whether \u003cb style=\"color:#a94442;\"\u003ethese incidents amount to the crime of genocide.\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1558642675/victims/sx2rcl9notjpsrrmjhom.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":253,"name":"Dr Théoneste NIYITEGEKA","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Tuesday,  5 February 2008","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eHe lived a peaceful life until 2003 when he wanted to run for presidential election.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eAs for many other opponents, the government used the justice to neutralize him by sending him in jail.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eMore info:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2008/02/15/rwanda-la-condamnation-dun-medecin-pour-genocide-doit-etre-reexaminee\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ql-cursor\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2008/02/15/rwanda-la-condamnation-dun-medecin-pour-genocide-doit-etre-reexaminee\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1563402337/victims/sqyzbalcxoiq6dqekzcy.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":323,"name":"Colonel Laurent Nubaha","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 19 May 2007","country_id":23,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eColonel Laurent Nubaha arrived in Belgium on April 27 2007. On the day of his arrival, he was subjected to a closed interrogation by Belgian investigators, during which he allegedly testified against Bernard Ntuyahaga. On May 3, he wrote to the President of the Court to complain about the April 27 interrogation and to contest the statements attributed to him, reserving himself \"the right to reveal in detail before the court, that those statements had been taken from me by intimidation, threats and taking advantage of my state of physical exhaustion\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the night of May 3 2007, only a few hours after writing his letter, he suffered hallucinations that were so severe to the point of being admitted to St Pierre Hospital in Brussels. He later died on May 19, 2007 without having testified at the hearing. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOfficially, he died of cirrhosis of the liver due to \"taking Lariam in high doses\", a malaria drug known for its side effects. »\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, his lawyer, Luc De Temmerman, believes that the alcoholism thesis is not credible because Colonel Nubaha would have been in good health when he arrived in Brussels. For the lawyer, who himself saw his office and his home being \"visited\" by strangers during the same period, the deterioration of Colonel Nubaha's physical condition remains a mystery\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.legal-tools.org/doc/8a8e46/pdf/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.legal-tools.org/doc/8a8e46/pdf/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.lalibre.be/international/mort-a-bruxelles-d-un-temoin-sulfureux-51b89339e4b0de6db9afb67b\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.lalibre.be/international/mort-a-bruxelles-d-un-temoin-sulfureux-51b89339e4b0de6db9afb67b\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.jambonews.net/actualites/20181220-rwanda-belgique-retour-sur-lexpulsion-du-major-ntuyahaga/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.jambonews.net/actualites/20181220-rwanda-belgique-retour-sur-lexpulsion-du-major-ntuyahaga/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1568320912/victims/sqa10ev9ho10r9fl5tvb.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":328,"name":"Athanase HAKIZIMANA and his wife","count":2,"type_id":5,"date":"Wednesday,  8 November 2006","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eAthanase HAKIZIMANA, was arbitrarily arrested on September 21, 1994 and provisionally released for empty case on April 28, 2003 at the same time as Bernard UZABAKILIHO, 5 days after the disappearance of Lieutenant-Colonel Augustin Cyiza (Bernard UZABAKILIHO's brother-in-law).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn January 2006, Athanase HAKIZIMANA and his wife Concensa NYIRABIZIMANA as well as another couple Bernard UZABAKILIHO and his wife Antoinette NYIRABAKUNGU, both from Cyangugu, participated in the Gacaca information gathering exercise in Kabutare. They reported everything they had seen or heard during the genocide while they were still residing in Butare.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn November 8, 2006, the two couples responded to convocation letters accusing them of responsibility for the crimes of genocide and robbery that took place in the city of Butare, where they were residing at the time of the genocide. By the time they arrived before the Gacaca court, the charges recorded in their letters of convocation had been amended and reviewed by the judges.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithout there being any contradictory debate in this courtroom and in an infernal concert of screams and screams, whereas they had been properly listened to in January 2006, the two couples were sentenced to 30 years for both men and 25 years for both wives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe anomalies observed during the trial: in principle, the schedule of the Gacaca trials required the judges (inyangamugayo) to stop the hearings at around 5 p.m. and to postpone the hearings to another day to allow the accused to defend themselves and the defence witnesses to testify in favour of the accused. After the hearings, Gacaca judges were required by law to read the verbatim records of the accused and witnesses before signing them. However, for the trial of the two couples, the law governing the Gacaca was violated, in particular in its article which obliges the judges to reread the texts of the minutes of the hearings and to hear the accused before any deliberation, the end time was also exceeded because the hasty judgment was delivered around 8 pm.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAthanase HAKIZIMANA and his wife are from the Commune of Cyimbogo (current district of RUSIZI, Western Province). After his studies at the Ecole Normale de Nyamasheke, Athanase HAKIZIMANA did his higher education in Bordeaux (France). On his return to Rwanda, he was assigned to the National Pedagogical Institute (IPN) in 1969 and later to the National University of Rwanda (UNR) following the merger of two institutions. He was a civil servant at UNR until 1994 and was arrested on 21 September 1994.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHakizimana and Nyirabizimana have 4 children. Concensa NYIRABIZIMANA completed her graduate studies at the IPN in 1977. She worked at the Butare School Group from 1977 until 1998. She then worked at Shangi Secondary School (Cyangugu Prefecture) from 1998 to November 8, 2006, the date on which she was arrested with her husband by the Gacaca People's Court in Butare.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.cliir.org/uploads/media/CLIIR_Com_099-2006_Un_tribunal_populaire_condamne_deux_couples_d__intellectuels_innocents.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.cliir.org/uploads/media/CLIIR_Com_099-2006_Un_tribunal_populaire_condamne_deux_couples_d__intellectuels_innocents.pdf\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":329,"name":"Bernard UZABAKILIHO and his wife","count":2,"type_id":5,"date":"Wednesday,  8 November 2006","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eBernard UZABAKILIHO, brother-in-law of Lieutenant-Colonel Augustin Cyiza, was arbitrarily arrested in August 1999 and provisionally released on 28 April 2003 at the same time as Athanase HAKIZIMANA, 5 days after the disappearance of Lieutenant-Colonel Augustin Cyiza.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn January 2006, Bernard UZABAKILIHO and his wife Antoinette NYIRABAKUNGU as well as another Athanase HAKIZIMANA and his wife Concensa NYIRABIGIRIMANA, both from Cyangugu, participated in Gacaca information gathering exercise in Kabutare. They reported everything they had seen or heard during the genocide while they were still residing in Butare.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 8 November 2006, the two couples replied to letters of convocation accusing them of responsibility for the crimes of genocide and robbery that took place in the city of Butare, where they were residing at the time of the genocide. On their arrival before the Gacaca court, the charges recorded in their letters of convocation had been amended and reviewed by the judges.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithout there being any contradictory debate in the gacaca courtroom and in a infernal concert of screams and shouting, although they had been properly listened to in January 2006, the two couples were sentenced to 30 years for each of the two men and 25 years for each of the two wives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntoinette NYIRABAKUNGU died mysteriously in prison on 3rd May 2008 and Bernard UZABAKILIHO died on 11th July 2013 as a result of inhumane detention conditions and lack of medical attention.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe anomalies noted during the trial: in principle, the schedule of the Gacaca trials required the judges (inyangamugayo) to stop the hearings at around 5 p.m. and to postpone the hearings to another day to allow the accused to defend themselves and the defense witnesses to testify in favor of the accused. After the hearings, Gacaca judges were required by law to read the verbatim records of the accused and witnesses before signing them. However, for the trial of the two couples, the law governing the Gacaca was violated, in particular in its article which obliges the judges to reread the texts of the minutes of the hearings and to hear the accused before any deliberation, the end time was also exceeded because the expeditious judgment was pronounced around 8 pm.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernard UZABAKILIHO, father of 4, holder of a Master's degree in Chemistry from the University of Poitiers obtained in 1976, made a teaching career in Rwanda from 1976 to 1994 at the National Pedagogical Institute of Rwanda (IPN) and then at the National University of Rwanda (UNR) after the merger of these two institutions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the time of the genocide, he was part of the group of Hutu intellectuals who worked alongside the French military in the Turquoise Zone in 1994 to reorganize the administration, supervision and security of the population of Cyangugu. He served as first mayor of the commune of Gisuma until the appointment and arrival of the authorities of the RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Front) government and he returned to his teaching career. He was a teacher from 1994 to August 1998 (the date of his arbitrary imprisonment), he was teaching at the Girls' Secondary School in Nyamasheke (Cyangugu). He was arrested when he was participating in the correction of the national examinations.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.cliir.org/uploads/media/CLIIR_Com_099-2006_Un_tribunal_populaire_condamne_deux_couples_d__intellectuels_innocents.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCLIIR's communiqué\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1569178596/victims/gyzmcbotepzqn6kkncsn.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":18,"name":"Juvenal UWILINGIYIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 21 November 2005","country_id":23,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eJuvenal Uwilingiyimana, former Rwandan Trade Minister, disappeared on November 21st 2005 in Brussels. One month later, on December 17th 2005, his decomposed body was found in a Brussels canal. On Saturday November 5th 2005, two weeks before his disappearance, he had written a letter to the ICTR prosecutor denouncing the methods of the ICTR investigators. These investigators had sent him death threats after he refused to give a false testimony, particularly on the attack of April 6, 1994, which the ICTR investigators wanted to attribute to the entourage of Juvenal Habyarimana, the President who was killed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Your investigators warned me that I would be lynched and crushed, that my body would be trampled on in the street and that the dogs would pee on it. It doesn't matter. I would rather the dogs pee on my corpse than sign what your police officers want me to sign,\" he wrote.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlmost fifteen years later, the circumstances of his murder and the identity of his executioners are still a mystery to be solved.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsnESKLVDE8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsnESKLVDE8\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"Juvenal Uwilingiyimana, former Rwandan Trade Minister, disappeared on November 21st 2005 in Brussels. One month later, on December 17th 2005, his decomposed body was found in a Brussels canal. On Saturday November 5th 2005, two weeks before his disappearance, he had written a letter to the ICTR prosecutor denouncing the methods of the ICTR investigators. These investigators had sent him death threats after he refused to give a false testimony, particularly on the attack of April 6, 1994, which the ICTR investigators wanted to attribute to the entourage of Juvenal Habyarimana, the President who was killed. \n\n\"Your investigators warned me that I would be lynched and crushed, that my body would be trampled on in the street and that the dogs would pee on it. It doesn't matter. I would rather the dogs pee on my corpse than sign what your police officers want me to sign,\" he wrote. \n\nAlmost fifteen years later, the circumstances of his murder and the identity of his executioners are still a mystery to be solved.","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1558253096/victims/rxb81tdhh7vhxynt9mk1.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":396,"name":"Father Guy Theunis","count":1,"type_id":5,"date":"Monday,  5 September 2005","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":23,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eFather Guy Theunis, a Belgian Catholic priest (white father) was arrested on 6 September 2005 while in transit in Kigali for \"incitement to genocide\". He was held for 75 days in the 1930 prison, whereas initially there were no cases against him before he was transferred to Belgium. During his stay in prison, he was hospitalized following poor hygiene conditions.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1574105432/victims/tml43bo7pyvc4gkvaib2.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":287,"name":"Lt Colonel Cyriaque HABYARABATUMA","count":1,"type_id":4,"date":"Friday,  6 February 2004","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eFormer Rwandans Forces Army, was arbitrarily arrested on 06/02/2004 by a GACACA court in his native region of Gikongoro. The real reasons for his imprisonment are political, he was reportedly suspected of not supporting the RPF's terror policy, as was the case of his former colleagues General Major Habyarimana Emmanuel, Colonel Ndengeyinka Balthazar and Lieutenant Ndayambaje Alphonse who fled to Switzerland on 30 March 2003.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn February 6, 2004, he was Deputy Commissioner General of the National Police in charge of legal matters. He is currently incarcerated in Karubanda Central Prison in Butare. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the judicial authorities, he is suspected of acts of large-scale massacres and genocide in Butare province. These acts would include murder, association or formation of criminal associations, distribution of firearms, etc. (according to the government newspaper IMVAHO nshya No. 1536 of 16-22 February 2004).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, Lt Colonel Habyarabatuma with late Prefect Habyarimana J. Baptiste, have always been considered as persons who protected the province of Butare. The genocide only began two weeks after the other provinces, just after the transfer of Lieutenant-Colonel Habyarabatuma and the assassination of Prefect Habyarimana.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.cliir.org/detail/4-le-cas-du-lieutenant-colonel-cyriaque-habyarabatuma.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.cliir.org/detail/4-le-cas-du-lieutenant-colonel-cyriaque-habyarabatuma.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":28,"name":"Lt. Col. Laurent BANGAYA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday,  8 June 2003","country_id":167,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Kagame's death-squads killed Lt. Colonel Laurent Bangaya in Calabar, Nigeria. It was believed that the final plan to kill him was finalized and approved by Kagame during the visit in Nigeria. ","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":31,"name":"Eliezar RUNYARUKA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday,  1 June 2003","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Eliezar Runyaruka disappear from Kigali; not seen again","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":19,"name":"Eduard MUTSINZI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday,  9 May 2003","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Mr. Eduard Mutsinzi was assassinated after publishing information about the plan by the RPF to rig the 2003 Presidential elections. He was abducted, beaten and left with broken ribs; his eyes were taken out and his brain damaged.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":8,"name":"Col. Charles NGOGA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  6 May 2003","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Colonel Charles Ngoga was killed on orders of Kagame because of his business interests in the dairy industry where Kagame had an interest. ","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":289,"name":"Aimé Ntabana","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Thursday,  1 May 2003","country_id":239,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eAimé Ntabana, survivor of genocide against the tutsis and one of igihe.com’s founders. After fleeing to Uganda, he was kidnapped in Kampala in may 2013 allegedly by Rwandan security’s forces. He was never seen since then.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.inyenyerinews.org/politiki/kigali-to-answer-ntabanas-disapperance/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.inyenyerinews.org/politiki/kigali-to-answer-ntabanas-disapperance/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1565447714/victims/wul3hu4k7nr0q8dddfkn.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":12,"name":"Lt. Col. Augustin CYIZA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday, 23 April 2003","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eLt. Col. Cyiza Augustin has been kidnapped by Kagame’s death squad on April 23, 2003. According to witnesses, his vehicle was seen the night of his disappearance in the Kanombe military camp.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe announcement signed by his family which seem to have confirmed his death demanded that Kagame reveals where the body was dumped to be accorded a descent burial.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"A Rwandan family living in France have published an announcement demanding President Kagame to provide information on the whereabouts of the remains of their father Lt Col Agustin Cyiza years after his kidnap by Kagame’s death squad on April 23, 2003.\r\n\r\n           The announcement signed by the children and the deceased’s widow Cyiza Ntamwera Denyse, the family which seem to have confirmed his death demanded that Kagame and his government reveal where the body was dumped to be accorded a descent burial.\r\n\r\n           Late Cyiza is said to have been kidnapped after President Kagame himself sounded his dissatisfaction with his dealings.\r\n\r\n           According to investigations, on April 16, 2003, President Kagame summoned Lt. Col Cyiza to his office where he asked what Cyiza’s problem was; in response Cyiza said he did not have any problem, without fear and apologies which the president always gets from those he intimidates, Cyiza instead wondered whether he had in anyway wronged his commander-in-chief. Since he felt discriminated as a civil servant.\r\n\r\n           It is said that by the time of his summon, Lt Col Cyiza had spent months without receiving his salary as a judge.\r\n           On the same of their meeting, President Kagame addressed a cabinet meeting where he said to have been in a bad mood that he extended from the previous meeting.\r\n\r\n           Lt Col. Cyiza is said to have been kidnapped on April 23, when returning from a university where he was a teaching professor on Kagame’s orders. The car he was travelling in with one of his students was abandoned on Rwanda-Congo border while the student  Eliezer Runyaruka was helped to cross over to Goma town and spent the night at Karibu hotel, he was later evacuted to Britain.\r\n\r\n           By the time of Cyiza’s kidnap Col. Gacinya Rubagumya headed the police CID while Lt Col.Karangwa John was among those who headed the DMI, none of the two produced a report on this case. hoping that the student who witnessed the kidnap will be brave enough to provide information on the whereabouts of his professor’s  remains.\r\n\r\n           According to the widow, there is no doubt, Kagame ordered for the death of Lt.Col. Cyiza especially after the furry with which Kagame summoned the deceased, days before the kidnap.\r\n           “I talked to my husband after the president summoned him and he explained his fear for the anger the president had for him. After a few days, Kagame’s spies asked me why my husband was fighting the government, I have no doubt, he was killed on orders from Kagame himself,” the widow told this newspaper.\r\n\r\n           The widow said, Kagame killed her husband in cold blood and that the family will continue to demand for the deceased’s remains for burial noting that their demands will have to be pronounced especially during Kagame’s visit to France, a country that provided them with refugee.\r\n\r\n           The family also wrote to the UN Human Rights Commission showing how it was Kagame who ordered for Col Cyiza’s murder.\r\n\r\n           When serving in Rwandan army during president Habyarimana’s regime, Col. Cyiza is said to have played a commendable work during Arusha peace talks between the then Rwanda government and RPF-Inkotanyi rebels. After the overthrow of Habyarimana’s regime in 1994, Lt.Col. Cyiza Augustin is said to have played a role in the repatriation of the defeated armies and Hutu refugees who had fled to DR Congo. From Rusizi where he lived, Cyiza is said to have encouraged Hutu refugees to return to Rwanda assuring them of their security.\r\n\r\n           Kagabo, London","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/lt_col_cyiza.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":38,"name":"Damien MUSAYIDIZI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Wednesday,  9 April 2003","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Former army sergeant and secretary at the ministry of defense, he disappeared on his way home from work and his body was found in a bush near Kigali.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":128,"name":"Dr. Leonard HITIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday,  7 April 2003","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eDr. Hitimana was killed and his body dumped in Nyabarongo River. Congressman in the transitional assembly, Dr. Hitimana was a vocal opponent of one party rule that Kagame wanted to impose on the Rwandan people by banning other political parties. He is widely acknowledged to have tried to save Tutsi during the genocide and has testified in trials.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.ipu.org/news/features/human-rights-cases/2014-05/leonard-hitimana-rwanda\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.ipu.org/news/features/human-rights-cases/2014-05/leonard-hitimana-rwanda\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://archive.ipu.org/hr-f/comm152/RW06.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://archive.ipu.org/hr-f/comm152/RW06.pdf\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr47/003/2003/en/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr47/003/2003/en/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/100000/afr470032003en.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/100000/afr470032003en.pdf\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560374854/victims/nmuuzyrlpdamgnrebts4.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":25,"name":"Gratien MUNYARUBUGA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 26 December 2002","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.943025, 30.071795","short_story":"Kagame's secret services shot and killed Mr. Gratien Munyarubuga, a co-founder of the Democratic Party for Renewal (PDR-Ubuyanja).","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":200,"name":"Maj. Alex RUZINDANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday,  7 May 2001","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Investigations by Umuvugizi on the cruel murder of Major Alex Ruzindana, who was killed few days after he had been retired from the army, for his divergent views, where he used to publically condemn the dictatorial tendencies of Kagame, sources confirm that there were other compelling secreted reasons why Kagame gave orders to pitilessly assassinate him.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560376615/victims/ykabyw0ukpewnfrbvi5s.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":280,"name":"Alphonse MBAYIRE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday,  1 February 2001","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.944533, 30.066571","short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68);\"\u003eRPA i\u003c/span\u003entelligence officer \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68);\"\u003eand former chargé d'affairs at the Rwandan embassy in Nairobi\u003c/span\u003e in 1998 at the time of Sendashonga's assassination. While Sendashonga assassination trial was taking place in Nairobi, \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68);\"\u003ea young soldier in military uniform shot and killed Alphonse Mbayire in Kigali.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68);\"\u003eThe crime took place in a Kigali neighborhood inhabited by a number of military officers, who have armed guards at their residences. The supposed killer, himself a guard for a military officer, was identified by name and rank by witnesses but he has never been apprehended and \u003c/span\u003eprosecuted\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68);\"\u003e.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/news/2001/05/04/rwanda-resolve-disappearances-assassination\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.hrw.org/news/2001/05/04/rwanda-resolve-disappearances-assassination\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://hapakenya.com/2016/11/17/the-assasination-of-a-former-rwandan-minister-in-kenya/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://hapakenya.com/2016/11/17/the-assasination-of-a-former-rwandan-minister-in-kenya/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1565213791/victims/iire3g6seqgb9if2ewfc.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":17,"name":"Régine Uwamariya","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday,  9 December 2000","country_id":23,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;Régine Uwamariya disappeared on\u0026nbsp;December 9 2000 in Brussels. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlmost 10 days later, on 18 December 2000, her body was found at the home of René Delcorde, a 77-year-old Belgian man. Delcorde was also found dead, his body naked in the shower in a nearby room. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Belgian authorities, the two deceased died on 13 December 2000 and were victims of \"accidental double carbon monoxide poisoning\" due to the dilapidated state of the water heater. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Centre de Lutte contre l'impunité et l'injustice au Rwanda regrets that the police investigation did not attempt to determine what happened between the date of Régine Uwamariya's disappearance and the alleged date of death. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral members of the victim's family do not believe the official thesis of the accident. They claim she was executed because of her relationship with Colonel Théoneste Bagosora, her elder brother who has been convicted by the ICTR of genocide. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust a year before her death, her other brother, Pasteur Musabe, had been murdered in Cameroon and she herself had received death threats. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe family regrets that, despite the legal steps taken, the Belgian authorities have never made any effort to pursue their investigations further.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1569147884/victims/uhbrigw0sbumlhc6owyb.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":11,"name":"Assiel KABERA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday,  5 March 2000","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.938971, 30.081559","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eAssiel Kabera, Tutsi genocide survivor and advisor to President Bizimungu and later adviser to President Paul Kagame, was gunned down at his home near the president’s office in Kigali. The assailants, three men in military uniform, executed the assassination quickly and in a professional manner. They shot Kabera three times before getting into a waiting vehicle, which had Congolese registration plates, and speeding away.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the Command1post, One of the\u0026nbsp;three men is allegedly Rene Rutagungira. The operation to assassinate Assiel KABERA was reportedly led by then Captain (now Colonel) Silas UDAHEMUKA who was then head of presidential guard intelligence. Col. UDAHEMUKA who is now the director of Kanombe airport is a cousin to President Paul Kagame.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://command1post.com/index.php/2019/09/17/uganda-must-not-set-free-rwandas-dangerous-assassin-rene-rutagungira/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://command1post.com/index.php/2019/09/17/uganda-must-not-set-free-rwandas-dangerous-assassin-rene-rutagungira/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560375920/victims/vjsm55srpr8kkei7yb6x.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":68,"name":"Joseph KABUYE SEBARENZI","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Saturday, 15 January 2000","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eFormer President of the Parliament of Rwanda (1997–2000), he emerged as an independent politician, in 2000 he resigned and fled to USA when he learned he was the target of an assassination plot.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info:\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Sebarenzi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Sebarenzi\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1579095533/victims/ttbqchlu1hrxcnhvnogc.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":16,"name":"Pasteur MUSABE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 14 February 1999","country_id":42,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003ePasteur Musabe is a former Managing Director of the African Continental Bank of Rwanda (BACAR) in Kigali. He was born in 1949 in Rubari, in the Giciye commune, GISENYI prefecture in northwestern Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the night of 14 to 15 February in 1999,\u0026nbsp;as he was preparing to join his wife and two children who had sought asylum in Europe, Pasteur Musabe was murdered in Yaoundé, Cameroon, by a group of three men armed with knives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter returning from an evening with friends, the former BACAR director was met by three criminals waiting outside his home.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe three individuals neutralized him, gagged him, twisted his neck, and stabbed him multiple times.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe shouted for help, but the neighbours who wanted to intervene were threatened with death by the attackers.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreviously, Pastor Musabe had been imprisoned in Cameroon on March 29, 1996, among the 12 Rwandans \"presumed genocidaires\". \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was released a few months later, following a decision rendered on February 21, 1997 by a Cameroonian court exonerating him, while four of his former co-detainees were transferred to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda located in Arusha, Tanzania.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the Centre de Lutte contre l'impunité et l'injustice au Rwanda (Cliir) Pasteur Musabe was assassinated by death squads under Kigali's orders. They assassinated him because of his filiation with Colonel Bagosora, who is his older brother, and to prevent the publication of a manuscript he had just completed on the causes of the Rwandan tragedy. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the family of the deceased, he was murdered by a certain Samuel Nsengiyumva alias Kibanda, acting under the orders of Paul Kagame.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.cliir.org/detail/com481999-assassinat-de-m-pasteur-musabe-a-yaounde-au-cameroun-par-un-commando-dans-la-nuit-du-1.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.cliir.org/detail/com481999-assassinat-de-m-pasteur-musabe-a-yaounde-au-cameroun-par-un-commando-dans-la-nuit-du-1.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1569000359/victims/rtb3kiax3xc2iz0h521o.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":290,"name":"Pierre Claver Nzabandora and others","count":3,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday,  2 October 1998","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003ePierre Claver Nzabandora, then in charge of KIAKA, a cooperative of Kanama craftsmen, lost his four children in the massacre of the Nyakimana caves in October 1997. Nzabandora, along with other concerned civilians, went to alert local authorities that his children were stuck in the cave and at risk of imminent death if no help was provided. In response, the authorities took all the complainants into custody, releasing them only a month and a half later, after the case had begun to generate international criticism.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn December 1997, as part of a report produced jointly by RTBF and VRT, Pierre-Claver Nzabandora testified about his ordeal to Belgian journalists with a blurred face: \"My children were fleeing, they met people who were fleeing to the caves and followed them. We tried to contact the authorities, when we explained the case to the mayor, we were imprisoned. After a month and a half they released us.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn October 2, 1998, a few months after his testimony, he was killed in broad daylight during an attack on the cooperative by \"a group of 80 people in military uniform similar to that of the Rwandan Patriotic Army\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the testimony of an eyewitness who arrived at the Centre de Lutte contre l'injustice et l'impunité au Rwanda, an attacker fired cold-blooded\u0026nbsp;from close range at Pierre Claver Nzabandora, without speaking to him at all.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the attack, several other members of the KIAKA cooperative, including Gaëtan Nangwahafi, Vice Chairman of the Board and Head of the Traditional Section, as well as other civilians who were near the buildings, were also killed.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1565542325/victims/cj0edstgj6l4el3mntjk.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":244,"name":"Onesphore BYAMPILIYE and his wife","count":2,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 28 June 1998","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eBusinessman and former member of MDR party, he was led away from his house by RPA soldiers in Rubavu, Gisenyi, on 28 June. He was never seen again. His wife, Immaculée Twagiramariya, was killed by soldiers the following day.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aa0818.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aa0818.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr47/027/1998/en/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr47/027/1998/en/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.rwandadocumentsproject.net/gsdl/collect/mil1docs/index/assoc/HASH01c8/7b8a6b28.dir/doc57089.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.rwandadocumentsproject.net/gsdl/collect/mil1docs/index/assoc/HASH01c8/7b8a6b28.dir/doc57089.pdf\u003c/a\u003e (No 63 on MDR list)\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1563824901/victims/p94g67yv8ninxrl7lz5o.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":119,"name":"Jean Bosco NKURUBUKEYE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 16 May 1998","country_id":124,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eJean Bosco Nkurubukeye was the driver of former Rwandan Interior minister Seth Sendashonga. Both were shot by assailants at a roundabout in the Nairobi suburb of Parklands. The assailants drove away in a car bearing Kenyan registration. However, efforts to trace the vehicle's owner were unsuccessful.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":14,"name":"Seth SENDASHONGA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 16 May 1998","country_id":124,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eA man of principle and courage, Sendashonga was widely hailed as a leader of moderation.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 19 July 1994 and 25 August 1995, former Interior Minister Seth SENDASHONGA wrote to his defence counterpart Paul Kagame more than 700 letters condemning the massacres against civilians without receiving a single answer.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter surviving an assassination attempt in 1996 while in exile in Kenya, he launched a new opposition movement and kept protesting abuses by the RPF Kagame\u0026#x27;s army against civilians, most of them Hutu. A Kenyan court concluded that the murder was politically motivated.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20190314-rwanda-polemique-kagame-assassinat-opposant-sendashonga\"\u003eFor Paul Kagame, Seth Sendashonga was killed because he had crossed a red line seeking support from Ugandan generals\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore info:\u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://kenyalaw.org/caselaw/cases/view/6012/\"\u003ehttp://kenyalaw.org/caselaw/cases/view/6012/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1556964117/victims/Seth_Sendashinga.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":15,"name":"Emmanuel MUNYEMANZI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday,  2 May 1998","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Emmanuel Munyemanzi, head of production services at Rwandan National Television, disappeared on his way home from work in Kigali. His body was recovered shortly after he disappeared.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":291,"name":"Victor BAYINGANA","count":3,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday, 10 March 1998","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eVictor Bayingana,was murdered on March 10, 1998. His wife Antoinette Kagaju was falsely accused of his murder and jailed for 2 years before being acquitted.After her release, she was gunned down in front of her children along with Valens Gasumizi on 26/02/2000. Justice never prevailed\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1565851781/victims/zumeirsaryv8slzpfucw.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":37,"name":"Fr Andre SIBOMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday,  7 March 1998","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eRwandan catholic priest, reporter for the Catholic Church journal (Kinyamateka), human rights activist and a founder of the Rwandan Association for the Defense of the Rights of the Person and of Public Liberties, which recorded information on all human rights violations occurring in Rwanda and publish them in a report.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn February 1998, André Sibomana was sick, exhausted and deeply depressed, and was isolated from his entourage by the Rwandan government. As he was becoming seriously sick and only an operation in European hospital could save him. The Rwandan government had illegally confiscated his passport. Under strong pressure from the diplomatic corps, the Rwandan Ministry of the Interior gave him back his passport at the last minute. André Sibomana died on 07 March 1998, the day he was supposed to be evacuated.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1563136397/victims/c0thl5jtbhsqkxj53dgv.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":109,"name":"Fr. Curick Vjechoslav","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 31 January 1998","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":59,"geo_coords":"-1.944072, 30.061891","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eClose friend to father André Sibomana , father Curick Vjechoslav, 40 years old, was shot dead by a Rwandan soldier on 31 January 1998 in the center of Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe arrived in Rwanda in 1983. During the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, he saved Hutu and Tutsi as well as threatened foreigners. He refused to be evacuated and chose to stay with the residents of Kivumu.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the genocide, he once again demonstrated his impartiality by helping both Hutu and Tutsi to rebuild their demolished homes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the testimony of Colonel BEM Ndengeyinka Balthazar (former RFA, former APR), very shortly after his affectation in Gitarama as brigade commander in 1995, panicked Father Curick Vjechoslav called him from Kivumu parish and announced him that he just survived an assassination attempt that same evening at 7 pm. The colonel invited him to his house, waited for the priest to calm down and asked him what had happened to him.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe next day Colonel Balthazar went to Kivumu parish to investigate. Vjechoslav explained to him that he got out of his car and walked towards his house when suddenly he noticed that about ten armed RPF soldiers were surrounded him. He asked them what they wanted from him, offered to give them some money but they refused. Their superior said: \"We were sent to kill him and not to take his money.” The soldiers ordered him to kneel and asked him to put his arms behind his head. Father Vjechoslav had been in the army for 10 months back in Bosnia and Herzegovina, his country; and was therefore familiar with fire arms.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen they asked him to turn around so that they could shoot at him from the back, he took advantage of the fact that he never locked the door to his house and jumped towards the door and dodged the bullets by diving into his house. The colonel testifies to have noticed in the wall the holes of bullets that were directed at Vjechoslav’s head. Fortunately father Vjechoslav was able to crawl into his house and escaped that night.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFather Vjechoslav took Colonel Balthazar to the backyard of his house and showed him a mass grave where he said was buried around 300 victims killed by the RPF soldiers. Colonel Balthazar realized that could be one of the reasons RPF soldiers wanted to kill Father Vjechoslav.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Franciscan Order and the Province of Bosna Srebrena of Ćurić received special recognition from Pope John Paul II for the work of Ćurić.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vjekoslav_%C4%86uri%C4%87\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vjekoslav_%C4%86uri%C4%87\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QKfdd2U8Po\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QKfdd2U8Po\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1563137149/victims/svvekmfrjrvte1clgb57.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":66,"name":"Fr Duchamp","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 31 January 1998","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":43,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eCatholic priests Father Duchamp from Canada and Father Curick Vjechoslav from Croatia were killed by Kagame's death squads in Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":240,"name":"Massacre in Nyakimana Caves","count":8000,"type_id":2,"date":"Thursday, 23 October 1997","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eBetween 23 and 28 October 1997, Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA) soldiers killed between 5,000 and 8,000 civilians who had taken refuge in Nyakimana Caves to flee General Paul Kagame's soldiers who targeted them in the context of the war raging between them and the \"abacengezi\" armed infiltrators in northern Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformation obtained from witnesses at the scene indicates that those who were killed between 23 and 28 October were unarmed civilians, including women and young children who had come for safety.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 23 October 1997, RPF/RPA soldiers attacked the cave with grenades and other explosives and then \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003esealed\u003c/span\u003e the cave entrance with cement and crushed rubble to prevent any escape, thus killing all those who had taken refuge in there.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to a witness interviewed by the VRT, the main Belgian TV channel, who had about 20 members of its family killed in the caves, between 8000 and 12 000 civilians from four sectors (\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(42, 42, 42);\"\u003eBisizi, Kanama, Karambo et Kayove\u003c/span\u003e), had the habit for several weeks of take refuge in the caves in case of clashes between the RPF/RPA and the infiltrators \"all who have entered it are dead\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of the victims slaughtered in the cave:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;- Three sisters: Uwimana 27 years old, Dusabe 13 years old, and Murora 8 years old.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;- A family: Dathive the wife, her husband and their three children;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;- 5 children from the same family, the oldest being only 12 years old.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;- 20 members of the same family, mostly women and children, including \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Cécile Nyirabalisesa, 57 years old\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;her daughter, Nyiramajyambere, 25 years old\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;her daughter, Marie-Claire Nyirabazimenyera, 29, and their 3 young children, the oldest of whom \u0026nbsp;was only six years old\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;her son, Jean-Bosco Nshimiyimana, 27 years old, his wife, and their baby a few months old.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info : \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith Associate Press video: \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcyWyDhi67Q\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcyWyDhi67Q\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.jambonews.net/actualites/20181024-nyakimana-apres-kibeho-un-autre-srebrenica-au-rwanda/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.jambonews.net/actualites/20181024-nyakimana-apres-kibeho-un-autre-srebrenica-au-rwanda/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1561926210/victims/sufd4jzniug7bw2gyfja.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":53,"name":"Emmanuel BURASANZWE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 10 August 1997","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Head of the Department of Environment in Gisenyi and brother of Col. Theoneste Lizinde (murdered in Nairobi, 1996), disappeared on August 10, 1997 and was never seen again","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":58,"name":"Agnes NTAMABYARIRO","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Tuesday, 27 May 1997","country_id":256,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Former politician and justice Minister, she was kidnapped by a commando from Zambia where she was staying with her family as refugee and she found herself in Kigali. She languished in jail and her trial started 10 years later.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1562445465/victims/xnxo3zk0zfonbyiw5d4j.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":52,"name":"Maurice SEBAHUNDE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 16 May 1997","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Deputy Prefect of Ngororero and brother of Colonel Theoneste Lizinde (murdered in Nairobi, 1996) was murdered with two of his employees, by armed elements who had erected a barrier on the road to Ramba from where they returned.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":61,"name":"Students of the RABA Ecole Normale Primaire","count":22,"type_id":2,"date":"Sunday, 27 April 1997","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eStudents of the RABA Ecole Normale Primaire\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the night of 27-28 April 1997, a gang of armed men attacked the TETERO Secondary School of Economics and Commerce in MURAMBA, Satinskyi Commune in the former Gisenyi Prefecture.\u0026nbsp;The attack killed 22 people\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the Rwandan authorities' version, the armed men were divided into 3 groups, the first one attacked the military position held by an RPA detachment that was in charge of the school's security.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;The second group reportedly attacked and killed the students directly in the dormitory of the Ecole Normale Primaire located in RABA, 800m from the first school.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe latter would have taken and forced Sister Marie, Director of the TETERO School, to show them where Miss Griet BOSMANS, Director of the TETERO School, was staying.\u0026nbsp;The group killed Miss Griet BOSMANS after robbing her of all her money. Sister Mary was left alive and in a state of shock for several days.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 29/04/1997, the military authorities reported that they had caught a man named HARELIMANA Gaspard from the RAMBA commune who allegedly owned military clothing. He reportedly admitted to having been part of the gang that had attacked, which was allegedly led by a certain Lieutenant MABUYE of the former Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR), thorough investigations were ongoing and more than 20 years later they were not successful.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA study of the configuration of the premises and the context in which this massacre took place, carried out by the CLIIR, leaves much doubt as to the version told by the Rwandan authorities, indeed \"The space that separated all these places was dotted with \"barriers\" held sometimes by soldiers in uniform and sometimes by men in plain clothes. It would have been difficult for the Infiltrators (Abacengezi) to operate in this \"so overcrowded\" region where homes are 20 to 50 metres apart with no forests to hide in.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe list of victims is as follows:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(1) The headmistress of the school: Miss Griet BOSMANS, Belgian Director of the Primary Teacher Training School (ENP) of Muramba, religious of the Auxiliaries of the Apostolate.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(17) students\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- MUKAGATARE Liberata, from the commune of MUSAMBIRA (Gitarama)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- KANTENGWA Marie Rose, from the Commune of RUTOBWE (Gitarama)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- MUHORAKEYE Hilarie, from the Commune of RUTOBWE (Gitarama)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- MUKAKARANGWA Béata, from NYAKABANDA Commune (Gitarama)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- KAWERA Marie Josée, from NYAKABANDA Commune (Gitarama)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- MUKAKAMALI Marie Goretti, from NYAKABANDA Commune (Gitarama)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- MUGIRANEZA Grâce, from the commune of KAYENZI (Gitarama)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Primitive KANKWANZI, from the TABA Commune (Gitarama)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- MUKAMAZIMPAKA Ingabire, from the Commune of GICIYE (Gisenyi)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- NYIRANSABIMANA Angèle, of the Commune RAMBA (Gisenyi)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- MUKANDEGE Philomena, of the Commune SATINSKYI (Gisenyi)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- NIRERE Germaine, from the Commune of SATINSKYI (Gisenyi)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- ICYIMPAYE Josiane, from the Commune of KICUKIRO (Kigali-Ville)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- MUKAWERA Jeanette, from the commune of RUBUNGO (Kigali-rural)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- KAMPIRE Monique, from NYAKIZU Commune (Butare)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- MUKANKAKAKA Valentine, from KAMEMBE Commune (Cyangugu)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- TWAGIRAMALIYA Epiphany, a student at the Primary School, who lived with the sisters.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(4) civilians who came to hide at night at school.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- MURORUNKWERE, wife of a soldier who stayed overnight at the Muramba School\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- UWICYEZA Béata, wife of the Sector Counsellor MATYAZO who was staying at the School\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- NZABALINDA Félicien, little brother of the Sector Councillor RUCANO\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- LYIVUZE, a small shopkeeper, cantor of the Muramba Parish, who lived at the School\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.cliir.org/detail/com0121997-massacre-a-lecole-secondaire-de-muramba-gisenyi.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.cliir.org/detail/com0121997-massacre-a-lecole-secondaire-de-muramba-gisenyi.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1567627720/victims/uzdjcdjpain5gkyoqree.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":32,"name":"Apollo HAKIZIMANA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 10 April 1997","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Mr. Apollo Hakizimana, editor of Umuravumba, was assassinated a week after authorities seized his journal for reporting RPF massacres of Hutu civilians in Northern and Western Rwanda.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":23,"name":"Mr. Vincent NSANZABAGANWA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 14 February 1997","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Mr. Vincent Nsanzabaganwa, former chairman of the Rwandan Security Council, was murdered by Kagame's death squads at his home in Kigali","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":21,"name":"Alphonse Marie NKUBITO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 13 February 1997","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Founder of the 1st Rwandan Human Rights Organization and former Attorney General under the RPF government. Mr. Nkubito was killed because he accused some RPF elements to kill Hutu civilians in different locations around the Rwanda.","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1559033711/victims/lcusyqnmrdbtgejmvo4q.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":114,"name":"Graham Turnbull","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  4 February 1997","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":242,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Together with 4 other Aid Workers (Cambodian Mr Sastra Chim Chan (who was decapitated) and Rwandans Jean Bosco Munyaneza,Aimable Nsensiyumvu and Agripain Ngabo) were killed by #Kagame's #RPF soldiers while they were driving in marked UN vehicles in the south western (Cyangugu)","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":203,"name":"Sastra Chim","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  4 February 1997","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":41,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Sastra Chim Chan was decapitated together with 4 Aid Workers (Graham Turnbull from UK and Rwandans Jean Bosco Munyaneza, Aimable Nsensiyumva and Agripin Ngabo). They were killed by #Kagame's #RPF soldiers while they were driving in UN marked vehicles in the south western (Cyangugu)","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":104,"name":"Fr Guy Pinard","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday,  2 February 1997","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":43,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eFather Guy Pinard from Canada was assassinated in Kinigi, Ruhengeri. He was killed inside the catholic church during a mass celebration in front of his parishioners. Father Guy Pinard had witnessed multiple murders at the hands of Kagame's death squads.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore information \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@RwandaBriefing/is-pm-justin-trudeau-in-praise-of-blood-and-endorsing-the-murder-of-his-compatriots-245c8b35a5a7\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eon this case as documented by Judi Rever in her book \"In Praise of Blood\"\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560460404/victims/ugtovjaqvsq5fou4fp5s.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":167,"name":"Col. Francois-Xavier UWIMANA","count":8,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 23 January 1997","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"He and his 6 older children and his neighbor were murdered in the courtyard of his home by a group of RPF soldiers.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":24,"name":"Lt. Col. Stanslas HAKIZIMANA","count":13,"type_id":2,"date":"Tuesday, 21 January 1997","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eLt. Col. Stanslas Hakizimana was killed by Kagame's death-squads together with his whole family in their house near Muramba parish, Satinsyi in Gisenyi.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLt. Col. Hakizimana was Kagame's classmate at the US Army Command and Staff College (SGSC) in Leavenworth, Kansas. Only 3 children survived the killing.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.jambonews.net/en/actualites/20190510-rwanda-gilbert-nshimiyimana-my-testimony-my-truth-my-pain/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.jambonews.net/en/actualites/20190510-rwanda-gilbert-nshimiyimana-my-testimony-my-truth-my-pain/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1567631351/victims/bdt64t9j3df4pdtukmtg.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":503,"name":"Flors Sirera Fortuny","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 18 January 1997","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":215,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eFlors Sirera Fortuny, a Spanish humanitarian aid worker for Médecins du Monde, was shot dead by RPA soldier in Ruhengeri, on 18 January 1997.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMédecins du Monde transferred its medical aid project to the Rwandan town of Ruhengeri after carrying out various humanitarian missions in the Mugunga refugee camp, where some 250,000 Hutu refugees were sheltering between the end of December 1996 and the beginning of January 1997.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the evening of 18 January 1997, as part of three successive attacks on the international humanitarian organisations of Ruhengeri; Save the children (United Kingdom), Médecins du Monde (Spain) and Médecins sans frontières (Holland section), the Médecins du Monde residence was attacked by four men in camouflage uniforms belonging to the RPA.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter speaking with the soldiers who were inspecting their passports, the members of Médecins du Monde were fired at by the same soldiers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlors Sirera died the same day from her gunshot wounds.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victim was 33 years old at the time of the events.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1583646473/victims/xgffhngaxsgmgpj2ubfp.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":504,"name":"Luis Valtueña Gallego","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 18 January 1997","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eLuis Valtueña Gallego, a Spanish humanitarian aid worker for Médecins du Monde, was shot dead by RPA soldier in Ruhengeri, on 18 January 1997.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMédecins du Monde transferred its medical aid project to the Rwandan town of Ruhengeri after carrying out various humanitarian missions in the Mugunga refugee camp, where some 250,000 Hutu refugees were sheltering between the end of December 1996 and the beginning of January 1997. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the evening of 18 January 1997, as part of three successive attacks on the international humanitarian organisations of Ruhengeri; Save the children (United Kingdom), Médecins du Monde (Spain) and Médecins sans frontières (Holland section), the Médecins du Monde residence was attacked by four men in camouflage uniforms belonging to the RPA.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter speaking with the soldiers who were inspecting their passports, the members of Médecins du Monde were fired at by the same soldiers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuis Valtueña Gallego died the same day from his gunshot wounds. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victim was 31 years old at the time of the events.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1583988752/victims/erywgzesfaagedcv5srz.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":35,"name":"Manuel Madrazo Osuna","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 18 January 1997","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":215,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eManuel Madrazo Osuna, a Spanish humanitarian aid worker for Médecins du Monde, was shot dead by RPA soldier in Ruhengeri, on 18 January 1997.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMédecins du Monde transferred its medical aid project to the Rwandan town of Ruhengeri after carrying out various humanitarian missions in the Mugunga refugee camp, where some 250,000 Hutu refugees were sheltering between the end of December 1996 and the beginning of January 1997.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the evening of 18 January 1997, as part of three successive attacks on the international humanitarian organisations of Ruhengeri; Save the children (United Kingdom), Médecins du Monde (Spain) and Médecins sans frontières (Holland section), the Médecins du Monde residence was attacked by four men in camouflage uniforms belonging to the RPA.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter speaking with the soldiers who were inspecting their passports, the members of Médecins du Monde were fired at by the same soldiers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eManuel Madrazo died the same day from his gunshot wounds.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victim was 43 years old at the time of the\u0026nbsp;events\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1583988360/victims/mzuw5nimps2r2zs2leeq.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":54,"name":"Evariste BURAKARI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 16 January 1997","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Burakali Evariste, member of parliament was killed on the evening of January 16, 1997 at 21h at Rutare trading center in the town Rutare, Byumba prefecture.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":303,"name":"Mgr Phocas NIKWIGIZE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 30 November 1996","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eRwandan bishop of the Roman Catholic Church born in the former prefecture of Cyangugu in Rwanda. He was ordained priest on 25 July 1948 and later ordained bishop of Ruhengeri Diocese on 30 November 1968.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBishop Phocas Nikwigize counts among the key clerics who invested efforts for the socio-economic transformation of Rwanda in the post-independence era. Known for his latin moto \u003cem\u003e\"procedemus in pace\"\u003c/em\u003e which would translate as \u003cem\u003e\"let us march in peace\" \u003c/em\u003ehe fought for the peaceful resolution of conflicts between the Rwandan government in the 90s and the former RPF rebels. Heroically, he was commanded by many for having approached in person, in 1993 and early 1994 Mr Kanyarengwe Alexis, the then RPF chairman to talk about paving ways of the peaceful reconciliation among Rwandans.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis messages to the Pope Jean Paul II urging the intervention of the international community to stop killings by RPF in Rwanda. In 1994 he fled Rwanda towards Zaïre (now Democratic Republic of Congo). When Rwanda became relatively peaceful in 1996, more than 2 million Rwandan refugees were forced by the RPF army to return home.\u0026nbsp;Bishop Phocas Nikwigize was among those. However, due to uncertainties all along the way back to Rwanda, the RPF decided to provide him with a so-called bodyguard who escorted him till the border of Zaïre and Rwanda. At the border he was immediately abducted by RPF army on November 30th 1996.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is with indiscretion that General Fred Ibingira unveiled details of how Bishop Phocas Nikwigize was atrociously tortured and killed upon his orders. Reportedly, the bishop underwent 30 days of merciless torture. When asked about the reasons of the killing, General Fred Ibingira reportedly said: \u003cem\u003e\"I don’t know what the stupid used to preach and write in the refugee camp\"\u003c/em\u003e.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the abduction of Bishop Phocas Nikwigize, Amnesty International issued a request for justice in his favour on December 5th 1996. Moreover,\u0026nbsp;the church, members of several human rights organisations as well as his family solicited the RPF led government to take action but nothing was done up to day.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/35/084.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/35/084.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.france-rwanda.info/article-musenyeri-phocas-nikwigize-yishwe-urw-agashinyaguro-padiri-thomas-nahimana-73622431.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.france-rwanda.info/article-musenyeri-phocas-nikwigize-yishwe-urw-agashinyaguro-padiri-thomas-nahimana-73622431.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1567417736/victims/sevqkjdvaotjcsthw4uz.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":499,"name":"Nadine Uwase","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 15 November 1996","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eNadine Uwase, 17 years old at the time of the events, was killed by RPA soldiers on November 15, 1996 in Bugarama, together with a group of Rwandan refugees who were returning to their hillis after taking refuge in the RDC.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1581893695/victims/coi9kfef2kojkdxb1dks.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":43,"name":"Judith MUKABARANGA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday, 27 October 1996","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"On the night of October 27 to 28, 1996, Ms. Judith Mukabaranga, who was Mayor of the Municipality Nyakabuye Prefecture of Cyangugu (Currently Nyamasheke District), was murdered.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":150,"name":"Augustin BUGIRIMFURA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday,  6 October 1996","country_id":124,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"It was around 8:30 pm that Augustin and his old friend Colonel LIZINDE Théoneste were abducted in Nairobi. 2 days later, their bodies were found at about thirty kilometers from Nairobi. Both were shot dead at point-blank range.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":1,"name":"Col. Theoneste LIZINDE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday,  6 October 1996","country_id":124,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-1.346453, 36.740271","short_story":"Col. Theoneste Lizinde, a former governor of Byumba is murdered in Nairobi after falling out with Kagame about the killing of Hutu (unarmed) civilians.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":438,"name":"Tatiana Mukakibibi","count":1,"type_id":5,"date":"Tuesday,  1 October 1996","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eTatiana Mukakakibibi who had fled to the Democratic Republic of Congo on July 4, 1994, returned to Rwanda on August 10, 1994 and settled in Kabgayi in Gitarama to work with Father André Sibomana.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn July 1995, she was arrested for the first time and detained for a few days, for fear of reprisals she fled to Uganda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn September 30, 1996, she returned to Rwanda. Spotted, she was arrested on 2 October 1996 in Ntenyo and accused of killing a Tutsi journalist, Eugène Bwanamudogo, who was producing radio programmes for the Ministry of Agriculture. Tatiana Mukakibibibi denies the murder, especially since at the time, the journalist was working in Cyangugu, reporting. She claims that it was a frame-up to silence Father André Sibomana.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to \" reporteurs sans frontières \"\u0026nbsp;who found a witness, Eugène Bwanamudogo died in the first days of the genocide killed by the military. Tatiana was then reportedly arrested on the denunciation of Eugene Bwanamudogo's sister, because there was a rivalry between the two families because Tatiana Mukakibibi's brother, allegedly took part in a massacre against members of Eugene's family.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMukakibibibi was imprisoned for several years without trial, she was sentenced for participation in the genocide and acquitted in 2007.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore Info :\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatiana_Mukakibibi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatiana_Mukakibibi\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Bad News\" Anjan Sundaram\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":49,"name":"Elie DUSABUMUREMYI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 11 July 1996","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Nyabikenke Mayor, Elie DUSABUMUREMYI fell into an ambush, people wanted to help him out but they were turned back with rifle. Apart from the pools of blood, the Mayor and his motorcycle disappeared.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":47,"name":"Floribert HABINSHUTI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday,  7 July 1996","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Rushashi Procuratorate Chief, the Deputy Prosecutor Floribert Habinshuti was killed by RPA and its military intelligence death squads.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":48,"name":"Laurent BWANACYEYE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday,  7 July 1996","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Director of the Secondary School Rwankuba Laurent BWANACYEYE was killed by RPA and its military intelligence death squads.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":46,"name":"Vincent MUNYANDAMUTSA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Sunday,  7 July 1996","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Mayor of the commune Rushashi, he was killed about 300 meters from the communal office and Rushashi trading center, where he had spent a few moments of evening before returning home on his motorcycle. He was killed 3 km from his home.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":439,"name":"Gédéon Mushimiyimana","count":1,"type_id":5,"date":"Friday, 31 May 1996","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eGédéon Mushimiyimana was arrested in Kigali in 1996 and accused of \"sending information\" to Radio France International (RFI) in which Kagame, who was then vice-president, was called a \"terrorist.\" The journalist had met an RFI reporter who had been in Rwanda a few weeks earlier and had gone to the TV studios, where Mushimiyimana gave her cassettes of film taken by the station. A few days after his arrest, he was accused of murdering a family during the genocide. He is being held in prison in the southern town of Butare.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGédéon Mushimiyimana, was released from jail on 11 November 2002 after six years in detention for allegedly taking part in the country's 1994 genocide. In early November, the prosecutor's office in Gitarama took him and other prisoners to meet the inhabitants of his home village. They made no accusations against him and he was temporarily freed a few days later. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://rsf.org/en/news/journalist-freed-after-six-years-prison\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://rsf.org/en/news/journalist-freed-after-six-years-prison\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":44,"name":"Anne Marie MUKANDOLI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 10 May 1996","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.515873, 29.031805","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eAround 8h00 PM, an individual in military uniform shot 9 rounds Mukandoli Anne Marie in the chest at her home near an RPA detachment. She was mayor of Karengera municipality and she protected the population against arbitrary arrest, killings and other RPA abuses.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer son testified and explained how her mother was killed: \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n1FW_KZVKA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n1FW_KZVKA\u003c/a\u003e Former prefet of Cyangugu also testified: \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNkIgMqL8e8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNkIgMqL8e8\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560712850/victims/fucktbgdnye2puyjmpb7.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":85,"name":"Simeon NSENGIYUMVA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 26 February 1996","country_id":124,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Founding member of UNISODEC Political party and nephew of Seth SENDASHONGA. He was shot dead in Nairobi by Francis Mugabo, a Rwandan diplomat posted at Rwanda embassy in Nairobi. Kenyan government asked for a diplomatic immunity waiver, Rwanda refused the request and the case hit a dead end.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":245,"name":"Amini BAZIRAKE","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday,  1 January 1996","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1996 he was a refugee in GOMA, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He decided to go back to Rwanda. On the way, on the border between the DRC and Rwanda, he was kidnapped by the soldiers of the 21st Battalion of the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA). Among them were two soldiers named Kidomoro and Cantona. He was jailed in a place called the \"etage\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDays after, he was buried alive (assassinated) near the main prison of Gisenyi.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn June 2011, when the main prison of Gisenyi was moved to Nyakiriba, mass graves were found with several remains of the human bodies, victims of the RPF.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the neighbours of the former prison of Gisenyi became aware of the mass graves, the Rwandan government stopped the earthworks started by the contractor who had bought the land and assigned a government owned contractor to carried out the work.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1563023245/victims/ksjefmwkebqd7fqvgf6d.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":45,"name":"Celestin SETAKO","count":115,"type_id":2,"date":"Monday, 11 September 1995","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eCelestin SETAKO, Mayor of KANAMA, his Adviser Abraham Rukebesha and over 110 Hutu peasants were massacred by the Rwandan Patriotic Army (APR) on the pretext that one of them, Lieutenant RURAZA J. Claude, was killed in an ambush by unknown elements!\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":30,"name":"Manasse MUGABO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 19 August 1995","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eManasse Mugabo, journalist, director of the United Nations Mission's radio station, disappeared on 19 August 1995. He had criticized the government and received repeated threats from public servants.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis whereabouts remains unknown to date.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1576646056/victims/qazytyzqpdy2rwbxqbmz.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":51,"name":"Oreste HABINSHUTI","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  1 August 1995","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Deputy prefect of Gikongoro was murdered on 1st August 1995","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":50,"name":"Placide KOLONI","count":4,"type_id":1,"date":"Friday, 28 July 1995","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eDeputy prefect Placide Koloni murdered and burned with his wife, his two daughters and their house keeper at thier home near a RPA military camp.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":295,"name":"Ambroise CYUBAHIRO","count":1,"type_id":5,"date":"Monday,  1 May 1995","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eAmbroise CYUBAHIRO, veterinarian\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeterinary Dr Ambroise CYUBAHIRO was arbitrarily sentenced to 30 years in prison on 23 January 2008 by the GACACA court of Ngoma after having been acquitted by another Gacaca court on the September 26, 2007.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmbroise CYUBAHIRO was arbitrarily sentenced to 30 years in prison on 23 January 2008 by the GACACA court of Ngoma, which was located in the Kinazi sector. He had been forgotten for 13 years in Rwanda's deathtrap prisons.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore this conviction, on 26 September 2007, Ambroise CYUBAHIRO had been acquitted by the population present in Kinazi and only one of the five judges refused to sign this acquittal.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason for his detention is that Mr Ambroise CYUBAHIRO is also the son of the former mayor of Kinihira (later Masango), under the regime of President Gregoire Kayibanda and therefore would have had the \"genocide ideology\" and also he was an intellectual Hutu.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.cliir.org/detail/3-le-cas-de-monsieur-ambroise-cyubahiro-un-intellectuel-et-veterinaire-hutu.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.cliir.org/detail/3-le-cas-de-monsieur-ambroise-cyubahiro-un-intellectuel-et-veterinaire-hutu.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":3,"name":"Hutu refugees in Kibeho camp","count":4000,"type_id":2,"date":"Saturday, 22 April 1995","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eThe Massacre occurred on April 22, 1995 in Kibeho, south Rwabda. Australian soldiers serving as part of the UNAMIR estimated at least 4000 people in the camp were killed by RPF/RPA.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1558642240/victims/twkarsp67xqpd1canpow.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":63,"name":"Nehemiah TWAHIRWA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday, 18 March 1995","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"TWAHIRWA Nehemiah, Mayor of Gikoro, was abducted by Kagame's death squads and went missing. He was last seen near the market town of Rugende hours before he disappeared.","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":122,"name":"Dr Pierre Claver RWANGABO","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday,  4 March 1995","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eDr Pierre Claver Rwangabo, prefect of Butare and former professor at National University of Rwanda, was murdered by Kagame's death squads in a car ambush on the night of 4 to 5 March 1995 with his eldest son and his driver.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly his bodyguard survived and the investigating prosecutor was imprisoned on 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c/sup\u003e May 1996.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1560461069/victims/witaeapo99idhs2rhhf1.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":288,"name":"Fr Joseph NDAGIJIMANA","count":1,"type_id":5,"date":"Wednesday,  8 February 1995","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eA Catholic priest, he was sentenced to life imprisonment in isolation on 22/12/2009 after having been acquitted on 26/08/2009 by the Gacaca Court of Kamusenyi in Byimana.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Catholic priest, known to have fed, hosted, evacuated and saved hundreds of Tutsis during the genocide, has been imprisoned since February 8, 1995 and sentenced to life imprisonment on January 19, 2001 by the specialized chamber of the Gitarama Court of First Instance.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom September 1st, 2005, the priest was been heard for 4 years before being acquitted on 26/08/2009 by the Gacaca court of Kamusenyi in Byimana.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe coordinator of the Gacaca courts in the Byimana sector, Mr Henri Patrick DUSABE, did not deliver the acquittal documents to Muhanga prison (Gitarama) as expected in case of acquittal. He refused to do so and said that the trial would continue. Instead of releasing the father, the SNJG (Gacaca Juridictions National Service) sent the Gacaca judges from Nyanza who sentenced him to life imprisonment in isolation on 22/12/2009.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore info:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.cliir.org/detail/2-le-cas-de-labbe-joseph-ndagijimana-connu-pour-avoir-aide-des-personnes-menacees.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.cliir.org/detail/2-le-cas-de-labbe-joseph-ndagijimana-connu-pour-avoir-aide-des-personnes-menacees.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":436,"name":"Edouard Mutsinzi","count":1,"type_id":3,"date":"Sunday, 29 January 1995","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eEdouard Mutsinzi, a 30-year-old Rwandan journalist and director of the private newspaper \"Le Messager\", was seriously injured in an attempted murder in Kigali on January 29,1995, he was attacked, beaten and left for dead while in a bar in Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHutu, member of the Republican Democratic Movement (MDR), a party of the then Prime Minister Faustin Twagiramungu, had repeatedly denounced the arbitrary arrests and atrocities perpetrated by troops of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) who remains in power.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the attack, he was in critical condition and journalist french association \"Reporteurs sans frontières\" sent a letter to the then Rwandan president denouncing what appeared to be a \"premeditated attack\" in order to \"intimidate journalists who were too bold and independent\".The association asked for an investigation to be opened in order to remove a \"prejudicial\" doubt about the image of the Kigali government.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Messenger was headed by Isaie Niyoyita when the newspaper was seized and banned from publication in Rwanda on 12 May 1995 by the judicial police for publishing articles that \"would spread hatred between the population and the government\" (\"Reporters sans frontières 1996, 106; IFEX 16 May 1995; RFI 15 May 1995).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info : \u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.liberation.fr/planete/1995/02/02/edouard-mutsinzi_124829\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.liberation.fr/planete/1995/02/02/edouard-mutsinzi_124829 \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab8d48.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab8d48.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":null,"published":true,"featured":false},{"id":563,"name":"Joseph Désiré Muhigande","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Tuesday,  1 November 1994","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eJoseph Désiré Muhigande is an engineer, educated at George Washington University in the United States, who in the early 1990s worked as Director of Tourism at the Ministry of Environment and Tourism in Rwanda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn July 1994, with the war and genocide, Joseph Désire Muhigande fled to Zaire before returning to Rwanda a few weeks later when the new Rwandan authorities called for refugees to return.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpon his return to Rwanda, he was appointed Deputy Minister in charge of the environment.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn November 1, 1994, he was arrested at his workplace by two soldiers in civilian clothes without knowing what he was accused of. His arrest was quickly denounced as arbitrary by the Rwandan media.\u003ca href=\"#_ftn1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e[1]\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn January 1, 1995, in an interview with the New York Times, he explained that he was arrested because he had tried to recover his house, which had since been occupied by former Tutsi refugees.\u003ca href=\"#_ftn2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e[2]\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an interview on April 4, 1995, he confided his bitterness at being unjustly imprisoned to the Christian Science Monitor in response to a question about reconciliation \"Reconciliation? Not now. We will never forget that we have been in prison for 6 months, in 10 or 20 years this action will come back to haunt us. \"\u003ca href=\"#_ftn3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e[3]\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn June 12, 1995, from the overcrowded prison in Kigali, he made yet another appeal for help to the international community: \"We are being held hostage, (...) we have not been accused or formally charged (...) the international community must accelerate the process that will allow Rwanda to rebuild a judicial system.\"\u003ca href=\"#_ftn4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e[4]\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the multiplication of interviews in the international media, and despite publications denouncing the arbitrary nature of his detention, Joseph Désiré Muhigande was never released without having been tried.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis relatives even suffered the consequences of his statements, as during a visit at the end of the 1990s when a member of his family who had come to deliver food to him was humiliated by being forced to strip naked in front of a crowd of people by prison guards who were using a search as an excuse.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn November 12, 2004, after ten years of detention, Joseph Desire Muhigande died in prison as a result of poor prison conditions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring these ten years of detention, no case was ever opened against him and he was never brought before a judge, either before the gacaca courts or the ordinary courts. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore info :\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"#_ftnref1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e[1]\u003c/a\u003e Nyabarongo n° 19, November 1994.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"#_ftnref2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e[2]\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/01/world/rwanda-prison-fills-with-targets-of-political-vengeance.html?fbclid=IwAR3OuCpnl6ESNbLnN8zA64sWpls2qxuUYZcU1NYIsYl2DLT4XFBIMt63Dis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRwanda Prison Fills With Targets of Political Vengeance - The New York Times (nytimes.com)\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"#_ftnref3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e[3]\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.csmonitor.com/1995/0404/04071.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.csmonitor.com/1995/0404/04071.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"#_ftnref4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e[4]\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https://www.kevinandnan.com/kevin/africa.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKevin's Paradise: Rwandan Prisons (kevinandnan.com)\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1618344831/victims/irnkmlqbkk57h4qvutbm.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":34,"name":"Fr Claude Simard","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Monday, 17 October 1994","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":43,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eCatholic priest, father Claude Simard was assassinated following his protest against abductions and killings of people from his parish.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore information \u003ca href=\"https://medium.com/@RwandaBriefing/is-pm-justin-trudeau-in-praise-of-blood-and-endorsing-the-murder-of-his-compatriots-245c8b35a5a7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eon this case as documented by Judi Rever in her book \"In Praise of Blood\"\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/v1572686170/victims/hfhcv08mjrpuxhvy2zfm.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":388,"name":"Blaise MBONABUCYA","count":1,"type_id":1,"date":"Saturday,  1 October 1994","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"\u003cp\u003eMbonabucya used to work for the World Food Program Kigali office before 1994, when the war escalated in kigali in appril 1994, he,\u0026nbsp;with his family, took refuge in RPF controlled zone at Amahoro stadium in Kigali. He was then recruited by RPF soldiers as a driver for high ranking officers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn october 1994, a certain MUSEMA with whom he dad studied in Bukavu Catholic University designated him as a burundian Hutu close to FRODEBU, and he was assassinated at the age of 27, near Mont Jali in Kigali.\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1579369970/victims/draaxmonselyturt79zu.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":440,"name":"Dominique Makeli","count":1,"type_id":5,"date":"Saturday, 17 September 1994","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eDominique Makeli, former journalist to Radio Rwanda, has been in Kigali central prison since 18 September 1994. The Kigali state prosecutor, Sylvaire Gatambiye, told Reporters Without Borders in October 2001 that Makeli had \"incited people to genocide with his reports.\" In May 1994, he had covered an alleged apparition of the Virgin May in the western town of Kibeho and had reported her supposed words: \"The parent is in heaven.\" The prosecutor said that at the time, this would have meant \"President \u003cem\u003e(Juvenal)\u003c/em\u003e Habyarimana is in heaven\" and the people would have interpreted this as divine support for the former president and, by extension, the policy of exterminating Tutsis. Reporters Without Borders obtained a recording of this broadcast and played it to Rwandans who had been in the country at the time of the genocide. None thought it was an incitement to hatred.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter spending 14 years in prison, he was acquitted on 5 October 2008 by a Gacaca court.\u0026nbsp;After this decision, victims lodged an appeal on 12 October denouncing, in particular, the \"bias of judges\" and \"irregularities in the proceedings\". \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe latest available information on him indicates that he escaped an attempt at Kidnapping in Uganda in the summer of 2010.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://perewenceslas.centerblog.net/6582767-819-le-journaliste-makeli-echappe-au-kidnapping\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://perewenceslas.centerblog.net/6582767-819-le-journaliste-makeli-echappe-au-kidnapping\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.justiceinfo.net/fr/hirondelle-news/10286-231208-rwandagacaca-le-journaliste-dominique-makeli-juge-en-appel7093.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.justiceinfo.net/fr/hirondelle-news/10286-231208-rwandagacaca-le-journaliste-dominique-makeli-juge-en-appel7093.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://rsf.org/en/news/journalist-freed-after-six-years-prison\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://rsf.org/en/news/journalist-freed-after-six-years-prison\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1576356293/victims/v5cucbkwm21jgmwawwbb.jpg","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":385,"name":"Samvura Family","count":18,"type_id":2,"date":"Friday, 29 July 1994","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":"-2.598151, 29.742096","short_story":"\u003cp\u003eOn July 29, 1994, ten days after the Rwandan Patriotic Army unilaterally declared the end of the war in Rwanda, the Samvura family really believed that peace had returned to Rwanda. With confidence in a new democratic power, which the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) had repeatedly claimed, the family rented a van from a certain Nyilimanzi, and embarked to return to their home in Rutobwe, in the former Gitarama prefecture.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;When they reached Butare, family members and other occupants of the vehicle were arrested by soldiers of the No. 157 Battalion of the RPA, under the command of Fred Ibingira, assisted by Major Zigira, then Prefect of Butare, Captain Dan Gapfizi who was in charge of operations and Lieutenant Claude Kazungu who was in charge of screening people. There were many vehicles and the soldiers separated the Hutus from the Tutsis. The screening was carried out at the former office of the urban commune of Ngoma. People were then taken to a place called Kabutare where torture and massacre of the Hutus were systematic.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoticing that it was the Hutus who were being targeted, the patriarch of the family, Mathias Samvura, called on the military: “\u003cem\u003eI see that you only kill Hutus and as there are also Tutsis in my family\u003c/em\u003e (he was talking about his companion, his daughter-in-law and two children of family friends, who were with them\u003cem\u003e), I ask you to spare them\u003c/em\u003e“. The soldiers would have probably let them live if had the Tutsi women not asked the soldiers “\u003cem\u003ewhat will we do when you kill our remaining family when the other side of our families have been massacred by the Interahamwe\u003c/em\u003e?. The soldiers chose to kill everyone, except two children who were spared because they were Tutsi. They first tortured their victims with Kandoyi, a form of torture that the RPF brought back from Uganda, which consists of tying the victim’s hands and legs to their back so that the person is stretched like a bow, and as they screamed, they finished them off with shots.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe surviving family does not know where the bodies of their loved ones were disposed. It is likely that the bodies of the victims of Kabutare were burned.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe family has brought complaints in Rwanda and the ICTR, but neither of the two courts has taken any action\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictims are :\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Mathias Samvura (80 years old) the patriarch of the family and his partner Beatrice Mukarubayiza (50 years old)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- André Mutabazi (son, 50 years old), his wife Dorocella Nyiransengimana (49 years old) and 6 of their children:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTuyishimire (22 years old), Mukanyandwi (17 years old), Kanani (14 years old), Niyondamya (12 years old), Nzabonikuza (11 years old) and Murwanashyaka (2 years old)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Augustin Bagambana (son, 36 years old), his wife Berthe Kinyarwandakazi (31 years old) and their 4 children:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNiyigena Berthilda (10 years old), Uwiragiye (8 years old), Uwilingiyimana (5 years old) and Munyeshyaka (2 years old)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Mukakibibibi (the granddaughter- 12 years old)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Nicodème Bwenge (son, 34 years old)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.jambonews.net/en/actualites/20191001-rwanda-samvura-family-25-years-later-our-wounds-are-still-open/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.jambonews.net/en/actualites/20191001-rwanda-samvura-family-25-years-later-our-wounds-are-still-open/\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","full_story":"","picture":"https://res.cloudinary.com/yearnforjustice/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1570264031/victims/lqwf4m5sardubppzszhv.png","published":true,"featured":false},{"id":22,"name":"Major Jean Damascène UKULIKIYEYEZU","count":15,"type_id":1,"date":"Thursday, 28 July 1994","country_id":190,"citizenship_id":190,"geo_coords":null,"short_story":"Major Jean Damascène UKULIKIYEYEZU with his family were killed in Gitarama military baracks","full_story":"","picture":"","published":true,"featured":false}]