Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Jailed Critic in Rwanda Faces 30-Year Sentence

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par Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Aimable Karasira. © Private Last week marked six years since Rwandan gospel singer and peace advocate Kizito Mihigo died in police custody. While his suspicious death remains unexplained, it clearly signaled the government’s deepening repression of free speech.A survivor of the 1994 genocide, Mihigo’s music centered on forgiveness and compassion. He was arrested in 2014 on charges of offenses against the state stemming from a song he wrote expressing solidarity with genocide victims and others killed in retaliatory violence. While authorities pardoned…

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