Tag: Rwanda
Spanish Court Revives Case against Kagame’s Military Entourage
by Judi Rever | Jul 14, 2017 | Africa, Europe, News & Analysis, Politics
A Spanish judge is expected to issue a new round of arrest warrants against Rwandan commanders and a high profile dissident wanted on terrorism charges.
Damned Nations, Cursed Arms Trade
by David Swanson | Oct 4, 2016 | Africa, Middle East, Reviews, Viewpoints
Samantha Nutt in her book Damned Nations describes a root cause of war that the wealthy of the world could easily eliminate.
Rwanda: The Danger of a Sanitized Narrative
by Judi Rever | Oct 4, 2016 | Africa, News & Analysis, Politics
How a British NGO changed the course of Rwandan history and helped fuel impunity in Africa’s Great Lakes region
What Remains Hidden in Rwanda: The Role of Tutsi Civilians in Killing Hutus
by Judi Rever | Jun 3, 2016 | Africa, News & Analysis
The international community has ensured legal immunity for Rwandan President Paul Kagame despite evidence of the RPF’s responsibility for war crimes.
They Tell Us Nothing but Lies
by Paul Craig Roberts | Jan 22, 2016 | Africa, US, Viewpoints
“Our” government not only lies to us about the economy and the wars, it also lies about literally everything. For example, remember the Rwanda genocide?
UN Appoints Rwandan General as Head of Darfur Peacekeeping Despite His Senior Rank During Rwandan-Backed Rebellion in Congo
by Judi Rever | Dec 19, 2015 | Africa, News & Analysis
This is not the first dubious appointment of Rwandan generals to major UN peacekeeping operations.
Why I Oppose the Genocide Prevention Act
by David Swanson | Oct 21, 2015 | US, Viewpoints
The so-called Genocide Prevention Act is transparently intended as a tool to advance the US’s own foreign policy agendas through violence.
Terror as Method: A Journalist’s Search for Truth in Rwanda
by Lara Santoro | Sep 25, 2015 | Africa, News & Analysis
Intimidated for exposing the dark secrets of an African regime out of control, Canadian journalist Judi Rever drew the line at having the life of her own children threatened.
What the United Nations Knows about Rwanda’s Powerful Spy Chief
by Judi Rever | Jul 3, 2015 | Africa, News & Analysis
Emmanuel Karenzi Karake’s reign of terror as head of the notorious Directorate of Military Intelligence
Kibeho: A Story of Flesh and Blood
by Judi Rever | Apr 27, 2015 | Africa, News & Analysis
How Rwanda’s intelligence network planned and carried out the mass slaying of refugees at a camp in southern Rwanda twenty years ago
Rwanda’s Memory Hole
by Judi Rever | Apr 14, 2015 | Africa, News & Analysis
How the state has intimidated, threatened, and murdered to cover up history
Rwandan General Accused of Supervising Death Squad Leaves UN
by Judi Rever | Dec 13, 2014 | Africa, News & Analysis
Rwandan General Jean Bosco Kazura is alleged to have supervised a death squad in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide.
Syria: What to Do Now
by Richard Falk | Feb 27, 2014 | Middle East, News & Analysis, US
There is a new mood of moral desperation associated with the ongoing strife in Syria.
Amid Attempts to Seek Indictments Against Rwanda’s Regime, Spain’s Pursuit of International Criminals Under Threat
by Judi Rever | Feb 27, 2014 | Africa, Europe, News & Analysis
A Spanish court reveals that it sought an indictment against Kagame’s former spymaster, now dead.
Mutabazi’s Last Stand: An Inside Look at Rwandan-Style Justice
by Judi Rever | Feb 5, 2014 | Africa, News & Analysis
Kagame’s former bodyguard Joel Mutabazi faces terrorism charges and endures torture to claim his innocence.
Rwandan Generals Accused of War Crimes in UN Employ
by Judi Rever | Dec 10, 2013 | Africa, Essays
Why did the United Nations choose men alleged to have supervised death squads to head peacekeeping forces in Darfur and Mali?