Article 6GS13 Rwandan courts will not protect refugees’ rights, say daughters of genocide hero

Rwandan courts will not protect refugees’ rights, say daughters of genocide hero

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Patrick Wintour
from World news | The Guardian on (#6GS13)

Family of Paul Rusesabagina, who campaigned to have him freed from jail, say country's justice system is a tool to oppress people'

The Rwandan legal system is incapable of protecting refugees sent from the UK, according to the daughters of Paul Rusesabagina, the man who inspired the Oscar-nominated movie Hotel Rwanda.

Carine and Anaise Kanimba campaigned for more than two years to secure the release of their father, who was freed from a Kigali jail after three years of incarceration earlier this year, and they have detailed first-hand knowledge of the true nature of the Rwandan legal system.

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