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One - Party State: How the RPF Eliminated All Political Competition in Rwanda
The RPF has eliminated all political competition in Rwanda. Opposition parties cannot register, opposition leaders are imprisoned or killed, and elections are theatre. Rwanda is a one - party state masquerading as a democracy.
Civil Society Dismantled: How Rwanda's Regime Eliminated Every Independent Voice
Civil society in Rwanda has been dismantled. Independent organisations are shut down, activists are imprisoned or killed, and the regime uses the 1994 genocide to brand all independent voices as enemies of the state.
Politically Closed Elections
Presidential elections in Rwanda on August 4, 2017 took place in a context of very limited free speech or open political space, as President Paul Kagame was sworn in for a third seven-year term with a reported 98.79 percent of the vote.
Rwanda Should Give Opponents Political Space, Not Politically Motivated Prison Sentences
The Global Campaign for Rwandans' Human Rights condemns the High Court verdict against opposition leader Victoire Ingabire, sentenced to eight years in jail on fundamentally politically motivated charges, and urges the Rwandan government to release political prisoners and open up democratic space.