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When two Presidents are Murdered and the UN Remains Silent

Why has there been no serious UN investigation into this crime?

(WASHINGTON DC) - Nineteen years ago today, the Falcon 50 Jet carrying two heads of state in Central Africa was shot down by a surface to air missile.

Presidents Juvenal Habyarimana of Rwanda and Cyprian Ntaryamira of Burundi were both killed along with their aides and the French crew members.

The First Reaction to Truth is Hatred

Jennifer Fierberg Interviewed Noble Marara on Rwanda, Political Parties and the Rwandese living abroad.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Jennifer Fierberg has been our investigative reporter covering Rwanda since early 2011.

Along the way she has broken a number of important stories about Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, often with the help of direct witnesses to the carnage of the Rwandan Genocide, men like Noble Marara.

Rwanda People`s Party Congratulates New Kenyan President in `Impressive Victory`

The President of the Rwanda People’s Party, congratulates Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta.

(LONDON) - John V Karuranga says the voice of 14.3 million of the resilient people of Kenya has decided their own destiny.

The following letter is from the President of the Rwanda People's Party, John V Karuranga, to the new President-elect of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta.

Rwanda`s Lessons Not Implemented in Sri Lanka, Says UN

Pillay has also issued a stern warning to the Sri Lankan Government not to repeat last year’s intimidation and threats against human rights defenders at next week’s UN Human Rights Council.

(MELBOURNE, Australia) - The UN Human Rights High Commissioner, Navi Pillay, says Sri Lanka has broken its promise to improve human rights in the island nation.

Pillay said the Rajapaksa regime had failed to investigate atrocities, as it promised the UN a year ago, and that opposition leaders were still being killed or abducted.

Rwanda National Congress Responds to Blair and Buffet`s Plea for Support to Rwanda

Asking the DRC, Rwanda and Uganda to find solutions for problems that Rwanda (and to a lesser extent, Uganda) causes to DRC is an absurd proposition that is designed to preserve the status quo.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and American billionaire Howard Buffet pleaded with the international community to "stand with Rwanda".

They say now is no time to cut aid to Kigali...

Foreign Policy in Rwanda: A Discussion with Deo Lukyamuzi

RPF developed and perfected a psyche of perpetual victimhood to the point they use it as one of their best political tool.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Rwanda has faced numerous challenges in the past year with their credibility and foreign relations.

Both have seen severe declines with the UN GoE report that states the M23 rebel group currently harassing Eastern DRC is being funded and organized by the Government of Rwanda.

FDU-INKINGI Urges President Kagame to Stop Harassment of Political Opponents

We call for an end to harassment, evictions, intimidation against honest and innocent Rwandans, especially those of the democratic opposition.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The United Democratic Forces of Rwanda (UDF) (French: Forces Democratiques Unifiées (FDU INKINGI) urge Paul Kagame to put an end to acts of provocation against political opponents, using the security services.

The FDU INKINGI strongly condemns once again the leadership of the RPF and government...

DR Congo: War Crimes by M23, Congolese Army Response to Crisis in East Should Emphasize Justice

“The M23 said they were going to free us, but instead they came to kill us. What kind of liberation is that?”

(Washington, D.C.) - M23 rebels and Congolese army soldiers raped scores of women and committed other war crimes during the rebels’ occupation of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The killings and rape by M23 and government forces around Goma are rarely punished.

Stateless: When Nothing has Changed

Scott Erlinder documentary explains the challenges many refugees will face.

(WASHINGTON DC) - In June 2013 the UNHCR has determined that the Cessation clause for Rwanda shall be invoked.

It affects all refugees living outside of Rwanda.

The Man We Need

Dr. Mukwege has become the world's leading expert on how to repair the internal physical damage caused by gang rape.

(WASHINGTON DC) - True heroes are hard to find in our world today. So when one courageously stands up for the rights of others there deserves to be recognition and celebration of such a man.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) there dwells a man who is a local hero, a true hero in every sense of the word.