The Nelson Mandela Rules are the universally acknowledged minimum standard for good prison management in the 21st century.
They provide clear benchmarks for prison officials on safety, security and the humane treatment of prisoners.
Here are 5️⃣ facts about #MandelaRules ⤵️
We told western countries many times that, for the past 30 years, the FDLR genocidal force has been a permanent threat to Rwanda, especially as they are now supported by the Congolese government and embedded in the FARDC.
Unfortunately, these world's powers refused to listen to us, arguing that the FDLR combatants are just a bunch of "old and weak" people, and that Rwanda is using them as a pretext to "invade Congo for minerals".
Yet, the FDLR, a movement that has continously recruiting on its genocide ideology, was even supported by @MONUSCO, a 26-year old UN peacekeeping mission that was supposed to neutralize them, as per several UN Security Council resolutions.
And today, a group of FDLR combatants captured on the battlefield (including Brig Gen Ezechiel Gakwerere, one of the murderers of Queen Rosalie Gicanda - here in a FARDC uniform -), were handed over to Rwanda by the AFC/M23, a rebel movement that is doing the very job that the self-righteous international community should have done over the past 30 years.
But guess who they now call the "villain"...
@HumanRightsRW Thanks to the @RwandaGov political will and commitment in these 25 years, compliance with human rights laws is ensured. Congratulations @HumanRightsRW for your achievements, we are expecting more!
President Kagame hosted a luncheon in honour of Heads of State & Government, and other dignitaries attending the Africa CEO Forum #ACF2024 underway in Kigali. The luncheon was attended by President William Ruto of Kenya, President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique, President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, leaders of international organizations, as well as CEOs from across the African Continent and beyond.