The #EuropeanUnion’s continued cooperation with Rwanda, despite Rwanda’s invasion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raises serious concerns about its engagement with a government accused of responsibility for the killing of Congolese civilians since 1996 under the leadership of dictator @PaulKagame .
We call on the #EuropeanUnion to impose targeted sanctions on the Government of Rwanda and its President, Paul Kagame, and to take all appropriate measures to promote accountability, justice, and lasting peace in the #GreatLakesregion .
@Europarl_FR@EUCouncil@EUinRW@Europarl_EN@UNHumanRights@POTUS@onduhungirehe .
@TheoMpoze Mr Kagame dit qu'il va se taire que lorsqu'il serait mort, c'est un langage codé qui veut dire que les troupes rwandaises quitterons la RDC qu'après sa mort et la guerre de l'Est du Congo finira après sa mort. @USAauCongo vous êtes vous même témoin. Toutes les cartes sont possib
@TheoMpoze@PaulKagame you were probably rejoicing when in the 90's Habyarimana was told by the same people to shut up about the issue of Ugandan army invading Rwanda. Now it seems it's your turn to shut up. I have a simple message to the next Rwandan president : please learn from the past.
The restrictions to which Ms Ingabire is subjected violate Articles 15 (equality before the law), 16 (protection against discrimination) and 29 (right to due process of law) of the Rwandan Constitution.
https://t.co/wgV3u0DXHN
Today is the last day of the deadline that the #UnitedStates gave to dictator #Kagame for Rwandan troops to withdraw from the territory of the Democratic Republic of Congo. However, the Rwandan government has not complied with it.
What should we expect in the coming hours or days? Will the United States impose further sanctions, or will there be other measures, including actions under international law?
It is important to remember that since 1996, President #PaulKagame and the Rwandan military @RwandaMoD have killed more than 20 million Congolese and Rwandan refugees in the wars in the Democratic Republic of Congo. That is why we continue to demand justice for the people of Congo.
@batten_von@HarianaVeras@UNHumanRights@UN@UN_HRC@Refugees@POTUS@marcorubio@US_SrAdvisorAF@amnesty@RwandaGov@hrw .
The new Aston Villa–Visit Rwanda partnership is another example of sportswashing: using football to polish a country’s image while serious human rights concerns remain unresolved.
No sponsorship deal can erase the reality of political repression inside Rwanda, arbitrary detentions, extrajudicial killings or the war crimes, crimes against humanity, and devastating human rights crisis in eastern DRC under @PaulKagame’s brutal dictatorship.
Football clubs have a responsibility to consider the ethical implications of the partnerships they enter into.
https://t.co/sLGOT3o8Ls
@AVFCOfficial@visitrwanda_now@AVFCFoundation
Louise Mushikiwabo ne doit pas briguer un troisième mandat à la tête de l’@OIFrancophonie.
La Déclaration de Bamako engage la Francophonie à défendre la démocratie, l’État de droit, les droits humains et les libertés fondamentales, sans géométrie variable.
Après deux mandats, l’OIF a besoin d’un nouveau souffle.
Ancienne ministre des Affaires étrangères du #Rwanda, @LMushikiwabo reste étroitement associée au régime criminel de @PaulKagame. Face aux accusations internationales visant la collaboration du Rwanda avec le M23 et aux graves violations documentées dans l’Est de la #RDC, son absence de condamnation claire fragilise la crédibilité de l’OIF.
Sa candidature à un troisième mandat est devenue un facteur de division au sein même de la Francophonie. Une organisation appelée à rassembler ne peut être dirigée durablement par une personnalité dont le maintien suscite une telle défiance.
Cette crise de confiance a aussi des conséquences concrètes. Le budget 2025 de l’OIF fait apparaître une grande baisse des contributions volontaires, liée notamment à des montants du Canada et de la Suisse non confirmés. Ce signal financier, ajouté aux tensions diplomatiques avec la RDC, montre qu’un leadership clivant peut fragiliser toute l’institution.
La RDC, premier pays francophone du monde, mérite une OIF fidèle à la Déclaration de Bamako, indépendante dans ses prises de position et capable de condamner clairement toute violation du droit international.
Pour préserver son autorité morale, sa crédibilité et la confiance des États membres, l’OIF doit tourner la page et choisir un leadership nouveau, indépendant et rassembleur.
🇷🇼In Rwanda, dissent isn’t merely punished; it’s brutally preempted. Under @PaulKagame, the regime doesn't allow peaceful movements to grow. Independent organizing, grassroots mobilization, critical journalism, opposition politics, and even nonviolent civic education are treated as threats.
Journalists, activists, musicians, YouTubers, and opposition figures have been imprisoned, disappeared, forced into exile, or silenced. As @Smith_JeffreyT explained, opposition leaders like @VictoireUmuhoza are feared not because they threaten Rwanda's security, but because they challenge the regime's monopoly on power and offer peaceful democratic alternatives.
Watch our full conversation:
https://t.co/VIuLdZfWfg
@VanguardAfrica@HRF@LantosFndn@freedomnoworg@liberalinternat@volker_turk
#HumanRights #Africa #MurakaZaneza #Podcast #FreeAllPoliticalPrisoners #FreeVictoireIngabire
🚨🚨🚨#RGLA : LA VÉRITÉ SUR LES CRIMES, VOIRE DE GÉNOCIDE, COMMIS PAR #PAUL_KAGAME ET SON ARMÉE CONTRE LES #HUTUS EN #RDC, EST UNE BOMBE 💣 EN RETARDEMENT‼️
📌📢 C’est pourquoi Paul KAGAME et son régime font tout pour se cramponner au pouvoir afin d’éviter ou de retarder la justice. ➡️ Mais, en s’accrochant au pouvoir il y a un prix, beaucoup des citoyens congolais et rwandais continuent d’en payer le prix le plus lourd à cause de l’#impunité que jouissent Kagame et les criminels de son régime.
🟢🟡🔹IL EST IMPÉRATIF QUE CETTE IMPUNITÉ DOIT CESSER !🔹
#Rwanda: If this document is authentic and is being enforced, it is deeply concerning!!!
Why would the @RwandaGov require families organizing private gatherings of more than 20 people to purchase food from hotels, motels, or restaurants instead of preparing it themselves?
Not every household can afford catering services. Rwanda's culture is rooted in Ubuntu and community solidarity. People gather in their homes to pray, celebrate weddings and baptisms, mourn loved ones, support one another, and strengthen family and community bonds. Public policy should not make these traditions more difficult or more expensive.
If the objective is to support the hospitality sector, the government should explain this openly and justify why such a measure is necessary. Citizens deserve transparency about the reasons behind policies that affect their daily lives.
At a time when sanctions have been imposed on Rwanda over its role in the conflict in eastern DRC and the carrying out of serious human rights violations; including killings, widespread sexual violence, the recruitment of child soldiers, and the mass displacement of civilians; many reports indicate that Rwanda’s hospitality industry and other sectors are facing economic challenges.
It is therefore reasonable to ask whether this measure is linked to broader economic pressures. If that is the case, the government should be transparent about its rationale rather than imposing additional financial burdens on ordinary families without explanation.
@PaulKagame@Dr_JNsengiyumva@RwandaLocalGov@AKayitesiAlice@RwandaSouth@valencesh
It has been 32 years since the plane carrying Presidents #JuvénalHabyarimana and #CyprienNtaryamira was allegedly shot down by @PaulKagame , yet to this day no one has been held accountable.
The killings committed by the @rpfinkotanyi in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have never been brought to justice. We call upon the #internationalcommunity and the @UN to acknowledge the gravity of these killings, which continue to affect Rwandans and Congolese alike, and to ensure that all those responsible for these atrocities and the shedding of innocent civilians’ blood are held accountable .
@IntlCrimCourt@EU_Commission@Presidence_RDC@UNHumanRights@UN_HRC .