The FDU Vice-President calls upon Rwandan government an d Paul Kagame in particular to Respect Basic Human Rigths.The Rwanda prison authorities Ms Ingabire Victoire, a prominent leader of the Rwandan Opposition inside Rwanda. Ms.Ingabire Victoire is one of several political prisoners still being held in Rwanda even though she was arrested two years ago. The vicious crackdown on the opposition in Rwanda is just another ugly face of the bloody criminal Paul Kagame, the Rwandan Junta leader’s policies.
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The ongoing RPF political repression and democratic resistance struggle
Rwandan prisoners are living in extremely harsh and inhuman conditions. They are not allowed out to be visited by families, friends, or loved ones. The visiting rights of the prisoner in Rwanda and rules governing visits do not exist for the Rwandan political opponents.
Ms. Ingabire Victoire and other political prisoners desperately need the support, accountability and encouragement that their family members, political parties’ members can provide. As many of the World Community know, Rwanda is ruled by a ruthless RPF military regime, the RPF regime has deprived prisoners of conscience their right to basic civil and human rights.
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| Ms. Ingabire Victoire Rwandan opposition leader and The would-be President of Rwanda |
Tehre is no denying that General Paul Kagame, the RPF criminal organization and RPF Government agents and their sympathizers routinely harass prisoners, their parties’ members.
DMI, CID, MP and local defence forces assault the opposition members, punch, scratch, and insult them (insoresore z’amabandi) – before dragging them onto other prisons or to forcibly remove them.
The existence of dozens of political prisoners, among which Ms. Ingabire Victoire, Me Ntaganda Bernard, Deo Mushayidi and Ntakirutinka Charles and Niyitegeka in prisons inside Rwanda clearly highlights that Rwandans are still not free. The arrest and detention of political opponents is a crime.
Therefore, the release of all political prisoners is the very first step for national reconciliation.
African SurViVors International, as a charity organization working to promote democracy, human rights and national reconciliation, inside countries of the African Great lakes Region is committed to draw attention of the World Community towards Paul Kagame’s daily criminal records. In a country like Rwanda, the FDU and other political parties’ members inside Rwanda daily face the threat of arrest, DISAPPEARANCES, imprisonment and or torture and ASSASSINATIONS, simply for telling the truth about the escalating social, economic and political situation in Rwanda. Despite this risk, the shadow of the FDU chairperson Mr. Boniface Twagirimana insists on the necessity of the despotic regime to allow different views taking place in the Rwandan society, respecting freedom of expression together with other views other than those praising the autocratic regime.
The FDU communiqué’s details the situation of Rwandan’s political prisoners languishing behind bars and highlight Ms. Ingabire Victoire’s worsening situation. However, it goes further, emphasizing the importance of the release of all political prisoners to current and future political situation in Rwanda.
The release of all political prisoners particularly Ms. Ingabire Victoire and Me Ntaganda Bernard, Deo Mushayidi and many others who were imprisoned because of their fight for democracy, is the responsibility of all of the world community, the US and UK citiziens, the European Union citizens and people of Rwanda who love freedom and peace.”
For this reason, it is the responsibility of all peoplearound the world to work for the immediate and unconditional release of all Rwandan political prisoners.
Furthermore, ASI warns RPF and the Kagame’s government regime and the perpetrators of awful abuses that the arbitrary arrest, torture, detention, political and other human rights violations against people willing to peacefully exercise their basic civil and political rights are, in fact, a crime.
By detailing the unlawful nature of refusing the rights for prisoners visits, the arrest and detention of political opponents, the torture they are subjected to during interrogation, the secret court trials y DMI, CID and Local Defense forces, and most importantlly the lack of due process, ASI draws attention to the absence of the rule of law in Rwanda. It also shows that the abuse and torture does not stop after the interrogation period.
Once political opponents are transferred to prison they face a number of challenges and cruel and often life threatening prison environment. Their political parties’ members continue to suffer for menace and daily repression as it is highlighted by the hardship they endure.
ASI finally highlights the seriousness of the FDU communiqué to raise awareness at the international level, including at the UN Human Rights Council, and with international organizations, amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, working for human rights and democracy in Rwanda, about the political prisoner situation in Rwanda. It is also a way of honoring the bravery of those individuals working to promote human rights issues inside Rwanda and in the region as well and the sacrifice made by dozens of those still in prison for their efforts in the fight for freedom and democracy in Rwanda.
To our readers and Human rights organizations:
1. Contact your local and national government representatives, non-government organizations and human rights groups to support, to take part in actions, or become a volunteer to help incarcerated mothers and fathers to be unconditionally released and in the meantime, to be allow out to be visited by their families, political parties’ members, human rights organisations, legal representatives, etc.
2. Get contact with the appropriate local organizations (amnesty International, Human rights watch and others) to make pressure on the Rwandan dictatorship to recognize the value of prisoners’ families and allow them out to visit without harassment.
African SurViVors International (ASI) is an international nonpartisan charity organization devoted to defending human rights. It’s an organization working to promote democracy and national reconciliation, inside countries of the African Great lakes Region.
ASI centers its work on the twin concepts of freedom of self-determination and freedom from tyranny. These ideals include the belief that all human beings have the rights to speak freely, to associate with those of like mind, and to leave and enter their countries. Individuals in a free society must be accorded equal treatment and due process under law, and must have the opportunity to participate in the governments of their countries; ASI’s ideals likewise find expression in the conviction that all human beings have the right to be free from arbitrary detainment or exile and from interference and coercion in matters of conscience. ASI does not support nor condone violence.
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| Boniface-Twagirimana- Vice-President-FDU-Inkingi |
Kigali, kuwa 25 Werurwe 2011
LETA NTISHAKA KO MADAME VICTOIRE INGABIRE ASURWA MURI GEREZA YA KIGALI.
Uyu ni umunsi w’162, Umuyobozi wa FDU-INKINGI, Madame Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza amaze afungiye muri gereza nkuru ya Kigali. Mu minsi mike ishize, umuyobozi wa gereza yavuze ko babonye amabwiriza mashya avuga ngo : « Ingabire azajya asurwa n’abantu batanu gusa harimo n’abo mu muryango we hamwe n’abandi ku munsi wo gusura, abo bantu kandi ntibazongera kwemererwa kubonana n’izindi mfungwa za politiki ». kuri uyu munsi kare, ubuyobozi bwa gereza bwohereje abantu batanu babogamiye kuri FPR ngo bajye gusura Madame Victoire Ingabire. Byatumye Madame Victoire abagera imbere ahita asaba gusubizwa mu cyumba afungiwemo.
Komite nshingwabikorwa (Comité Exécutif) y’agateganyo iherekejwe n’abarwanashyaka 30 baturutse mu mpande zose z’igihugu bimwe uburenganzira bwo gusura umukuru w’ishyaka muri gereza. Ndetse umwe mu bayobozi ba Police (w’inyenyeri imwe), yavuganye umujinya n’agasuzuguro kenshi ati : « Musohoke muve hano, birarambiranye, sinongere kugira uwo mbona aho ngeza amaso niba mudashaka gukubitwa ». Abari baje gusura bategetswe gusohoka ku ngufu n’abapolisi bambaye imyambaro y’akazi bunganiwe n’abo mu maperereza bambaye ibya gisivili.
Ikindi gikemangwa kandi kibabaje ni uburyo ubuyobozi bwa gereza bukomeje kumwima zimwe mu mpapuro z’urubanza rwe zikaba zitaramugeraho kandi bwarazihawe ariko kugeza magingo aya Madame Victoire akaba atarazibona. Urugero ni nk’impapuro zirimo raporo MTN yahaye ubushinjacyaha ziriho numero zose yaba yaravuganye nazo, ubu zirengeje icyumweru zitaramugeraho kandi zarashyikirijwe ubuyobozi bwa gereza.
Iyi mikorere ikemangwa y’ubutegetsi bwa Kagame igamije gutesha ishema (morale) imfungwa zo mu mashyaka atavuga rumwe n’ubutegetsi. Iri totezwa ribaye mu gihe havugwa ko hari imibonano yitwikiriye ijoro igamije guta mu mutego Madame Victoire Ingabire, ngo yemere ibyaha yenda azababarirwe cyangwa agabanyirizwe ibihano. Turasanga ubu ari uburyo bukoreshwa nk’iterabwoba n’urwitwazo byo gutuma Madame Ingabire ahora ashinjwa n’urukiko ko ngo atuzuza ibisabwa kugirango urubanza rwe rutangire nk’aho urukiko rumufitiye impuhwe. Amategeko mashya ya perezida agamije kumubuza epfo na ruguru kugirango bamuteshe umutwe.
Turasaba guverinoma kwubaha imfungwa za politiki no kuziha uburenganzira n’icyubahiro bya muntu.
FDU-INKINGI
Boniface Twagirimana
Umuyobozi wungirije w’agateganyo
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DON’T GIVE UP, HE WILL NEVER JAIL A WHOLE NATION” (Mrs. Victoire Ingabire, Kigali Maximum Prison, 5 November 2010)
The Truth can be buried and stomped into the ground where none can see, yet eventually it will, like a seed, break through the surface once again far more potent than ever, and Nothing can stop it. Truth can be suppressed for a “time”, yet It cannot be destroyed. ==> Wolverine
