Rwandan Opposition Leader Challenges Government's Commitment to International Law Ahead of UK Asylum Deal
Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza expressed skepticism about her government's commitment to upholding the terms of a deportation deal with the UK, following her ban from standing in July's general election and being denied permission to leave the country to be with her ill husband.
Ingabire, who is currently in exile in the Netherlands, accused the Rwandan government under Paul Kagame of disregarding international law.
She has filed a claim in the East African Court of Justice to challenge her exclusion from the election.
The UK is making plans to forcibly remove asylum seekers to Rwanda, a country with questionable judiciary system and international obligations, according to asylum seeker, Jeanette Umuhoza.
Umuhoza, who has taken her case to the court in Arusha, Tanzania, accuses Rwandan President Paul Kagame of running a dictatorship and believes she cannot receive fair justice in Rwanda.
She is challenging the effectiveness of Rwanda's judiciary system and the government's commitment to its international obligations, particularly in light of the controversial immigration partnership between the two countries.
In the previous election, a man received nearly all the votes (98.8%).
A woman was barred from participating due to a past conviction in a controversial trial.
She was accused of collaborating with a terrorist group and downplaying genocide by human rights organizations like Amnesty.
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights identified violations of her right to free speech and a fair trial.
She has filed a claim in the East African Court of Justice to challenge her exclusion from the election.
The UK is making plans to forcibly remove asylum seekers to Rwanda, a country with questionable judiciary system and international obligations, according to asylum seeker, Jeanette Umuhoza.
Umuhoza, who has taken her case to the court in Arusha, Tanzania, accuses Rwandan President Paul Kagame of running a dictatorship and believes she cannot receive fair justice in Rwanda.
She is challenging the effectiveness of Rwanda's judiciary system and the government's commitment to its international obligations, particularly in light of the controversial immigration partnership between the two countries.
In the previous election, a man received nearly all the votes (98.8%).
A woman was barred from participating due to a past conviction in a controversial trial.
She was accused of collaborating with a terrorist group and downplaying genocide by human rights organizations like Amnesty.
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights identified violations of her right to free speech and a fair trial.
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