Rwanda: la cour suprême ajourne encore son verdict sur la requête INGABIRE

http://www.facebook.com/notes/victoire-ingabire-umuhoza/rwanda-la-cour-supr%C3%AAme-ajourne-encore-son-verdict-sur-la-requ%C3%AAte-ingabire/10151124352173423 Rwanda: la cour suprême ajourne encore son verdict sur la requête INGABIRE. Kigali, le 05 octobre 2012.   La Cour Suprême vient de repousser  pour la troisième fois à 11:00 , 18 octobre 2012, le verdict sur  la requête de la prisonnière politique Madame Ingabire, concernant la révision constitutionnelle de la loi controversée sur l'idéologie du génocide et le divisionnisme. Cette fois-ci, la raison officielle est que l'un des juges était absent. De nombreux supporters déçus s'étaient rassemblés au palais de justice mais se sont dispersés tranquillement. Petit à petit, cette persécution va pousser le public à se lever pour arracher la liberté contre le joug de la servitude.   Madame Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, Présidente des FDU-Inkingi, a été arrêtée il ya deux ans pour des motifs politiques. Elle a boycotté les dernières sessions de son procès suite à  l'intimidation grave de son seul témoin à décharge. La Haute Cour devrait rendre sa décision sur une éventuelle condamnation à perpétuité le 19 Octobre 2012.   Rappelons que le 27 Septembre 2012, le juge de la Cour Intermédiaire de Karongi, Félicien Twagiramungu, a inculpé 8 autres membres des FDU-Inkingi dans le District de Rutsiro pour des activités politiques illégales et menaces à la sécurité publique. Il a en effet présidé à un simulacre de procès kangourou qui a rejeté leur demande de mise en liberté sous caution et a ordonné leur détention provisoire de 30 jours dans la prison centrale. Cependant, ils sont toujours en garde à vue au cachot de Karongi où la police leur prend vidéos et éléments sonores qui l'aideraient à monter un dossier-piège contre le leader de l'opposition Sylvain Sibomana, Secrétaire Général des FDU-Inkingi. L'accusé principal, Anselme Mutuyimana, a été contraint de donner son adresse e-mail et son mot de passe. L'an dernier, il a été établi dans les plaidoiries à la Haute Cour de Kigali que le ministère public du Rwanda a utilisé des preuves fabriquées et des messages emails forgés dans le procès contre Mme Victoire Ingabire.   Les membres des FDU-Inkingi Anselme Mutuyimana, Vénuste Uwiringiyimana, Norbert Ufitamahoro, Moise Dukundane, Valens Twizerimana, Marcel Nahimana, Emmanuel Byukusenge et Leonille Gasengayire sont toujours en garde à vue depuis le 15 Septembre 2012. L'audience en appel concernant leur demande de mise en liberté sous caution est prévue ce 10 octobre 2012 à Karongi.   Pour les FDU-Inkingi Boniface Twagirimana Vice-Président Intérimaire       Like · Comment · Share

Rwanda: Agaciro Development Fund

http://therisingcontinent.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/agaciro-development-fund/ Agaciro Development Fund Posted on October 5, 2012 | Leave a comment …it is obviously designed to strengthen the repression against the [Rwandan] population. Agaciro Development Fund initiative at the occasion of Rwanda Day in Boston on 22/9/12. The Rwandan president introduced the Fund to the Rwandan diaspora living in North America. As we remember the Fund was incidentally launched on August 23, 2012 by the Rwandan president Paul Kagame following measures taken by major donors against Rwanda for its UN evidence-proven support of the Congolese rebel movement M23. An initial confusion needs however being alleviated. It would greatly help if the initiator of the Fund could explain to anyone willing to contribute "voluntarily" where Government departments which have pledged millions will get them from, since their source of revenues have drastically reduced with the cutting of aid they were receiving? The easy answer to the question appears to be that government's pledges will be fulfilled by retention from public servants' wages. But who will have paid those wages, knowing that more than 50% of them were coming from external aid, which is today significantly reduced. Isn't it on the part of Paul Kagame and his institutions a way of fooling Rwandans to force them into contributing to the Fund, under the false pretence that the government is too playing its part? Under different circumstances the concept of such fund is an ideal initiative on the part of a responsible government which intends to become less dependent from the outside. But the way it was brought to life recently, in the heat of a situation of regional instability created by the Congolese rebel movement M23 supported by Paul Kagame, Agaciro Development Fund raises more questions than good intentions from its initiators. War contribution Back at the start of the Rwandan Patriotic Front's war against Rwanda towards the end of 1990 and early 1991, the Rwandan government led by Juvenal Habyarimana appealed to the population to contribute to the country's efforts for war. Since the country was attacked from Uganda by the then exiled Tutsis under RPF banner, anyone among internal Rwandans who understood and could, contributed voluntarily, well aware that effectively Rwanda sovereignty was in danger. RPF on its part, for its efforts of war, had been mobilizing its supporters among Tutsi refugees and populations in Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo [then Zaire], Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, and beyond. They gave money and allowed their children in big numbers to join the Rwandan rebels and support its war against their home country. From this perspective, knowing the character of Paul Kagame of never giving up on what he pursues, whatever could be the opposition or humanitarian consequences, Agaciro Development Fund should be seen more as a war effort contribution than anything else. The Rwandan president has had persistent plans for M23: control of Eastern Congo; and nobody will stop him as long as he is alive. His determination, which in some sense explains his political survival, will keep him on such path. The last two decades of his regional policies cannot lie to any attentive observer of the scenery. Officially, the Rwandan narrative on the situation in Eastern Congo or the whole of Democratic Republic of Congo is that all the problems of instability, illegal exploitation of minerals, inefficiency of administration and army, are consequences of incompetence of Congolese authorities. Though there is some truth in that view, such assertion should not exclude a significant part of responsibility of the Rwandan government. And this has been widely documented by different objective sources, including mainly UN for more than ten years. That the Rwandan president continues to lie about such responsibility each time he has an opportunity to speech publicly, his denials will only fool those who don't know his modus operandi. And this is where in his ways of minding his own business, Paul Kagame has transformed his initiative Agaciro Development Fund into another Rwandan regime's repression tool. This has been recently evidenced in US at the occasion of Rwanda Day – Boston 2012 where for example the Rwandan president forced his compatriot businessmen to accompany him at that event in their hundreds, while paying themselves the bill. Another repression tool Since the initiation of the Fund, we have received many complaints from Rwandans, highlighting its repressive and harassing character in seeking funds from the population, despite the official portrayal of contributions being voluntarily. One anonymous complainant explains: "I regularly receive emails … reminding me to pay the contribution. I received SMS from the Umudugudu [Ward or local authority], reminding me to pay such contribution. It is actually a kind of harassment when every time I receive such messages. Now I am asking myself, when this intimidation will come to an end? People are living in fear; they do not know that they can say no to such solicitations. They pay money whenever they are asked to. …it is obviously designed to strengthen the repression among the population." Congolese activist Felicite Nduku holding a picture of Victoire Ingabire, Rwandan imprisoned political leader of FDU-Inkingi, during a protest held by Congolese, Rwandans, Burundians against Paul Kagame in Boston – US on 22/9/12. A press release published on October 2nd, 2012 by FDU-Inkingi of imprisoned political leader Victoire Ingabire reports eviction of one of its active members Theophile Ntirutwa by RPF authorities from an area where he lived, as a consequence to his response to the forced voluntarily contribution to the Fund. "The local administration and members of the paramilitary militia known as "local defence" intruded the home of Mr. Theophile Ntirutwa, located in Nyarutarama (Kangondo II , Remera sector, Gasabo district) and took him to Nyarutarama police custody for a few hours. His house was sealed off and was ordered to pay Frw 20,000 and told to get out of that area. Apparently this happened after he turned down money collectors from Agaciro development fund, the controversial fund set to pump money from the population to compensate the delayed budget aid in light to overwhelming information that Rwanda is backing M23 rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo." That Agaciro Development Fund would have become a laudable tool for development under a different government than the one led by Paul Kagame, this is incontestable. That the Fund has already added to the panoply of structures of RPF repression against Rwandans, the story so far is telling. Finally, that any contribution to the Fund might end up in strengthening M23, or supporting Rwandan president's other self-centred initiatives without any gain for the population, but instead increased impoverishment, that is more likely.

http://www.umuvugizi.com/?p=6739 Ninde uzabohora u Rwanda?  FPR yazunguye MRND !! Hashize iminsi nibaza aho igihugu cyacu cyavuye, n'aho kigana muri iki gihe, ndeba ibyo FPR yabwiraga abaturage ubwo yarwanyaga ingoma ya MRND, nkareba n'uburyo yubatse akazu karenze kure ako ku ngoma ya Habyarimana, ibi byose bigatuma nibaza uzabohora u Rwanda ingoma z'ibitugu zarwokamye, aho azaturuka. Kimwe na MRND, FPR yikubiye ibyiza byose by'igihugu, ibyari akazu k'abashiru bisimburwa n'akandi kazu kagizwe n'abantu babarirwa ku mitwe y'intoki, barimo Jeannette Kagame, Gen Jack Nziza, hamwe na minisitiri Musoni James wabaye ikigirwamana, akaba yarakunze gukoreshwa mu guca intege abarwanashyaka ba FPR bari kw'isonga mu kubohoza igihugu, ndetse akaba ubu yarahawe umuyoboro wo gusahura umutungo wa Leta.  Inkota yo kurimbura abarwanashyaka ba FPR Kugeza ubu abari kw'isonga mu kwicwa n'agahinda kubera uburyo ishyaka rya FPR riyoboye igihugu muri iki gihe, ni bamwe mu barishinze, dore ko agatsiko kayobowe na perezida Kagame, akoresheje abamotsi be aribo Gen Jack Nziza hamwe na Minisitiri Musoni James, kagiye kamunga iryo shyaka, ari na ko kigizayo bamwe mu banyamuryango b'imena bari bafitiye igihugu akamaro, bakabasimbuza abana bameze nk'ibitambambuga, batazi n'impamvu zatumye ishyaka rya FPR rishingwa. Ibi bikaba biri mu rwego rwo gusibanganya amateka ya Nyakwigendera Fred Gisa Rwigema n'izindi ntwari bafatanyije mu gushinga ishyaka rya FPR Inkotanyi. Mu rwego rwo gusenya ishyaka rya FPR kugirango ryitirirwe perezida Kagame n'umumotsi we Musoni James, ubu urimo kwitoza kuzamusimbura ku mwanya  w'umukuru w'igihugu, byabaye ngombwa ko basenya abakambwe batangije iri shyaka. Iri senya rikaba ryaratangiriye kuri Pasteur Bizimungu wahoze ari umukuru w'igihugu, Mazimpaka Patrick, Bihozagara Jacques, usigaye  ukora akazi k'ubworozi, Dr Rwamasirabo Emile, Dr Kaberuka Donald, Rujugiro Ayabatwa Tribert, Mzee Kalimba Haruna,  Gen Sam Kanyemera Kaaka,Col Musitu , Col Dodo Twahirwa , Gen Kayumba Nyamwasa, warasiwe muri Afurika y'epfo muri 2010 akimara guhunga na n'ubu bakaba bakimuhiga, Kabandana Mariko ugiye kuborera muri gereza, Butera Bosco baciriye i Shyanga, Kamire Karamaga, Dr Murigande Charles baciriye mu Buyapani, Sarah umugore wa David Rwiyamirira, Karega Vincent na we bigijeyo akaba akorera muri Afurika y'epfo, Dr Kabayija Ephraim ubu usigaye ukora akazi k'ubworozi, Mutsindashyaka Theoneste bafunze bakanateza  utwe cyamunara, Prof Munyanganizi Bikoro bafunze babeshyera  ko yibye kandi yarazize  kunenga uburyo Gen Nkunda yafunzwe mu buryo budasabanutse, Col Joshua Mbaraga, Gen Charles Muhire wazize kunenga uburyo RDF yari iyobowe n'amabandi nka ba Gen Kayonga Charles hamwe n'umusinzi Gen Ceaser Kayizari, Christine Umutoni wazize gushimira igihugu cya Uganda ko cyareze neza abanyarwanda bari barahahungiye, Brig Gen Frank Rusagara wigijweyo kubera ubwenge bwe, Linda Bihire wazize kuba atarunvikanaga n'ikigirwamana Musoni James, Rose Mary Museminari wazize kutumvika na Musoni James, Davina Mirenge wazize madame Jeannette Kagame, Rosette Rugamba wazize Jeannette Kagame, Conso Rusagara wazize madame Jeannette Kagame, Dr Himbara David wazize Madame Jeannette Kagame, Kalisa Mupende wazize madame Jeannette Kagame na Musoni James, Ambasaderi Mukanyange, Ambasaderi Ngoga Pascal, Col Ben Karenzi, Col Jacques Nsenga, Col Kamiri, Col Mulisa John Bosco, Col Semana , Brig Frank Rusagara, Col Tom Byabagamba, ACP Denis Karera, CGP Andrew Rwigamba, Ambasaderi Ben Rugagazi, Sam Nkusi, Kalisa Alfred wazize ubusambo bwa Kagame akanamufunga kugirango arye utwe, ubu akaba yariyumanganyije kugirango arebe ko yaramuka kabiri, Ambasaderi Kayitana, Innocent Nyaruhirira wananiwe kwibira neza Jeannette Kagame muri King Fayscal Hospital, akava no mu gihugu adasezeye, ubu akaba yikorera akazi k'ubuvuzi mu Bubiligi, Nkongori John, Minisitiri Protazi Musoni wasenywe na Musoni James kubera inyota yari afite yo kumusimbura ku mwanya wa minisitiri w'ubutegetsi bw'igihugu, Gen Frank Mugambage wasenywe na Musoni James, n'abandi benshi ntashobora kurondora. Hafi 98% by'abavuzwe hejuru bagiye basenywa na Perezida Kagame akoresheje ikigirwamana cye Musoni James hamwe n'umwicanyi we mukuru Gen Jack Nziza. Ibi bikaba byaraciye intege ku buryo bugaragara ishyaka rya FPR, akaba ari na yo mpamvu risigaye rihuzagurika kubera kutagira abajyanama muri politiki, dore ko ahari intwari hasimbuwe n'ibisambo ndetse n'abamotsi badafite icyo bamariye igihugu, uretse guhora babyinira Kagame, bityo abantu benshi bakaba bibaza aho ako gatsiko katagirwa inama, kaganisha igihugu cyacu. Icyari igisirikare cy'igihugu cyarasenywe ku buryo ubu u Rwanda rutagifite igisirikare cya nyacyo. Icyagombye kuba igisirikare cy'igihugu cyabaye abarinzi ba perezida Kagame n'umwicanyi we Jack Nziza wumva ko abasirikare b'abanyabwenge bagomba gusenywa cyangwa bakirukanwa. Ibi byose akaba abikora agamije kuzasigara ari we wenyine uvugwa cyangwa ufite imbaraga mu gisirikare cya RDF. Ibyari umutungo w'igihugu n'ishyaka rya FPR ubu byabaye umutungo bwite wa perezida Kagame, akaba akoresha ako gatsiko ke kagizwe na Musoni James hamwe na Nshuti Manasseh  kumusahurira bashora umutungo wa Leta hanze y'igihugu. Ikindi nuko umutungo w'igihugu bawumariye muri za cyamunara bakunda gukoresha mu kiswe «privatisation», ari na ko uwo mutungo bawushyira mu maboko y'amasosiyete ya Kagame bwite. Ibi bikaba ari ubusahuzi simusiga ku buryo abantu bibaza uzagaruza uwo mutungo w'igihugu uwo ari we,  dore ko gikomeje gusahurwa nk'aho kitagira ba nyira cyo. Abahanga twavuganye basanga ubusahuzi bwa FPR burenze kure cyane ubwa MRND, dore ko Leta ya MRND yari itaramenya gusahura mwene aka kageni, nk'uko perezida Kagame abikora, nk'aho afite uwo basiganwa. Abandi twavuganye bemeza ko kubera ubujura perezida Kagame yakoresheje Musoni James hamwe no kwirenza abanyamuryango b'imena ba FPR, ari uko ashaka kuzamwimika ku mwanya w'umukuru w'igihugu kugirango bakomeze kuyobora igihugu nk'akarima kabo. Kugeza ubu iyo umuntu arebye mu bihugu bya Afurika, haba muri Tanzaniya, Afurika y'epfo cyangwa muri Uganda, usanga FPR ari yo yonyine yakoze  «revolution» itagira abayirwaniriye. Mu bayirwaniriye ba nyabo, abenshi bishwe uruyongoyongo, abandi barafunzwe, abandi bararumanga, aba nyuma bakaba ari abahunze igihugu kugirango bakize amagara yabo. Ibi bikaba ari kimwe mu bimenyetso simusiga by'uko ingoma ya Kagame n'abagaragu be irimo kuzunga muzunga, ikaba igeze no mu marembera. Gasasira, Sweden editor @umuvugizi.com

EU: Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought-UCD students debate and vote

http://www.europarl.ie/view/en/Events_Activities/Events_activities_2012/Sakharov_debate_UCD_5_Oct.html Friday, October 5, 2012 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought-UCD students debate and vote Students from the MSc/LLM programmes in Human Rights at University College Dublin took part in an event on 5 October 2012 at EU House Dublin to publicise the 2012 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, and to promote the debate on the individual human rights issues to which the prize relates.  This was the second time that UCD students had taken part in such a debate.    The overall winners of the student debate was Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, Déogratias Mushayidi and Bernard Ntaganda, three Rwandan opposition representatives. As part of the event, each of the initial list of 5 nominees who had been submitted to the Parliament by political groups or 40 MEPS was represented by UCD human rights students.  Each group of students gave a short presentation and argued the case for the award to be given to "their" nominee. Following the presentations, the floor was opened for a short debate among the attending students and academics. At the end of this debate the audience was asked to take part in two rounds of voting on the nominees, firstly to draw up a short-list of three nominees, and then to vote on who they thought should be the overall winner.  At the end of the second round there was a tie between two of the nominees, and a third and decisive round of voting was then held. The results of these votes were as follows: Ales Bialiatski, a human rights defender from Belarus.  Joseph Francis (Pakistan), founder of the Center for Legal Aid, Assistance and Settlement. Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, Déogratias Mushayidi and Bernard Ntaganda, three Rwandan opposition representatives. Pussy Riot, a Russian punk group (represented by Nadezhda Andreyevna Tolokonnikova, Yekaterina Samutsevich and Maria Alyokhina).  Nasrin Sotoudeh and Jafar Panahi, two Iranian human rights campaigners. Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, Déogratias Mushayidi and Bernard Ntaganda, three Rwandan opposition representatives, were thus chosen as the overall winners of the vote by the UCD students, who were informed that the outcome of the meeting would be transmitted to Irish MEPs and to Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament. The organiser of the event was Dr Graham Finlay of the School of Politics and International Relations at UCD.

Rwanda: Opposition leader Victoire Ingabire in front of the Supreme Court today in Kigal

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Victoire-Ingabire-Umuhoza/109504816547?sk=wall Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza Yesterday #Rwanda: Opposition leader Victoire Ingabire in front of the Supreme Court today in Kigali. "This is slowly pushing people to march on till freedom from york of bondage is won" 2Like · Comment · Share