Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Kitty Kurth, Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation 312-617-7288 Friends of the Congo 202-584-6512 Africa Faith and Justice Network 202-884-9780 Email: rwandaelections@gmail.com WASHINGTON DC (Wednesday, August 25, 2010):...
On August 3rd, a coalition of advocacy groups including Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) held a press conference in Washington DC calling on President Barack Obama to not recognize the sham elections in Rwanda. This was one of their many whistle blowing efforts...
As the August 9th election day approaches, fear and uneasiness continues to grow for many Rwandans. The incumbent President Paul Kagame is running for reelection and is expected to win. But, what kind of leader has he been? He has made headlines in recent months for...
The United States foreign policy with the continent of Africa has been to support strong men and strong-handed governments and the U.S. interest abroad. With the election of President Barack Obama many thought there would be a change to this African policy. That...
Translated and edited by Africa Faith and Justice Network The South -Kivu governor’s communication Office, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Mr. Buhendwa Eluga, a political science professor and the President of the Higher Institute of Commerce (ISC) of...
Thank you for raising your voice on behalf of human rights and rule of law last week by speaking out about Peter Erlinder’s arrest and imprisonment. As you may know, largely thanks to pressure from around the world, last week Erlinder was released on medical...
*Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* Contacts: Gena Berglund, International Humanitarian Law Institute of Minnesota, 651-208-7964; Scott Erlinder, brother of Peter Erlinder, 312-656-6098. *Peter Erlinder is hospitalized for high blood pressure; The ICTR issues a...
It is confirmed that Law Professor and International Human Rights Lawyer, Peter Erlinder, is free from a Rwandan jail where he has been detained since May 28th. President Kagame’s regime could not stand the pressure coming from lawyers and law institutions across the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Heidi Boghosian 212-679-5100, ext. 11, Gena Berglund 651-208-7964 Masako Usui, the wife of detained ICTR defense attorney, Peter Erlinder, will speak with U.N. Security Council Members this week. Monday June14, 2010 (Saint Paul,...
The Rwandan government’s latest arrest of Professor Peter Erlinder is one of the many attempts to silence the voices calling for justice and democracy in Rwanda. Peter Erlinder, a professor at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, MN., was President of the...