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Update on Paul Rusesabagina’s Access to Food and Water
CHICAGO – After hearing from Paul Rusesabagina on Friday that his access to food, water and medicine would be cut off, his family and team anxiously awaited any word…
Keep readingBelgium Parliament asks for Rwanda to Repatriate Rusesabagina
BRUSSELS – June 9, 2021 – Tuesday Belgian parliament voted overwhelmingly to support a resolution by Els Van Hoof, a Member of Parliament from CD&V party. The resolution condemned…
Keep readingEMERGENCY situation – Paul Rusesabagina Denied Food and Water in Rwandan Prison
CHICAGO – Today Paul Rusesabagina’s family discovered that the Rwandan government has stopped providing food, water and medication to Paul while he is in prison. Paul’s wife Taciana said…
Keep readingBelarus’ Lukashenko Follows the Lead of Rwanda’s Kagame
CHICAGO – While there is no formal Dictator’s School, the world has seen that it emboldens the other bad actors if one dictator is allowed to get away with…
Keep readingFamily, Legal Team of Illegally Extradited and Jailed Humanitarian Paul Rusesabagina to Reveal the Details of His Captivity and Torture After His Kidnapping
Virtual Press Conference on Tuesday, May 18 at 10:00 AM EDT CHICAGO – On Tuesday, May 18 the family and legal representatives of illegally extradited and jailed humanitarian Paul…
Keep readingRusesabagina’s Rwanda Imprisonment Violates UN’s Mandela Rules, Int’l Human Rights Standards
May 11, 2021 – Paul Rusesabagina has been in a prison in Rwanda for more than 250 days since his kidnapping from the United States in August, 2020 and…
Keep readingRusesabagina is Innocent: Government Witnesses
KIGALI, Rwanda – May 3, 2021 – Last week, government witnesses in the trial of Paul Rusesabagina added to the evidence that Paul Rusesabagina is innocent. The charges against…
Keep readingUnidas Podemus Initiative Approved – Urges the Government of Rwanda to Release Activist Paul Rusesabagina and Guarantee Human Rights
Mallorca, Spain April 28, 2021 – The Balearic Islands Parliament approved an initiative on Thursday, April 22 presented by Unidas Podemos to urge the Government of Rwanda to proceed…
Keep readingExposing the Pact Between President Paul Kagame, Some Genocide Suspects, Some Genocide Survivors, and Two Supposed Humanitarian Groups Against Paul Rusesabagina, An Ordinary Man
A Response to Hotel Rwanda or the Tutsi Genocide as Seen by Hollywood by Alfred Ndahiro and Privat Rutazibwa By Paul Rusesabagina April 6, 2008 For the last 5…
Keep readingRusesabagina Team Announces Filing of Petition with U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
WASHINGTON – March 30, 2021 – Today, attorney Peter Choharis and the family of illegally extradited and jailed humanitarian Paul Rusesabagina held a virtual press conference to discuss the petition filed with the United Nations…
Keep readingDay 8 – Rusesabagina Boycotts Illegal Sham Trial Once Again
KIGALI, Rwanda – March 25, 2021 — As he announced on March 12, Paul Rusesabagina removed himself from his trial and is not in court today. In addition to the defendant, there…
Keep readingPaul Rusesabagina, Hotel Rwanda Humanitarian, Trial Recap Day 7
Rusesabagina Boycotts Illegal Sham Trial First Witness Called is an American Paid Rwandan Agent For Immediate Release Contact: Kitty Kurth Email: kitty@kurthlampe.com Phone: 312-617-7288 Mar. 24, 2021 – As…
Keep readingThe Trial Against Paul Rusesabagina is an Abuse of Process
CHICAGO – Mar. 15, 2021 OVERVIEW It is difficult to imagine criminal proceedings that are further removed from a legitimate process of impartial justice, than those against Paul Rusesabagina…
Keep readingHotel Rwanda Humanitarian Paul Rusesabagina Denied Basic Rights, Refuses to Stand Trial
CHICAGO – Mar. 12, 2021 – After 6 hours in court today in Kigali, the High Court judges denied all of the motions made by Paul Rusesabagina and his…
Keep readingPaul Rusesabagina, Hotel Rwanda Humanitarian, Trial Recap Day 4
KIGALI, RWANDA – Mar. 9, 2021 – The High Court ruled the kidnapping of Paul Rusesabagina is legal and the show trial can move forward. The judges focused on…
Keep readingThe Blood On Our Hands, Part III: The Kidnapping of Paul Rusesabagina, Dubai’s Role and The Dangerous Rulers that We Have Built
CHICAGO – Mar. 3, 2021 – Paul Rusesabagina disappeared from Dubai, an important global city for many reasons. One key reason for its importance is that Dubai plays a…
Keep readingWill the World Step in and Save Paul Rusesabagina?
CHICAGO – Mar. 2, 2021 – What do Paul Rusesabagina, Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi and Alexei Navalny have in common? They are all people who have stood up to the…
Keep readingThe Blood On Our Hands, Part II: Paul Kagame and Violence in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
CHICAGO – Mar. 1, 2021 – Out of the fires of the Rwandan genocide rose Paul Kagame, the former head of the Rwandan Patriotic Front and current President of Rwanda. Kagame’s rise…
Keep readingIs the “Escape Plan” the setup for Rwanda to kill Paul Rusesabagina?
CHICAGO – Mar. 1, 2021 — In an extraordinary interview Friday on Al Jazeera’s Upfront with Marc Lamont Hill, Johnston Busingye, the Rwandan Minister of Justice and Attorney General,…
Keep readingRwandan Prosecutor General says Paul Rusesabagina is Belgian national
CHICAGO – Feb. 25, 2021 – According to the New Times from 2 December 2011: The Belgians questioned Paul Rusesabagina in front of a Rogatory committee from Rwanda. The then Prosecutor General,…
Keep readingIn a Rare Bi-Partisan Move, United States Congress calls for Rusesabagina’s Immediate Release
WASHINGTON – Feb. 17, 2021 – Today, Senator Patrick Leahy tweeted, “The trial of Paul Rusesabagina begins soon. 37 members of Congress have called for his release due to…
Keep readingThe Theater Trial of Paul Rusesabagina, Day 1 Recap
CHICAGO – Feb. 17, 2021 – Paul Rusesabagina summed up Day 1 of his trial best in his brief opening statement, where he told the Judge and the Court:…
Keep readingThe trial of Paul Rusesabagina – the Real Story press conference 10:30 AM Eastern February 17
WASHINGTON – Feb. 16, 2021 – According to news reports, the trial of Paul Rusesabagina will begin tomorrow February 17 in Kigali at 8:30 AM local time. The family…
Keep readingRemembering Kizito Mihigo, Singer, Songwriter and Peacebuilder
CHICAGO – Feb. 15, 2021 – It has been one year since the death of Kizito Mihigo, the gospel singer who worked for peace and reconciliation in his native…
Keep readingThe Blood On Our Hands: What Paul Rusesabagina’s Arrest Tells Us About Whether Black Lives Matter
CHICAGO – Feb. 15, 2021 – Around the world, politicians, civic leaders, athletes, and celebrities have increasingly embraced the slogan “Black Lives Matter,” a positive and long-overdue development following…
Keep readingRwandan Court: “We’re not talking about how Paul Rusesabagina was arrested and detained”
CHICAGO – Feb. 26, 2021 — Today, a Chamber of the High Court Chamber for International Crimes ruled that it was competent and has jurisdiction to hear the case against Paul Rusesabagina,…
Keep readingEU Condemns Enforced Disappearance, Illegal Rendition & Incommunicado Detention of Paul Rusesabagina
European Union Parliament Passes Resolution Highly Critical of Rwanda CHICAGO – Feb. 11, 2021 – The European Parliament raised its voice loud and clear today, condemning the enforced disappearance,…
Keep readingRusesabagina Family Thanks U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken for Call with Families
America’s Newly Confirmed Top Diplomat Spoke With Families of Loved Ones Held Hostage or Wrongfully Detained Abroad WASHINGTON – Feb. 5, 2021 – This week, the family of Hotel…
Keep readingThe American Bar Association Center for Human Rights (ABA) as part of the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s TrialWatch Initiative Issues Pre-Trial Report for Paul Rusesabagina
CHICAGO – Jan. 29, 2021 – Today the ABA released a preliminary report in the proceedings against Paul Rusesabagina entitled Rwanda: Background Briefing on Proceedings Against Paul Rusesabagina. Professor Brian Endless of…
Keep readingRusesabagina’s Trial Delayed & Lawyers Denied Amid Legal Irregularities & COVID Worries
CHICAGO – Jan. 27, 2021 – January 26 was a typical day in the “trial” of Paul Rusesabagina in Kigali, Rwanda. The humanitarian whose real life story was made…
Keep readingRusesabagina Trial Delayed, Lawyers Ask for Remedy for Violation of Rights
CHICAGO – Jan. 21, 2021 – The legal team for Paul Rusesabagina, an internationally renowned humanitarian who saved the lives of 1,268 people during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, filed…
Keep readingHotel Rwanda Hero Paul Rusesabagina, “I think I am going to die.”
CHICAGO – Jan. 13, 2021 – Paul Rusesabagina, the humanitarian hero and human rights activist whose true story of saving 1,268 people during the Rwandan Genocide inspired the film…
Keep readingSpecial Rapporteur Press Release
For Immediate Release: January 9, 2021Contact: Kitty KurthPhone: 312-617-7288Email: kittykurth@me.com UN Special Rapporteur on Torture et. al. Still Await Rwandan Response Re: Rusesabagina UAE Response is Linked On September…
Keep readingPaul Rusesabagina’s Health Declines – Dizziness and High Blood Pressure Soars
Prescribed Medication Withheld For Illegally Kidnapped & Jailed Humanitarian CHICAGO – Dec. 28, 2020 – Paul Rusesabagina has now been in prison after being illegally kidnapped and held bound…
Keep readingThe Rusesabagina Family Thanks Congresswoman Maloney for Her Courage and Dedication to Human Rights
CHICAGO – Dec. 17, 2020 – Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) showed great courage and a commitment to human rights when she wrote Rwandan President Paul Kagame and urged him…
Keep readingBank Robbers Have Getaway Cars, Paul Rusesabagina’s Kidnappers Had GainJet
Family, Legal Team of Illegally Extradited and Jailed Humanitarian File Lawsuit Against Complicit Aviation Company GainJet SAN ANTONIO – Dec. 16, 2020 – This morning the family and legal…
Keep readingAttorney Vincent Lurquin & Rusesabagina Family to hold press conference on Belgian lawsuit
Register in advance for virtual press conference — Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 11:00 AM (Brussels time) CHICAGO – Dec. 14, 2020 – WHO: Belgian lawyer Maitre Vincent Lurquin…
Keep readingBig Questions about Belgian Foreign Minister’s Answers to Parliament
CHICAGO – Dec. 11, 2020 – The Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sophie Wilmes was asked questions in Parliament about Paul Rusesabagina and gave the following answers. The content…
Keep readingCommemorate International Human Rights Day by Releasing Rusesabagina
CHICAGO – Dec. 10, 2020 – Today marks the 72nd anniversary of the United Nations passing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. One of the best ways the world…
Keep readingThe UN Needs to Live Up to Its Mission and Help Free Rwandan Hero Rusesabagina
CHICAGO – Dec. 9, 2020 – Today the United Nations (UN) commemorates “International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the…
Keep readingRusesabagina’s Family & Legal Team Respond To November 27th Hearing
CHICAGO – Dec. 3, 2020 – After 90 days in custody, our father, husband, and beloved human rights hero Paul Rusesabagina was finally able to appear in court with…
Keep readingTrial of Paul Rusesabagina to commence in Rwanda on 26 January 2021
Latest Hearing for International Humanitarian Reaffirms There Will be No Fair Trial CHICAGO – Dec. 3, 2020 – Today, the High Court Chamber for International Crimes in Rwanda granted…
Keep readingHumanitarian Paul Rusesabagina’s Nov 27 Hearing: Kidnapped, Illegally Detained & Tortured by Rwanda
CHICAGO – Nov. 27, 2020 – Humanitarian Paul Rusesabagina appeared before the Nyarugenge High Court on Friday, November 27 to appeal the decision to extend his detention, which was…
Keep reading#FreeRusesabagina Campaign Launches Legal Defense Fund on Non-Profit Startup Legaler Aid
CHICAGO – Nov. 19, 2020 – It has been nearly three months since Paul Rusesabagina was kidnapped while traveling in Dubai and extrajudicially detained in Rwanda. Rusesabagina is the…
Keep readingRwanda’s history of targeting & surveilling dissidents across the globe knows no bounds
CHICAGO – Nov. 18, 2020 – Paul Rusesabagina is the highest profile humanitarian caught in the anti-dissent web spun by Paul Kagame’s government around the world, but he is…
Keep readingHumanitarian Paul Rusesabagina Continues To Display Deteriorating Health During Unjust Detention
Hotel Rwanda Hero Denied Medical Bail In September, Right To Evaluation By Independent Doctor CHICAGO – Nov. 13, 2020 – Paul Rusesabagina, the humanitarian hero and human rights activist…
Keep readingRusesabagina Finally Granted Access to his Real Attorneys
CHICAGO – Nov. 11, 2020 – On November 10, Paul Rusesabagina, who has been in the custody of the Rwandan government since his kidnapping, torture and arrest in late…
Keep readingPaul Rusesabagina seizes the East African Court with complaint against Rwanda
CHICAGO – Oct. 27, 2020 – Today, lawyers for Paul Rusesabagina filed a claim in front of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) in Arusha, Tanzania, detailing his…
Keep readingFree Rusesabagina: “Dad, we’re coming for you.”
Children of Illegally Jailed Humanitarian Paul Rusesabagina Share Emotional Message CHICAGO – Oct. 22, 2020 – Nearly two months ago, Paul Rusesabagina, the international human rights icon whose incredible…
Keep readingRusesabagina Is The Name That Cannot Be Said In Rwanda
Family, Legal Team of Illegally Jailed Humanitarian Paul Rusesabagina Provide Update on Legal Issues and New Information from Rwanda CHICAGO – Oct. 15, 2020 – While groups and individuals…
Keep readingVideo of Virtual Press Conference Held by Family, Legal Team of Paul Rusesabagina
One month since the international human rights icon was kidnapped and jailed in Rwanda CHICAGO – Oct. 1, 2020 – This morning, the family and legal team of wrongly…
Keep readingRusesabagina Family to Hold Press Conference, Thursday, October 1
CHICAGO – Sep. 30, 2020 – The family and legal team of Paul Rusesabagina will hold a press conference on Thursday morning at 10:30 am E.D.T (Washington, DC time).…
Keep readingQuestion Time for Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame
For Immediate Release: September 28, 2020Contact: Kitty KurthPhone: 312-617-7288Email: kittykurth@me.com CHICAGO – Sep. 28, 2020 – While humanitarian and U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Paul Rusesabagina remains in…
Keep readingPaul Rusesabagina Is A Man of Peace, Not A Terrorist
Statement regarding humanitarian’s court hearing in Rwanda today 9/25/20 CHICAGO – Sep. 25, 2020 – Paul Rusesabagina is a man of peace, not a terrorist. Nor is he the…
Keep readingJournalists Under Siege In Rwanda
For Immediate Release: September 23, 2020Contact: Kitty KurthEmail: kittykurth@me.comPhone: 312-617-7288 CHICAGO – Sep. 23, 2020 – Journalists being told they are the “enemy of the state” for their dedication…
Keep readingFalse Accusations Against Rusesabagina Started A Long Time Ago
CHICAGO – Sep. 15, 2020 – Since Paul Kagame became the President of Rwanda, he has wanted to be the only hero. When the movie Hotel Rwanda came out…
Keep readingWas Rusesabagina Removed from a GainJet Charter to Kigali on a Stretcher?
CHICAGO – Sep. 13, 2020 – On August 28, 2020, Paul Rusesabagina, the humanitarian famous for saving 1,268 Rwandans during the 1994 genocide, whose true story was told in…
Keep readingChanging Stories, Rwanda’s Kagame Can Not Make Up His Mind
Rwandan Government continues to lie about illegal arrest of humanitarian Paul Rusesabagina CHICAGO – Sep. 9, 2020 – Paul Rusesabagina, the humanitarian famous for saving 1,268 Rwandans during the…
Keep readingThe Truth Behind Hotel Rwanda and Paul Rusesabagina
CHICAGO – Sep. 8, 2020 – Since the movie Hotel Rwanda came out in 2004, Paul Kagame has been trying to re-write history and lie about the actions taken…
Keep readingUrgent Appeal Filed To UN Special Rapporteur On Torture On Behalf Of Paul Rusesabagina
Humanitarian Famous For Saving 1,268 Rwandans During 1994 Genocide WASHINGTON – Sep. 7, 2020 – Today, international counsel for Hotel Rwanda humanitarian Paul Rusesabagina filed an urgent appeal to…
Keep readingRwanda Blocks Rusesabagina’s Real Lawyers
International Counsel for Rwandan Humanitarian Reject Claims of Lawyer in Rwanda Who Says He was Hired to Represent Him CHICAGO – Sep. 6, 2020 – Paul Rusesabagina has been…
Keep readingUPDATE: Paul Rusesabagina Wrongly Taken & Arrested in Rwanda, Denied Access to Lawyer for Second Day
CHICAGO – Sep. 4, 2020 – UPDATE: For the second day in a row, Paul Rusesabagina’s lawyer in Kigali was denied access to see him in the jail. The…
Keep readingHumanitarian Paul Rusesabagina Kidnapped and Detained by Rwandan Government
CHICAGO – Aug. 31, 2020 – Paul Rusesabagina, the humanitarian whose true story was told in the movie Hotel Rwanda has been arrested while traveling. “We believe he was…
Keep readingPaul Rusesabagina, Whose Humanitarian Efforts Were Depicted in the Film “Hotel Rwanda,” Kidnapped and Detained by Rwandan Government
CHICAGO – Aug. 31, 2020 – Paul Rusesabagina, the humanitarian famous for saving 1,200 refugees during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, whose true story was told in the film Hotel Rwanda, has been arrested while…
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