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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Michela Wrong

Rwanda accused of broad campaign of repression against dissidents

Rishi Sunak and Paul Kagame in Downing Street in May
Rishi Sunak and Paul Kagame in Downing Street in May. Photograph: Thomas Krych/Zuma Press/Shutterstock

Rwandan authorities are coordinating a systematic campaign of repression at home and abroad against political activists, suspected dissidents and their family members, according to a Human Rights Watch report, raising questions about plans by the UK government to send asylum seekers there.

The US-based rights group details an alleged campaign of extraterritorial killings, kidnappings and intimidation, as well as arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances on Rwandan soil.

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