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Trial of Félicien Kabuga: Victims of genocide in Rwanda hope for answers

After more than 20 years on the run, Félicien Kabuga was arrested in May 2020 near Paris. Once rich and famous, the 87-year-old is accused of financing, training and encouraging the Hutu militias known as Interahamwe during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis. As his trial opens in The Hague,…

France 24

Trial of suspected Rwandan genocide financier Felicien Kabuga opens in The Hague

The trial of one of the last fugitives charged over the 1994 Rwandan genocide opened at a United Nations tribunal in The Hague on Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

Top Rwanda genocide suspect and financier Félicien Kabuga goes on trial

One of the last fugitives charged over the Rwanda genocide to face justice, Félicien Kabuga refused to appear in court at the start of his trial on Thursday. "Twenty-eight years after the events, this trial is about holding Félicien Kabuga to account for his substantial and intentional role in that…

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Long-awaited Rwanda genocide trial starts despite suspect's boycott

A U.N. tribunal in The Hague opened the genocide trial on Thursday of a Rwandan businessman captured two years ago after decades on the run, with judges saying the hearing must go on despite the suspect's decision to boycott it from his jail cell.

Reuters

Trial of elderly Rwanda genocide suspect opening at UN court

A frail 87-year-old Rwandan accused of encouraging and bankrolling his country's 1994 genocide is going on trial at a UN tribunal

The Independent UK

Tynemouth skies filled with orange paper planes in protest against Rwandan refugee plans

Tynemouth Together with Refugees played their part in a nationwide movement - urging Prime Minister Liz Truss to reverse plans to banish refugees to Rwanda

Chronicle Live

Labour ‘to act over child strip-searches and police vetting failures’

Yvette Cooper sets out policies at party conference and attacks ‘unworkable and unethical’ Rwanda deportation plan

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Home Office to reopen immigration detention centres with £399m deal

Two centres in England could detain 1,000 male asylum seekers in move linked to Rwanda scheme

The Guardian - UK

The best new books released in September as selected by avid readers and critics

Our critics’ picks include a historical melodrama based on a real-life maybe murder, a romp through the illegal dance halls of 20s London and a gloriously biting satire set in Rwanda.

ABC News

DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi: 'Presidential elections will take place in 2023'

The President of the DR Congo told FRANCE 24 that he wants to launch a "cry of truth" and put an end to hypocrisy by denouncing in the Tribune of the United Nations "the direct military aggression" of Rwanda against his country. Tshisekedi added that he relayed this same message…

France 24

City to fill the ‘skies with hope’ in campaign against asylum seeker flights to Rwanda

The national campaign continues until November 9

Bristol Post

Channel crossings to the UK this year go past 30,000 – more than for the whole of 2021

More people than ever coming over on small boats

Wales Online

Tshisekedi hits out at Rwanda over alleged backing of DRC rebels

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on Tuesday renewed accusations that Rwanda is fanning rebel groups in his country during an address at the United Nations.

Radio France Internationale

Rwanda policy ‘has heralded an increase in use of immigration detention’, warns charity

The Government has increased the use of detention among small boat arrivals

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Collapse, stagger or thrive? The Commonwealth searches for a role after Queen Elizabeth II’s death

Born from the ashes of empire, the Commonwealth has a new head but can it find a new role?, asks Race Correspondent Nadine White

Asharq Al-Awsat

Digital Cooperation Organization Adopts Riyadh AI Declaration

Member states of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) agreed Tuesday to adopt the Riyadh AI Call for Action Declaration (RAICA), which seeks to use AI technology to benefit people, communities, nations, and the world. The declaration, announced at Saudi Arabia’s Second Global AI Summit, was signed by all members of…

The Guardian - UK

Number of people crossing Channel in small boats exceeds 2021 total

Provisional number for 2022 so far is 28,561, despite announcement of controversial Rwanda plan

The Independent UK

Collapse, stagger or thrive? The Commonwealth searches for a role after Queen Elizabeth II’s death

Born from the ashes of empire, the Commonwealth has a new head but can it find a new role?, asks Race Correspondent Nadine White

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The Independent UK

Collapse, stagger or thrive? The Commonwealth searches for a role after Queen Elizabeth II’s death

Born from the ashes of empire, the Commonwealth has a new head but can it find a new role?, asks Race Correspondent Nadine White

Reuters

Benin in talks with Rwanda over logistical aid to counter Islamist threat

Rwanda may provide logistical support to help Benin tackle a worsening Islamist insurgency that is threatening parts of the West African region, a Benin government spokesperson said on Saturday.

The Guardian - UK

How red flags were brushed aside to push through Rwanda deal

Documents disclosed to high court case show repeated warnings about asylum processing plan

The Independent UK

UK has ‘assurances’ that Rwanda will honour asylum seeker deal, High Court told

Rwandan authorities have given ‘detailed assurances’ over the processing of asylum claims, Home Office lawyers argued.

Evening Standard

Ditch Rwanda migrant scheme, think tank urges Home Secretary Suella Braverman

The new Home Secretary has been warned the scheme could be failing to act as a deterrent

Radio France Internationale

French judges drop Rwanda massacre charges against army peacekeepers

French judges have dropped a case against French soldiers deployed during Rwanda's 1994 genocide. The men had been accused of complicity in crimes against humanity.

The Independent UK

Sending asylum seekers to Rwanda not a penalty, High Court told

The UN Refugee Agency has previously told judges that the Government’s Rwanda plan is ‘incompatible with UK’s fundamental obligations’.

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