On 5th July East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project and Front Line Submitted a report on Rwanda for the 10th Session of the UPR. The report highlighted the limited space of independent human rights activism in the country, stigmatization and intimidation of independent journalists and the use of genocide – related charges against human rights defenders.
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In a letter released ahead of the 48th session of the
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