Rwanda accused of stalking, harassing and threatening exiles in US
Source: The Guardian
Rwanda accused of stalking, harassing and threatening exiles in US
African state that signed deal with UK to host asylum seekers perpetrates ‘transnational repression’, Freedom House report says
Julian Borger in Washington
Thu 2 Jun 2022 05.10 BST
Last modified on Thu 2 Jun 2022 05.14 BST
Rwanda has been accused of being among the worst perpetrators of “transnational repression” in the US, stalking, harassing and threatening exiles there, according to a new report.
The report by the Freedom House advocacy group in Washington, names Rwanda alongside China, Russia, Iran and Egypt as the principal offenders in seeking to extend the reach of their repressive regimes into the US.
Isabel Linzer, one of the report’s authors, said the findings raise further questions about the UK government’s agreement with Kigali to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. The first deportation flight is due on 14 June.
“People often focus on Saudi Arabia, Iran, China, Russia, but Rwanda is one of the most prolific perpetrators of transnational repression in the world,” Linzer said. “And it certainly has not received the same level of scrutiny as some of those other countries.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/02/rwanda-exiles-stalking-harassing-threatening-us-freedom-house-report-edited-
