Protect the Rights of Rwandese Refugees

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From Amnesty International Afrrica Human Rights Update:

Protect the Rights of Rwandese Refugees

In spite of the real security threat that still exists in Rwanda, hosting governments of Rwandese refugees have been showing signs of involuntary and forceful repatriation of these refugees to Rwanda. Urge the governments of Tanzania and the Republic of Congo to honor their commitments under the 1951 Convention on Refugees and the 1969 Organization of African Unity convention relating to refugees.

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Please send appeals to the governments of Tanzania and the Republic of Congo.
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Hotel Rwanda
Amnesty International is proud to support Hotel Rwanda -- an important and timely film that chronicles the 1994 genocide in Rwanda that claimed the lives of over 800,000 people and created a refugee crisis affecting over 3 million others.
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Take Action: Stop the Flow of Weapons To Perpetrators of Human Rights Abuses

The flow of arms to Sudan is exacerbating the armed conflict in that country and directly contributing to a worsening of the human rights crisis. In the coming days, the United Nation’s Security Council will decide whether to impose a full or partial arms embargo on Sudan. The United States formally supports an embargo but has not excreted significant leadership in the Council to ensure a full embargo is approved. Write to the Secretary of State, Dr. Condeleeza Rice and encourage her to support a full mandatory arms embargo on Sudan with a strong monitoring mechanism.
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Take Action: Protect Landless People's Movement in South Africa!

On April 14, 2004, scores of participants were arrested in a protest rally by the Landless People's Movement (LPM) in Lenasia, in the Greater Johannesburg area, and detained overnight at Protea police station in Soweto. A number of protestors were reportedly tear-gassed in a police van. While in custody, protestors were subjected to suffocation and torture by police officers while being interrogated about their political activities.
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