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Hotel Rwanda appeal shows ominous slide in Kigali

As the sentence against Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina is expected to be increased this month, following an unusual appeal by Rwandan prosecutors, we speak to his daughter Carine Kanimba about her father’s illegal rendition and subsequent jailing on ‘terrorism’ charges, and discover the hotelier is just one of dozens of high-profile Kagame critics to find himself on the wrong side of Rwandan justice.

Politics

Trial fears for Hotel Rwanda ‘hero’

The subject of the Oscar-nominated film Hotel Rwanda , Kagame-critic Paul Rusesabagina is currently on trial for terrorism in Kigali. But, as Andrea Dijkstra discovers, questions are being raised over his chances of receiving a fair trial, while the dubious means used to detain him have led to a diplomatic fallout with Europe and the US.

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