Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On today’s episode, Casey and Elisha are joined by Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire and Kate Gibson, part of her international legal team, to discuss the case they filed with the East African Court of Justice to restore Ingabire’s civic rights after being absurdly convicted of terrorism and genocide denial, for which she spent eight years in prison. Now, she’s not only being barred from running in the country’s July presidential elections; she is also being prevented from leaving the country. The foursome unpack the question: What is Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s decades-long dictator, so afraid of?
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Dissidents and Dictators
00:03:24 - The Rwanda Government's Violation of Freedom of Expression
00:06:55 - Imprisoned and Denied Authorization to Visit Family
00:10:07 - Reconciliation and Development in Rwanda
00:13:33 - Filing a claim in front of the East African Court of Justice
00:16:29 - Kagame's Image and Reputation Laundering
00:19:47 - Anticipating the Presidential Elections in Rwanda
00:22:44 - Shining a Light on Rwanada's Political Exclusion
00:25:56 - Support for Change in Rwanda
00:29:22 - Introduction to the Human Rights Foundation
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On today’s episode, Casey and Elisha are joined by Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire and Kate Gibson, part of her international legal team, to discuss the case they filed with the East African Court of Justice to restore Ingabire’s civic rights after being absurdly convicted of terrorism and genocide denial, for which she spent eight years in prison. Now, she’s not only being barred from running in the country’s July presidential elections; she is also being prevented from leaving the country. The foursome unpack the question: What is Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s decades-long dictator, so afraid of?
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Dissidents and Dictators
00:03:24 - The Rwanda Government's Violation of Freedom of Expression
00:06:55 - Imprisoned and Denied Authorization to Visit Family
00:10:07 - Reconciliation and Development in Rwanda
00:13:33 - Filing a claim in front of the East African Court of Justice
00:16:29 - Kagame's Image and Reputation Laundering
00:19:47 - Anticipating the Presidential Elections in Rwanda
00:22:44 - Shining a Light on Rwanada's Political Exclusion
00:25:56 - Support for Change in Rwanda
00:29:22 - Introduction to the Human Rights Foundation
Learn more about our work at the Human Rights Foundation:
Website: hrf.org
X (formerly Twitter): https://X.com/HRF
Instagram: instagram.com/hrf
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hrf
Subscribe to HRF’s Substack: humanrightsfoundation.substack.com
Join us in promoting freedom where it’s most at risk!
Donate today: hrf.org/?form=donate
#VictoireIngabire #Rwanda #PaulKagame #AuthoritarianRegime #OppositionLeader #PresidentialElection #PoliticalPersecution #Imprisonment #HouseArrest #Reconciliation #Democracy #HumanRights #EastAfricanCourtofJustice #Dissent #EconomicMiracle #InternationalCommunity #PoliticalRights #KateGibson #DissidentsAndDictators #RwandaPolitics #AfricanPolitics #HumanRightsAbuse #PoliticalPrisoner #FreedomOfSpeech #PoliticalActivist #WomensRights #ElectoralReform #JudicialIndependence #RuleOfLaw
