Rwanda: Human rights abuses by the Rwandan Patriotic Army between 1991 and 1997

Publisher Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Author Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada
Publication Date 1 April 1999
Citation / Document Symbol RWA31711.E
Cite as Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Rwanda: Human rights abuses by the Rwandan Patriotic Army between 1991 and 1997, 1 April 1999, RWA31711.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abda3c.html [accessed 17 September 2023]
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Reports on human rights abuses committed by the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA) between 1991 and 1997 are contained in the references listed below, which are  available at Regional Documentation Centres.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

References

Amnesty International. 1995-1998. Amnesty International Reports 1995-1998. New York: Amnesty International USA.

_____. 23 June 1998. Rwanda: The Hidden Violence "Disappearances" and Killings Continue, pp: 21-30. (AI Index: AFR 47/23/98). London: Amnesty International.

_____. 25 September 1997. Rwanda: Ending the Silence, pp. 14-22/. (AI  Index: AFR 47/32/97). London: Amnesty International.

_____. 20 October 1994. Rwanda: Reports of Killings and Abductions by the Rwandese Patriotic Army, April-August 1994. (AI Index: AFR 47/16/94). London: Amnesty

International.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 1994-1997. 1995-1998. United States Government of State. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1998. 1999. [Internet:] [Accessed: 28 Apr. 1999)

Human Rights Watch (HRW)/Africa. April 1995. Vol. 7. No. 1. Rwanda: Crisis Continues?. New York: Human Rights Watch.

_____. January 1994. Vol. 6. Issue. Rwanda: The Arms Trade and Human rights Abuses in the Rwandan War, p.13. New York: Human Rights Watch.

_____. June 1993. Vol. 5. No. 7. Beyond Rhetoric: Continuing Human Rights Abuses in Rwanda, pp. 23-24. New York: Human Rights Watch.

_____. 27 February 1992. Vol. 4. Issue No. 3. Rwanda: Talking Peace and Waging War: Human Rights Since the October 1990 Invasion, pp. 21-23. New York: Human Rights Watch.

Human Rights Watch (HRW). 1995-1999. Human Rights Watch World Reports 1995-1999.

United Nations High Commission for Human Rights. January-February 1997. Report of the Human Rights Situation in Rwanda and the Activities of HRFOR.

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