Election Rwanda 2010: candidates remain in Rwanda, despite threats

On Friday, February 22, 2010, independent Rwandan newspaper Umuseso reported an assassination plot against Frank Habineza, leader of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, who is now a member of the Permanent Consultative Council representing the three major opposition parties in Rwanda. Habineza responded, however, that neither he nor Victoire Ingabiré Umuhoza, of the FDU-Inking Party, nor Bernard Ntaganda, of the Parti Social-IMBERAKURI, intend to leave the country in fear, because they feel they are not only more effective but also safer in Rwanda, where their assassination would be an international incident. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have both called for an end to political repression and human rights abuse in the run up to Rwanda's August 9th election, and Reporters without Borders has called for an end to repression of the press, particularly Umuseso, the newspaper that reported the assassination threat against Habineza.

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News & Politics

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• Rwanda
• 2010
• Frank Habineza
• Victoire Ingabiré Umuhoza
• FDU-Inkingi
• Bernard Ntaganda
• Parti Social-IMBERAKURI
• Paul Kagame
• Rwandan Patriotic Front

[cyanga]

AnnieGet YourGang, are you still there!!!!!!!!!!, though you did find other things to do, and left Rwanda alone.

[AnnieGetYourGang]

Of course I'm still here. I've been wondering why this video hasn't been getting as much traffic as the others yet. Right now I'm gathering news to report on KPFA again tomorrow, after more grenade attacks on 03.07.2010 and everything else. On Monday, 03.02.2010, Senator Russ Feingold, head of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Africa called for the opening of political space in Rwanda.  See "Feingold Statement on the Fragility of Democracy in Africa" online.

[didyvox1984]

Why should they leave? Rwanda is one of the safest contries in the world

[AnnieGetYourGang]

Since you feel no need to respond to the news reported in this video, or to Green opposition leader Frank Habineza, I won't feel obliged to respond to you either, beyond this.

[TheAsira]

The future of Rwanda belong to hutus with %80 of population, MAKE NO MISTAKE! Let these stupid ingotanyi (tutis) build this country that will be inheritance to hutu children. I HOPE EVERY BODY UNDERSTAND THAT, IT IS VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND, SIMPLE MATH. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME.

[didyvox1984]

I can never understand how some peole like you think that they know what is better for rwandans, u should stop your colonialist ideology, Rwanda belongs to its peole and not the senator Russ Feingold.

[cyanga]

AnnieGetYourGang, Yes more grenade attacks more news for you and Hutu power!!!!!!!. l care less what Senator Russ Feingold says.