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Rwanda - Diplomacy

Rwanda defends rights record over Commonwealth bid

Rwanda's government said on Tuesday its human rights record should be viewed in the context of the huge strides it has made since the 1994 genocide, after a report said the country should not join the Commonwealth.


The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) said Rwanda's adherence to international law, its speech and press freedoms and community justice system were not up to global standards and recommended against accepting its bid to join the Commonwealth this year.

Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rosemary Museminali, said many of the accusations had "absolutely no basis".

The report comes four months before the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Trinidad and Tobago in November, where Rwanda's application for accession is likely to be discussed. Its bid is strongly supported by Britain, Australia and Uganda.

The Commonwealth is a grouping of 53 nations around the world, mainly former British colonies. It aims to promote good governance and develop trade links between member states.

The CHRI, an independent non-governmental organisation that seeks to promote human rights within the Commonwealth, said Rwanda's bid to join in 2009 would be ill-advised if minimum rights standards were not met.

 

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