THE EDELSTAM FOUNDATION DEMANDS THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF PAUL RUSESABAGINA

The Edelstam Foundation has today sent a letter to President Paul Kagame of Rwanda demanding the release of Paul Rusesabagina, esteemed human rights activist and board member of the Edelstam Foundation. Mr. Rusesabagina was kidnapped, held incommunicado for three days, and has now been imprisoned for more than 260 days. This takes place without an international arrest warrant or an Interpol warrant issued for Mr. Rusesabagina. Even more so, the government of Rwanda has repeatedly violated his human rights by subjecting him to torture as well as limiting his access to lawyers.For further