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a_kleber«Nonetheless, the international community must tread cautiously. Rwanda is often cited as a remarkable story of development and aid. But Human Rights Watch's assessment of Rwanda is in some ways even more alarming. The UK is the largest bilateral donor to Rwanda and has been a big political supporter of President Paul Kagame. There is plenty of evidence of the aid's impact, with improvement in key indices on health and education; that's how Rwanda wins the "donor's darling" label. But Human Rights Watch details the cost: the establishment of a deeply repressive regime which has strengthened its grip on every aspect of the country over the past 17 years. Any sign of dissent or opposition has been eliminated. The opposition parties were not allowed to participate in last year's election, which Kagame won with 93.8% of the vote. Two of those opposition leaders are now in prison, another has been assassinated and a fourth has fled into exile.
The two most popular newspapers have been suspended; in both cases, the editor has gone into exile. A year ago, a journalist was assassinated outside his home. No journalist can operate independently, so the passing of a new law on press freedom is unlikely to have much impact.
An example of the level of repression, and the disturbing methods used to justify it in terms of development, was the case of a priest who criticised the government in a sermon. He complained about a measure forcing people to destroy their thatched homes in order to modernise them with tin roofs; many were left homeless. The priest was arrested and, after nine months in prison, was sentenced to 18 months and accused of destabilising the state. Human Rights Watch argues that the UK has done little to bring these issues to the fore.»
Вчера как раз французский суд в очередной раз отклонил требование Руанды экстрадировать им жену президента хуту, погибшего в сбитом самолете со всем правительством (что послужило причиной геноцида против тутси). Самолет сбили люди Кагамэ. И этот боевик, ставший причиной избиения собственного народа, теперь установил там очередной фашисткий режимчег. Красота!
Опасаюсь, что нечто аналогичное может произойти в Ливии - "угнетенные" склонны пользоваться своей разукрашенной виктимностью в тиранических целях, это такая неприятная особенность человеческой психологии.
The two most popular newspapers have been suspended; in both cases, the editor has gone into exile. A year ago, a journalist was assassinated outside his home. No journalist can operate independently, so the passing of a new law on press freedom is unlikely to have much impact.
An example of the level of repression, and the disturbing methods used to justify it in terms of development, was the case of a priest who criticised the government in a sermon. He complained about a measure forcing people to destroy their thatched homes in order to modernise them with tin roofs; many were left homeless. The priest was arrested and, after nine months in prison, was sentenced to 18 months and accused of destabilising the state. Human Rights Watch argues that the UK has done little to bring these issues to the fore.»
Вчера как раз французский суд в очередной раз отклонил требование Руанды экстрадировать им жену президента хуту, погибшего в сбитом самолете со всем правительством (что послужило причиной геноцида против тутси). Самолет сбили люди Кагамэ. И этот боевик, ставший причиной избиения собственного народа, теперь установил там очередной фашисткий режимчег. Красота!
Опасаюсь, что нечто аналогичное может произойти в Ливии - "угнетенные" склонны пользоваться своей разукрашенной виктимностью в тиранических целях, это такая неприятная особенность человеческой психологии.
