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Denise Zaneza

@dzaneza.bsky.social

Human Rights Activist

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ #Rwanda: Paul Kagameโ€™s brutal regime rules through fear: enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and torture.
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19.01.2026 21:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#Rwanda - "The use of violence & propaganda to control historical narrative is integral to the rise of the RPF & its leader Paul Kagame. Kagameโ€™s government has killed, blackmailed, jailed, or silenced anyone who has openly challenged its account of the genocide." - Judi Rever
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15.01.2026 10:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In our conversation with Claude Gatebuke, we discuss what UN Member States should demand from #Rwanda at the upcoming UPR: real accountability for repression at home and the role of Paul Kagame's regime in death and destruction in #DRC.

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youtu.be/DX-o4CPtgxw

07.01.2026 20:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Rwandaโ€™s human rights record: Repression and Regional instability - Claude Gatebuke - Denise Zaneza
YouTube video by Denise Zaneza Rwandaโ€™s human rights record: Repression and Regional instability - Claude Gatebuke - Denise Zaneza

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ Our latest conversation with Claude Gatebuke exposes the grim reality behind #Rwandaโ€™s polished image: enforced disappearances, torture, repression of dissent, and transnational abuses under Paul Kagameโ€™s regime, as well as RDF/M23 atrocities in the #DRC. #Africa

youtu.be/DX-o4CPtgxw?...

05.01.2026 21:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผLa disparition du journaliste Honore David Safari en #RDC montre que ceux qui cherchent la vรฉritรฉ deviennent des cibles. Lโ€™ombre du rรฉgime de Paul Kagame sโ€™รฉtend au-delร  du #Rwanda, alimentant peur et instabilitรฉ dans la rรฉgion.

www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...

#RwandaIsKilling #Afrique

31.12.2025 02:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ #Rwandaโ€™s farmers deserve fair access to markets; not government-licensed middlemen that drive up food prices and cut into their earnings. Empowering farmers to sell directly will lower costs, reduce waste, and strengthen rural livelihoods.

www.theelephant.info/opinion/2025...

28.12.2025 02:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Years of war in eastern #DRC are written on the bodies of civilians. An @AFP article highlights hundreds of amputees in Goma: men, women, and children who survived bombs, mines, and bullets during the #Rwanda-backed M23 offensives that seized Goma and Bukavu. Farmers like David Muhire lost limbs while grazing cattle; children now learn to walk on plastic prostheses. 

In the meanwhile, despite a US-brokered peace deal signed in Washington, violence has continued, with new M23 attacks launched days later. Humanitarian centers are overwhelmed, under-resourced, and struggling to cope as the war grinds on.

This is the predictable outcome of a conflict sustained by impunity.

Rwandan president @paulkagame bears responsibility for the atrocities committed by M23 terrorists, whose offensives have left thousands dead and mutilated. While Kigali lies about peace, Congolese civilians pay with their limbs and lives. 

A peace agreement must enforce accountability. The international community must stop enabling this cycle, impose consequences, and prioritize justice for the victims. Without accountability for Kagameโ€™s role, there will be no lasting peace; only more amputees, more graves, and more broken futures

Years of war in eastern #DRC are written on the bodies of civilians. An @AFP article highlights hundreds of amputees in Goma: men, women, and children who survived bombs, mines, and bullets during the #Rwanda-backed M23 offensives that seized Goma and Bukavu. Farmers like David Muhire lost limbs while grazing cattle; children now learn to walk on plastic prostheses. In the meanwhile, despite a US-brokered peace deal signed in Washington, violence has continued, with new M23 attacks launched days later. Humanitarian centers are overwhelmed, under-resourced, and struggling to cope as the war grinds on. This is the predictable outcome of a conflict sustained by impunity. Rwandan president @paulkagame bears responsibility for the atrocities committed by M23 terrorists, whose offensives have left thousands dead and mutilated. While Kigali lies about peace, Congolese civilians pay with their limbs and lives. A peace agreement must enforce accountability. The international community must stop enabling this cycle, impose consequences, and prioritize justice for the victims. Without accountability for Kagameโ€™s role, there will be no lasting peace; only more amputees, more graves, and more broken futures

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผA peace agreement must enforce accountability. The international community must stop enabling this cycle, impose consequences, and prioritize justice for the victims. Without accountability for Kagameโ€™s role in eastern #DRC, there will be no lasting peace.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

#Rwanda

22.12.2025 21:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In 2025, authoritarian regimes reached beyond borders to target dissidents. Assassinations, abductions, surveillance, hacking, deepfakes, and legal pressure created constant risks.

22.12.2025 20:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Child survivors recount gang rape, sexual slavery by M23 forces M23 rebels and other fighters in Congo are using sexual violence as a weapon of war. Child survivors share their stories of gang rape, sexual slavery and abuse.

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ The horrific sexual violence, from gang rape to sexual slavery of children and civilians in eastern #DRC, is unbearable. The #Rwanda-n-backed M23 terrorist group is implicated in these atrocities, and Paul Kagame must be held accountable.

www.reuters.com/investigates...

11.12.2025 22:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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There will only be peace in the #DRC if there is a regime change in #Rwanda.

There must be:
- sanctions
- accountability for human-rights abuses & cross-border aggression
- free and fair political competition in Rwanda
- transitional justice.

##RwandaIsKilling

www.state.gov/releases/off...

10.12.2025 19:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thousands of #Rwanda-n troops (6,000โ€“7,000 RDF) are still operating inside eastern #DRC, fighting alongside M23, carrying out summary executions, arbitrary arrests & detentions, mass displacement, and the systematic burning of homes & targeting of Hutu civilians.
www.citizen.digital/article/un-e...

07.12.2025 22:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ @hrf.org calls on the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) to investigate Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabireโ€™s case, determine that her detention is arbitrary, and demand her immediate release.

##FreeVictoireIngabire ##IStandWithIngabire #Rwanda #PaulKagame #Africa

26.11.2025 10:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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HRF calls on the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) to investigate Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabireโ€™s case, determine that her detention is arbitrary, and demand her immediate release.

26.11.2025 00:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ #Rwanda: The enforced disappearance of Koffi Niyonkuru on March 29, 2024, remains unresolved. He spoke out on security issues and Rwandaโ€™s role in supporting the #M23.

His abduction is part of a chilling pattern of silencing critics under Paul Kagameโ€™s regime.

www.veritasinfo.fr/2024/04/rwan...

23.11.2025 23:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Paul Kagameโ€™s weapon of war: CR sexual violence in DRC. Masako Yonekawa - Denise Zaneza - Rwanda
YouTube video by MurakaZaneza Paul Kagameโ€™s weapon of war: CR sexual violence in DRC. Masako Yonekawa - Denise Zaneza - Rwanda

A powerful conversation with Dr. Masako Yonekawa unmasks #Rwandaโ€™s @RPFInkotanyi regime under dictator @PaulKagame.

Her research shows how sexual violence is systematically weaponized as a tool of power, control & domination in #DRC. #Genocide #Genocost #RwandaIsKilling

youtu.be/VWfXcPoNRdY?...

23.11.2025 22:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The children of Victoire Ingabire accepted the 2024 Liberal International Freedom Prize on her behalf. A prize she could not receive herself, because she remains unjustly imprisoned in #Rwanda for daring to speak the truth and advocate for democratic freedoms.

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23.11.2025 22:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ In todayโ€™s #Rwanda, journalists, YouTubers, and activists who dare to question the regime live in constant fear. Those who speak out against injustice are silenced; through arrests, exile, or death.

One of the most tragic examples is journalist John Williams Ntwali.

x.com/dzaneza/stat...

22.11.2025 23:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Judi Rever's new book - #Rwandaโ€™s 30-Year Assault on Congo #DRC - traces the roots of Paul Kagameโ€™s campaign and the impunity granted by the United States and its allies.

www.barakabooks.com/catalogue/rw...

#Genocide #Africa #Genocost

22.11.2025 23:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉRape is being used as a weapon of war to break women, destroy families, and empty communities so others can loot the land. Women and girls are under attack, and the entire backbone of Congolese society is being deliberately shattered.

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#DRC #Rwanda ##Genocost #Genocide

22.11.2025 23:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Si la Francophonie veut rester fidรจle ร  ses valeurs; dรฉmocratie, paix, droits humains; ses ร‰tats membres doivent interpeller les autoritรฉs rwandaises et exiger la libรฉration immรฉdiate de Mme Victoire Ingabire et de tous les prisonniers dโ€™opinion au #Rwanda.

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#CMF46 #Afrique

22.11.2025 23:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผThe M23; backed by #Rwanda; has displaced millions and imposed a violent parallel administration in eastern #DRC. Summary executions, forced labor, torture, land grabs, illegal deportations, and the crushing of civil society continue under their rule.

www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202...

22.11.2025 23:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#Rwanda: With journalist in exile Etienne Gatanazi we addressed the @paulkagame.bsky.social-regime's control over media, the use of fear as a tool of repression, the โ€œeverybody is a spyโ€ culture, the attacks on dissent, & the rise of brave voices.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KJC...
#Africa #Journalism

02.08.2025 20:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉOn this day of remembrance, as an activist of Rwandan origin, I pay solemn tribute to the suffering of the Congolese people & honor the millions of lives shattered by decades of violence, massacres, & injustice. Justice & dignity are a right for all victims.
#Genocost #DRC #RwandaIsKilling #Rwanda

02.08.2025 20:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Press freedom is dead under Paul Kagame's dictatorship in Rwanda. Etienne Gatanazi - Denise Zaneza
YouTube video by MurakaZaneza Press freedom is dead under Paul Kagame's dictatorship in Rwanda. Etienne Gatanazi - Denise Zaneza

With journalist in exile Etienne Gatanazi, we unpacked life under #Rwandaโ€™s surveillance state and @paulkagame.bsky.social's dictatorship.

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#Journalism #Africa #KagameMustGo #FreeVictoireIngabire

31.07.2025 21:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#Rwanda: Journalists, who dare to speak out against the regime have often found themselves arrested, exiled, or dead.

africasacountry.com/2024/10/the-...

John Williams Ntwali, who had been investigating the presence of Rwandan troops in the #DRC, was found dead under suspicious circumstances.

22.05.2025 16:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In #Rwanda, independent journalism is a myth. When you say something critical; even in a tweet; and you're watched, harassed, or summoned. Many go silent, get co-opted, or flee; like @samuel-baker.bsky.social did.

โžก๏ธ youtube.com/watch?v=KSQq...

#Africa #JournalismIsNotAcrime #PressFreedom #Kagame

22.05.2025 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The reality of journalism in Paul Kagame's Rwanda. Samuel Baker Byansi - Denise Zaneza
YouTube video by MurakaZaneza The reality of journalism in Paul Kagame's Rwanda. Samuel Baker Byansi - Denise Zaneza

For a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by journalists in Rwanda, listen to this conversation with @samuel-baker.bsky.social, a Rwandan journalist who shares his experiences of surveillance, censorship, & the high cost of truth-telling under Paul Kagame's regime.

youtu.be/KSQqddixH5g?...

22.05.2025 16:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dieudonnรฉ Niyonsenga, aka Cyuma Hassan, is a Rwandan journalist who has faced severe repression under President @paulkagame.bsky.social's regime. His case exemplifies the broader pattern of media suppression and human rights abuses in #Rwanda.

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#Africa #Dictatorship

22.05.2025 16:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The 2025 @freedomhouse.bsky.social report delivers delivers a scathing indictment of President @paulkagame.bsky.social's authoritarian grip over #Rwanda, highlighting the systematic erosion of political rights and civil liberties under his regime.

freedomhouse.org/country/rwan...

#Africa #Kagame

09.05.2025 22:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#Rwanda: Dรฉogratias Mushayidi, a genocide survivor, has been unjustly imprisoned for over 15 years.

His only "crime" was speaking the truth about human rights abuses and crimes committed under Paul Kagame's regime.

It is higly time to #FreeMushayidi and #FreeAllPoliticalPrisoners!

09.05.2025 22:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0