General information

Call No.:

350-3-1:19/1

Part of series

HU OSA 350-3-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Africa: Rwanda

Located at

BetaSP NTSC #19 / No. 1

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00009732

Original Title

Reporters Sans Frontières [1/6]

Date of production

1993-08

Date

1993

Level

Item

Primary Type

Moving image

Language

French

Duration

1 hour 33 min.

Content

Form/Genre

Raw material

Contents Summary

“Reporters Without Borders” investigates the allegations that former members of the Rwandan Armed Forces (RAF) tortured or mistreated journalists and reporters. The tape focuses on Janvier Africa, a former member of the security police and editor-in-chief of the state sponsored “Umurava” newspaper. After he used the newspaper to reveal information he had obtained as an agent of the police, including the existence of death squads, he was arrested in Kigali in mid-September 1992 and detained at Kigali central prison where he was held without trial. The recording features two more interviews with Rwandan journalists who testify on the use of torture under the Habyarimana regime.

Context

Associated Names

Rekkas, Faria (Investigator)