Family of 'Hotel Rwanda' hero sues Rwandan government for kidnapping and torture
Paul Rusesabagina saved more than 1,200 people during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The Rwandan government convicted him of terrorism in a trial that human rights groups call a sham.
by Dustin Jones
May 01, 2022
2 minutes
Paul Rusesabagina, the man portrayed in the film who saved more than 1,200 people during the nation's 1994 genocide, has been detained in Rwanda for 20 months on terrorism charges that human rights groups call a sham. Now his family is suing the government of Rwanda for
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