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– Rwandan authorities beat, arrest residents challenging land disputes (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News April 3, 2017

Military and civilian authorities in western Rwanda have arrested, beaten, or threatened people who challenged recent government decisions to force residents off their land.
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