,h4 ,,res4 #hib  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,july #ad1  
#bjbb  ,,resolution  ,whereas1 in       
,august #bjbj1 ,rwandan political       
activist ,paul ,rusesabagina1 a ,united 
,states lawful permanent resident and a 
,presidential ,medal of ,freedom        
,honoree1 was extrajudicially           
transferred from ,texas to ,kigali1     
,rwanda1 by way of the ,united ,arab    
,emirates1 and subjected to an enforced 
disappearance for three days before the 
,government of the ,republic of ,rwanda 
acknowledged his detention1 during which
 time he was reportedly tortured2       
,whereas1 in ,december #bjbj1 more than 
#cf ,members of ,congress wrote to      
,president ,paul ,kagame to urge him to 
return ,paul ,rusesabagina to the       
,united ,states and expressed grave     
concern with the manner in which the    
,government of ,rwanda extrajudicially  
transferred ,mr4 ,rusesabagina from the 
,united ,arab ,emirates to ,rwanda and  
then immediately placed him in solitary 

confinement and charged him with        
multiple crimes2 ,whereas1 on ,february 
#aa1 #bjba1 the ,european ,parliament   
adopted a resolution on ,rwanda1 the    
case of ,paul ,rusesabagina1 which in   
part expresses deep concern about the   
violations of ,mr ,rusesabagina's       
rights2 urges the ,rwandan authorities  
to allow ,mr ,rusesabagina to undergo a 
fair and public hearing by a competent1 
independent and impartial tribunal      
applying international human rights     
standards 99 99 992 ,whereas the        
,american ,bar ,association's ,center   
for ,human ,rights' ,june #bjba report  
,the ,case of ,paul ,rusesabagina       
concluded that1 it is clear that ,mr4   
,rusesabagina's fair trial rights--in   
particular his right to confidential    
communication1 his right to the         
presumption of innocence1 and his right 
to prepare his defense--have been       
violated1 potentially to the irreparable
 prejudice of the defense1 calling into 
question the fairness of any potential  

convicting verdict2 ,whereas1 on        
,september #bj1 #bjba1 the ,high ,court 
of ,rwanda convicted ,paul ,rusesabagina
 of terrorism-related offences and he   
was sentenced to #be years in prison2   
,whereas ,united ,states ,department of 
,state ,spokesman ,ned ,price announced 
on ,september #bj1 #bjba1 that the      
,united ,states ,government is concerned
 by the ,government of ,rwanda's        
conviction of ,u4,s4 lawful permanent   
resident ,paul ,rusesabagina and stated 
that the reported lack of fair trial    
guarantees calls into question the      
fairness of the verdict2 ,whereas1 on   
,october #g1 #bjba1 the ,european       
,parliament adopted a resolution on ,the
 case of ,paul ,rusesabagina in ,rwanda1
 which calls for the immediate release  
of ,mr ,rusesabagina on humanitarian    
grounds and for his repatriation without
 prejudice to his guilt or innocence2   
demands that the ,,eu ,delegation to    
,rwanda and the diplomatic              
representations of the ,member ,states  

strongly convey this request in their   
exchanges with the ,rwandan authorities2
 ,whereas on ,may #ai1 #bjbb1 the       
,department of ,state determined that   
,paul ,rusesabagina was wrongfully      
detained1 and that the determination    
took into account the totality of the   
circumstances1 notably the lack of fair 
trial guarantees during his trial1      
pursuant to the ,robert ,levinson       
,hostage ,recovery and ,hostage-,taking 
,accountability ,act 7,public ,law      
#aaf-bfj72 and ,whereas ,paul           
,rusesabagina is a cancer survivor and  
suffers from a cardiovascular disorder  
and his family states that he has missed
 multiple medical appointments1         
including cancer screenings3 ,now1      
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives--  7#a7 calls on the   
,government of ,rwanda to immediately   
release ,paul ,rusesabagina on          
humanitarian grounds and permit him to  
return safely to the ,united ,states2   
7#b7 calls on the ,government of ,rwanda

 to ensure ,paul ,rusesabagina receives 
access to appropriate1 qualified medical
 professionals and all medical care     
necessary to guarantee his physical     
integrity and psychological well-being2 
7#c7 urges the ,united ,states          
,government in all interactions with the
 ,government of ,rwanda to raise the    
case of ,paul ,rusesabagina and to press
 for his immediate release on           
humanitarian grounds2 and  7#d7         
expresses support to the family of ,paul
 ,rusesabagina and their commitment to  
bringing ,paul ,rusesabagina home4      
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