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Ugandan Police and Families Banned from Visas to USA for Gross Human Rights Violations

October 2, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, Oct 02,2024. Designation of Uganda Police Force Officials Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights – Banned from entry to USA. The Department of State is taking action today to promote accountability for human rights violations committed in Uganda by designating four members of the Uganda Police Force (UPF) due … More Ugandan Police and Families Banned from Visas to USA for Gross Human Rights Violations

U.N. Commander Who Tried to Stop Rwanda’s Genocide to Speak AT USF

February 22, 2016

While leading a 1993 United Nations peacekeeping mission in Rwanda, Dellaire became convinced that large-scale ethnic violence was imminent. He warned his superiors and pleaded for additional troops and ammunition, but instead, the U.N. ordered him to withdraw. Dellaire believed that leaving would be immoral, and he stayed in Rwanda with around 500 troops (from the original 2,600) to protect as many people as they could. That decision is credited with saving more than 30,000 lives. Roméo Dallaire will Receive Honorary Doctorate at event which is open to the public
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