Paul Rusesabagina Press Releases

Paul Rusesabagina's family and the #FreeRusesabagina team welcome and celebrate the return of Brittney Griner today in San Antonio and are grateful for the work of the Biden Administration in bringing home wrongful detainees.

Two years ago on August 31, 2020, Hotel Rwanda humanitarian Paul Rusesabagina's family and friends found out that he was in Rwanda when they saw a picture of him in handcuffs in Kigali, Rwanda.

Rusesabagina Family and #FreeRusesabagina team to view DC Mural on Tuesday, July 26 WHEN: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 Mural Viewing & Press Conference Media availability starting at 11:00 am EDT WHERE: 3125 M Street, NW; Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Department of State has now officially provided imprisoned humanitarian Paul Rusesabagina the status of "wrongful detainee." Rusesabagina, who is best known for his role in saving 1,268 people during the Rwandan genocide in 1994 as seen in the...

Press Conference at the National Press Club on May 3, 2022 at 10:30 am EDT

The #FreeRusesabagina team held a briefing on April 20 at the Brussels Press Club.

Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and NBA coach Doc Rivers participate in the campaign

Real-life hero of "Hotel Rwanda" was kidnapped, wrongfully imprisoned by current Rwandan dictator

This morning the TrialWatch initiative of the Clooney Foundation for Justice produced a final report on the case of Paul Rusesabagina in Rwanda.

The Rwandan prosecutors' appeal of the verdict in Hotel Rwanda humanitarian Paul Rusesabagina's Sham Trial concluded today in Kigali.

Opinion finds numerous human rights violations by the government of Rwanda

Media sources recently announced that Johnston Busingye, the Rwandan Justice Minister who admitted on television with Marc Lamont Hill that Rwanda kidnapped Hotel Rwanda humanitarian Paul Rusesabagina and who participated in the torture of Paul...

Kidnapped and ailing, the Belgian citizen and San Antonio resident remains unlawfully jailed in Rwanda

Something odd is going on in San Antonio. On Friday night, San Antonio DreamWeek is giving a platform to representatives of the Rwandan Government which kidnapped and tortured the 2020 DreamWeek Keynote Speaker and Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina.

The Court of Appeal in Rwanda heard an appeal on Monday, January 17 from the prosecution on the judgment against Paul Rusesabagina and his co-accused.

Virtual Press Conference on Friday, January 14 at 10:30 AM EST (Washington, DC time)

Rwandan President Paul Kagame met with EU Council President Charles Michel this week. While the meeting was private, this was a rare opportunity to show the world that the EU and Belgium stand for human rights, free speech and fair trials.

Carine Kanimba Rusesabagina will be in Italy at the National Council to ask for release and a fair trial for her father Paul, who inspired the Hollywood film "Hotel Rwanda"

Over the last 15 years, when human rights dissidents and journalists were detained, disappeared or found dead, Hotel Rwanda humanitarian Paul Rusesabagina spoke up and notified the International community about these human rights abuses.

While the world agrees that the Sham Trial of Paul Rusesabagina in Rwanda systematically violated his fair trial rights, his captivity and torturous conditions continue.

Paul's family and team are exceptionally pleased that the European Parliament continues its strong condemnation of the illegal arrest, detention and conviction of Paul Rusesabagina by the Rwandan government.

It is now 15 days since Paul Rusesabagina was convicted in his Show Trial in Rwanda and sentenced to 25  years in prison.