Commentary: Rwanda's disturbing arrest of the hero of 'Hotel Rwanda'
The Trump administration has developed a global reputation for coddling dictators, but it has an opportunity in its waning days to leave on a different note. The authoritarian government of Rwanda is holding an unusual captive in one of its jails: Paul Rusesabagina, the former hotel manager who rescued 1,268 people from the 1994 Rwandan genocide and whose story was portrayed in the film "Hotel ...
by Tom Zoellner, Los Angeles Times
Jan 05, 2021
3 minutes
The Trump administration has developed a global reputation for coddling dictators, but it has an opportunity in its waning days to leave on a different note.
The authoritarian government of Rwanda is holding an unusual captive in one of its jails: Paul Rusesabagina, the former hotel manager who rescued 1,268 people from the 1994 Rwandan genocide and whose story was portrayed in the film "Hotel Rwanda." Rusesabagina is a U.S. resident
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