IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 892 
Calling on the Government of the Republic of Rwanda to release Paul 
Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2022 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Ms. WILD, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. PHILLIPS, and Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Calling on the Government of the Republic of Rwanda to 
release Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds. 
Whereas, in August 2020, Rwandan political activist Paul 
Rusesabagina, a United States lawful permanent resident 
and a Presidential Medal of Freedom Honoree, was 
extrajudicially transferred from Texas to Kigali, Rwanda, 
by way of the United Arab Emirates, and subjected to an 
enforced disappearance for three days before the Govern-
ment of the Republic of Rwanda acknowledged his deten-
tion, during which time he was reportedly tortured; 
Whereas, in December 2020, more than 36 Members of Con-
gress wrote to President Paul Kagame to urge him to re-
turn Paul Rusesabagina to the United States and ex-
pressed grave concern with the manner in which the Gov-
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ernment of Rwanda extrajudicially transferred Mr. 
Rusesabagina from the United Arab Emirates to Rwanda 
and then immediately placed him in solitary confinement 
and charged him with multiple crimes; 
Whereas, on February 11, 2021, the European Parliament 
adopted a resolution on ‘‘Rwanda, the case of Paul 
Rusesabagina’’, which in part ‘‘[e]xpresses deep concern 
about the violations of Mr Rusesabagina’s rights; urges 
the Rwandan authorities to allow Mr Rusesabagina to 
undergo a fair and public hearing by a competent, inde-
pendent and impartial tribunal applying international 
human rights standards . . .’’; 
Whereas the American Bar Association’s Center for Human 
Rights’ 
June 
2021 
report 
‘‘The 
Case 
of 
Paul 
Rusesabagina’’ concluded that, ‘‘it is clear that Mr. 
Rusesabagina’s fair trial rights – in particular his right 
to confidential communication, his right to the presump-
tion of innocence, and his right to prepare his defense – 
have been violated, potentially to the irreparable preju-
dice of the defense, calling into question the fairness of 
any potential convicting verdict’’; 
Whereas, on September 20, 2021, the High Court of Rwanda 
convicted Paul Rusesabagina of terrorism-related offences 
and he was sentenced to 25 years in prison; 
Whereas United States Department of State Spokesman Ned 
Price announced on September 20, 2021, that the United 
States Government is ‘‘concerned by the Government of 
Rwanda’s conviction of U.S. lawful permanent resident 
Paul Rusesabagina’’ and stated that the ‘‘reported lack 
of fair trial guarantees calls into question the fairness of 
the verdict’’; 
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Whereas, on October 7, 2021, the European Parliament 
adopted a resolution on ‘‘The case of Paul Rusesabagina 
in Rwanda’’, which ‘‘[c]alls for the immediate release of 
Mr Rusesabagina on humanitarian grounds and for his 
repatriation without prejudice to his guilt or innocence; 
demands that the EU Delegation to Rwanda and the dip-
lomatic representations of the Member States strongly 
convey this request in their exchanges with the Rwandan 
authorities’’; and 
Whereas Paul Rusesabagina is a cancer survivor and suffers 
from a cardiovascular disorder and his family states that 
he has missed multiple medical appointments, including 
cancer screenings: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) calls on the Government of Rwanda to im-
mediately release Paul Rusesabagina on humani-
tarian grounds and permit him to return safely to 
the United States; 
(2) calls on the Government of Rwanda to en-
sure Paul Rusesabagina receives access to appro-
priate, qualified medical professionals and all med-
ical care necessary to guarantee his physical integ-
rity and psychological well-being; 
(3) 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 grounds; and 
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