H. Res. 892 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 14, 2022. 
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-
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-
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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 presumption 
of innocence, and his right to prepare his defense—have 
been violated, potentially to the irreparable prejudice of 
the defense, calling into question the fairness of any po-
tential 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’’; 
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’’;
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Whereas on May 19, 2022, the Department of State deter-
mined that Paul Rusesabagina was ‘‘wrongfully de-
tained’’, and that ‘‘the determination took into account 
the totality of the circumstances, notably the lack of fair 
trial guarantees during his trial’’, pursuant to the Robert 
Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Ac-
countability Act (Public Law 116–260); 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 imme-
diately release Paul Rusesabagina on humanitarian 
grounds and permit him to return safely to the United 
States; 
(2) calls on the Government of Rwanda to ensure 
Paul Rusesabagina receives access to appropriate, quali-
fied medical professionals and all medical care necessary 
to guarantee his physical integrity 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 imme-
diate release on humanitarian grounds; and
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(4) expresses support to the family of Paul 
Rusesabagina and their commitment to bringing Paul 
Rusesabagina home. 
Attest: 
Clerk.