Lewis Mudge
@LewisMudge
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Central Africa Director at Human Rights Watch. Husband. Dad. New Englander. Bo-Sox fan. UNC/SOAS/UoE. Re-tweets not endorsements. Views expressed are my own.
Vermont, USA
Joined March 2014
L'accord signé entre la #RDCongo et le #Rwanda comporte de belles promesses. Mais à moins que les gouvernements de la région ne choisissent enfin la justice, il ne s'agira que de promesses vides. @LewisMudge 👇 https://t.co/mkgOj4R1xy
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Le Cadre d'intégration économique régional qui doit être signé aujourd'hui par le président de la République démocratique du Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, et le président du Rwanda, Paul Kagame, à la...
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The Washington deal fails to address impunity for abuses & #Rwanda and DRC's continue support to abusive groups in eastern #DRCongo. #EU should be vocal and make clear calls for justice - essential for sustainable peace. @HRW @LewisMudge take 👇 https://t.co/IfQwNshxVX
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The Regional Economic Integration Framework to be signed today by Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwanda President Paul Kagame at the White House in Washington, DC, is...
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🚨🇷🇼🇨🇩 The chair and ranking member of the @SenateForeign Relations Committee, Senators Risch and Shaheen, issued a bipartisan statement on today’s signing of the Washington Accords between the DRC and Rwanda as a welcome step, while stressing that success depends on concrete
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No doubt, the Washington Accords signed today offer real hope. The big question now is will this deal be worth more than that paper it is printed on? #Congo #Rwanda
https://t.co/iEPSC01ezn
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The Regional Economic Integration Framework to be signed today by Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwanda President Paul Kagame at the White House in Washington, DC, is...
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HRW a le plaisir d’annoncer que Philippe Bolopion a été nommé Directeur exécutif de l’organisation. Il a précédemment travaillé à HRW pendant 13 ans, dénonçant des atrocités commises à travers le monde, après une carrière en tant que journaliste. ➡️ https://t.co/fjs7350pfS
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Human Rights Watch is honored to announce Philippe Bolopion as its new Executive Director. Philippe is a 13-year HRW veteran and former journalist who has advocated on atrocities globally. We are proud to have his expertise guiding us as HRW rises to meet the challenges ahead.
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For more information and @hrw’s reporting on forced transfers of civilians - which are war crimes - by the M23, see: https://t.co/8fphw8a3Nr
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The Rwandan-controlled M23 armed group has deported over 1,500 people from occupied eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to Rwanda in violation of the 1949 Geneva Conventions.
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Solid reporting by @newhumanitarian on forced transfers of people from Congo to Rwanda and highlighting serious concerns about the UN @Refugees agency’s role. All the more important given that return of refugees is central to US-led peace talks https://t.co/6eeyoXeoQB
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The movement of thousands of people has raised concerns over potential war crimes and the role of the UN refugee agency.
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📆Demain se tient à Paris une conférence internationale sur la région des Grands Lacs. La protection des civils et la justice pour les atrocités commises notamment dans l'Est de la #RDC doivent être des priorités. Tribune de @demontcl & @BenJeannerod 👇 https://t.co/KBB13sCeyE
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Le 30 octobre, la France accueillera à Paris la Conférence de soutien à la paix et à la prospérité dans la région des Grands Lacs dans l’objectif d’obtenir des soutiens internationaux en réponse à l…
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The results of Cameroon’s presidential elections are expected in the coming days. Incumbent president Paul Biya has been in power since 1982. Whatever the outcome, respect for human rights, the rule of law, and the democratic will of the people is essential.
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NEW: HRW geospatial analysis shows a large increase of graves in Kanombe Military Cemetery in Kigali, Rwanda since the M23 armed group and Rwanda Defence Force offensive on Goma and Bukavu in eastern DR Congo in Jan 2025. 1/11🧵⤵️
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Recent elections in #Burundi do not reflect a triumph of democracy. They represent democracy's hollowing out. By @LewisMudge and @AntoineKaburahe in @mailandguardian 👇 https://t.co/9B87f9N3oF
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Recent elections in #Burundi do not reflect a triumph of democracy. They represent democracy's hollowing out. My take for @hrw in @mailandguardian with @AntoineKaburahe
https://t.co/sNzyq03P61
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Burundi is not the only authoritarian country in the region. Tanzania is restricting the opposition, media and civil society, while Rwanda controls any dissent
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.@washingtonpost independently confirms @hrw findings of #Rwanda-backed #M23 mass killings with more horrific witnesses and resident accounts of "M23 killing anyone they found." The #US should expand sanctions, press for justice together with peace talks https://t.co/Ijx3DC2dFC
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Rwandan-backed M23 rebels killed scores of civilians this month in eastern Congo, survivors recounted, just weeks after a peace deal hailed by the White House.
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#Chad 20-year sentence for opposition leader Succès Masra. He was found guilty of inciting violence, and complicit in murder. During the trial no proof was given, it was based on politically motivated charges. Latest communique for @hrw
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The guilty verdict and 20-year sentence imposed on August 9, 2025, on Succès Masra, leader of Chad’s main opposition party, is the culmination of a trial based on politically motivated charges.
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#Tchad « La peine infligée à Succès Masra envoie un message effrayant aux détracteurs du gouvernement et illustre l'intolérance du gouvernement tchadien à l'égard des critiques et des partis politiques d'opposition. » Mon dernier communiqué pour @hrw_fr
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– La condamnation et la peine de 20 ans d'emprisonnement prononcés le 9 août 2025 à l'encontre de Succès Masra, dirigeant du principal parti d'opposition tchadien, sont l'aboutissement d'un procès...
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Yet another killing by the ADF in #Congo highlights the need for improved response from the army, UN. Report by @demontcl for @hrw: https://t.co/A7o4vBXjIS
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The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group killed more than 40 people, including several children, with guns and machetes during a nighttime church gathering on July 26-27, 2025, in eastern...
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Arrestation de Succès Masara au #Tchad : "Si le gouvernement s’autorise à emprisonner des opposants après avoir signé un accord de réconciliation, quelle crédibilité ces accords auront-ils encore ?" 📝Tribune de @LewisMudge dans @LeMonde_Afrique ⤵ https://t.co/BBsGZurzzw
lemonde.fr
TRIBUNE. Lewis Mudge, directeur pour l’Afrique centrale à Human Rights Watch, en appelle à une intervention du président congolais Félix Tshisekedi, garant de l’accord qui visait à mettre fin à la...
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Mon appel à une intervention du président congolais Félix Tshisekedi, garant de l'accord qui visait à mettre fin à la crise politique tchadienne #Tchad, publié dans @lemondefr @hrw_fr
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TRIBUNE. Lewis Mudge, directeur pour l’Afrique centrale à Human Rights Watch, en appelle à une intervention du président congolais Félix Tshisekedi, garant de l’accord qui visait à mettre fin à la...
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