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Is Kagame’s case justiciable in the US

by AfroAmerica Network on May 2, 2010

I would like to comment on you assertion that the case by the widows of the late Rwandan and Burundian is not receivable in the US. Actually the case is not only receivable but also falls in documented statutes and court precedents.
I agree with you though that Paul Kagame’s immunity may guarantee that he may not be arrested as long as he is president, unless the US State Department revokes his immunity. As president of a recognized government, he is immune for civil or criminal prosecution. The reason he cannot be arrested is that the US has signed “a treaty” regarding the protection of diplomats and reciprocity. The treaty known as “The Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic Relations” of 1961 defines a…

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AfroAmerica Network Celebrates 15 Years of Existence

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