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Rwandan widow loses refugee bid | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
A French appeals board has rejected the asylum request of the widow of Rwanda's ex-President Juvenal Habyarimana, whose death triggered the 1994 genocide. | |
She had appealed after her claim was turned down by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees last month. | |
The ruling comes several days after a French-based support group for victims of the genocide, CPCR, filed a law suit against Agathe Habyarimana. | The ruling comes several days after a French-based support group for victims of the genocide, CPCR, filed a law suit against Agathe Habyarimana. |
It alleges she played a role in the mass killings, which she denies. | It alleges she played a role in the mass killings, which she denies. |
Mrs Habyarimana has said that she and her relatives have been made scapegoats for the killing of some 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus. | Mrs Habyarimana has said that she and her relatives have been made scapegoats for the killing of some 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus. |
Mrs Habyarimana, 60, has been living in France since shortly after the genocide but only applied for political asylum in 2004. | Mrs Habyarimana, 60, has been living in France since shortly after the genocide but only applied for political asylum in 2004. |
Diplomatic row | Diplomatic row |
Last month, Rwanda demanded that France arrest Mrs Habyarimana on charges that she was involved in the genocide. | Last month, Rwanda demanded that France arrest Mrs Habyarimana on charges that she was involved in the genocide. |
Rwanda broke off relations with France last year in a row over the killing of Mr Habyarimana. | Rwanda broke off relations with France last year in a row over the killing of Mr Habyarimana. |
A French judge accused Rwanda's President Paul Kagame of ordering his assassination - charges he strongly denied. | A French judge accused Rwanda's President Paul Kagame of ordering his assassination - charges he strongly denied. |
The mass killings started immediately after the president's plane was shot down. | The mass killings started immediately after the president's plane was shot down. |
Rwanda has long accused France of having links to those who carried out the genocide and last year started an official enquiry into the allegations. | Rwanda has long accused France of having links to those who carried out the genocide and last year started an official enquiry into the allegations. |
France denies involvement in the genocide and says its military intervention helped Rwandans. | France denies involvement in the genocide and says its military intervention helped Rwandans. |
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