Rwanda: Rwanda Admits Force Used In Anti-Thatch Campaign

Rwanda: Rwanda Admits Force Used In Anti-Thatch Campaign   The official in charge of Rwanda’s controversial policy to eradicate all thatched roofs in the country by the end of this month has admitted that ‘sometimes we apply some force’.   The admission came after hundreds of Twitter users responded to Survival International's condemnation of the destruction of Batwa Pygmy houses, which has left many of Rwanda’s most marginalized people without shelter.   The government, which is also active...

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