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The East African country, ruled by President Paul Kagame since the end of the 1994 genocide which left some 800,000 mainly ethnic Tutsis dead, has often come under fire for rights abuses.

KIGALI - Rights groups on Friday urged leaders attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting this month to pressure Rwanda to release dissidents and improve its grim record on freedom of expression.

Kigali should also "publicly commit and guarantee that civil society and media, including those from Rwanda, will be allowed to work freely and raise human rights issues without fear of reprisals during and after their participation in CHOGM", they added. His music was banned by Kagame's government and he was found dead in his cell in February 2020, just days after he was caught trying to flee the country.

"Rwandans have been working round the clock to ensure readiness for CHOGM, and we look forward to hosting leaders and delegates in our country," she told AFP.

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