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- Investigate fully and bring promptly to justice those responsible for killing survivors and other Rwandan citizens, including those whose deaths are documented in this report .
- Comply with obligations under the ICCPR and conduct a thorough, independent, and impartial investigation into the deaths of Jean Hakizamungu, John Rukundo, and Francois Ndagijimana while in police custody, and bring to justice anyone identified as responsible for the killings. The investigation should include objective assessment of available forensic evidence and the taking of statements from independent witnesses.
- Investigate, in accordance with international legal obligations, as a matter of routine, other deaths of suspects in police custody. Prosecute any members of the police force involved in ordering or implementing extrajudicial executions.
- Attribute motives for any attacks on survivors only on the basis of objective evidence following thorough police investigation. Impute motives of“genocidal ideology” only in instances where the acts clearly and directly fall under the Convention to Prevent and Punish the Crime of Genocide.
- Provide impartial, full, and accurate reporting of gacaca-related and other serious crimes.
- Urge the Rwandan authorities to investigate and bring to justice all persons, including police officers, responsible for unlawfully killings or assault. Insist particularly on the importance of effective and transparent investigation of deaths in police custody.
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