Africa Forum

Rwanda hotel dissident denied food and medicine in prison, family says NAIROBI, Kenya – Paul Rusesabagina, the prominent dissident who was portrayed in the Oscar nominated film "Hotel Rwanda", is denied food and medicine at a prison in Rwanda where he is being held on terrorism-related charges , according to his family, lawyers and foundation, even as the 66-year-old complained of poor health. Mr Rusesabagina told members of his family that prison officials had informed him that they would cut off his access to food, water and medicine from Saturday. His family and lawyers believe the Rwandan authorities' decision was an attempt to pressure him to return to his trial, which he stopped attending in March after saying he did not expect get justice. Mr. Rusesabagina, the former hotelier whose efforts to save more than 1,200 people during the country's genocide were featured in "Hotel Rwanda", later became a critic of President Paul Kagam...