Family Of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Hero Sues Rwandan Government For $400M

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By Melissa Noel ·Updated May 5, 2022

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The family of Paul Rusesabagina, the man made famous by the feature film Hotel Rwanda, which chronicled how he saved 1,200 people during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, has sued the Rwandan government, alleging that he was kidnapped, tortured, and illegally imprisoned, NPR reports.

Rwandan officials are said to have kidnapped the 67-year-old in Dubai in August 2020. Rusesabagina was found guilty of terrorism

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