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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday that Sylvère Ahorugeze, a Rwandan national currently residing in Sweden, may be extradited back to Rwanda to face charges of commiting genocide and crimes against humanity. Mr. Ahorugeze, who is currently in police custody in Sweden, has denied the charges and argued that he would not receieve a fair trial if extradited to Rwanda. The ECHR found that Rwanda had made sufficient improvements to its court system to allow for a fair trial and had abolished cruel and unusual forms of punishment. The court ruled unanimously that the extradition would not violate the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
Citation: Ahorugeze v. Sweden, no. 37075/09, ECHR 2011.