A court in Kigali has cleared a rape charge against the Miss Rwanda pageant organiser but said he will be prosecuted for other alleged sex crimes. The court on Monday also denied Dieudonné Ishimwe bail following his arrest late last month. Mr Ishimwe was accused of rape, soliciting or offering …
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The Rwandan government has announced the suspension of Miss Rwanda beauty pageant following last month’s arrest of its organiser. The suspension comes after sexual abuse investigations against Dieudonné Ishimwe, the chief executive of Rwanda Inspiration Backup, which organizes the competition. Mr Ishimwe was arrested last month after allegations of sexual …
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The organiser of Miss Rwanda beauty pageant, Dieudonné Ishimwe, has been arrested on allegations of sexually abusing contestants, the authorities have said. The arrest of Mr Ishimwe, the chief executive of Rwanda Inspiration Back Up, the company that organises the contest, comes just a month after this year’s edition, the …
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