§1. Request for information on Rwanda’s human rights practices
This section requests that the Secretary of State submit to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, not later than 30 days after adoption of the resolution and pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(c)), a statement on Rwanda’s human rights practices prepared in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the Office of the Legal Adviser. The statement must include (1) credible information on alleged violations by the Government of Rwanda, such as arbitrary arrest, detention, torture, due process violations, enforced disappearances, killings, and trafficking (including of non-Rwandan citizens removed to Rwanda by the United States) and the legal rights and treatment of such non-citizens; (2) U.S. government steps to promote human rights observance, discourage violations, disassociate from them, assess pre-removal treatment (including individualized assessments, legal status options, and humane treatment), and ensure compliance with U.S. court orders for returns; and (3) assessments of whether U.S. security assistance to Rwanda could support related activities, conditions in Rwandan detention facilities, risks to deportees, protective actions, relevant agreements or transactions, information on individuals sent to Rwanda in 2025, facilitation of releases or returns, and assurances obtained on deportee treatment.