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• Amnesty International - Rwanda
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Rwanda
• Human Rights Watch (HRW) - Rwanda
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• Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) - Rwanda
• International Committee of the Red Cross - The ICRC in Rwanda
• International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
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• United States Department of State - Rwanda
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