English By Salem Solomon Share on Facebook Print this page WASHINGTON - Friends and supporters are demanding answers following the death of a Rwandan gospel singer in police custody in February.
Rwandan authorities have called Kizito Mihigo’s death a suicide, but his supporters believe he was killed for his political opinions. They have offered no solid evidence to back those assertions.
Amnesty Calls for Thorough Probe Into Rwandan Singer s Death
Kizito Mihigo, a well known gospel singer, was found dead in his prison cell four days after being arrested near the border with Burundi
Mihigo was honored in September with the Vaclav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent, the first time the human rights award was given posthumously.