Lewis Mudge

@LewisMudge

Central Africa Director at Human Rights Watch. Husband. Dad. New Englander. Bo-Sox fan. UNC/SOAS/UoE. Re-tweets not endorsements. Views expressed are my own.

Vermont, USA Joined March 2014

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Lewis Mudge @LewisMudge Oct 16

F1 has announced a race in #Rwanda. While the continent deserves a race, a look at Rwanda's flagrant disregard for human rights, both internal and across the region, raises a question: Does @F1 have a real due diligence program? New dispatch for @hrw hrw.org/news/2026/10/1…

www.hrw.org F1’s Rwanda Race Could Be Bad News for Rights Formula One’s decision this week to bring a Grand Prix to Rwanda in the early 2030s could be an important moment for Africa. But agreement between Formula One and Rwanda also brings significant human...

Lewis Mudge @LewisMudge Oct 1

In 2013 @Bolopion of @hrw went to Bangui #Centrafrique and met with the Seleka. They denied any wrongdoing. 13 years later a high ranking Seleka has been convicted by the #ICC. The long road to justice continues in Central Africa. hrw.org/news/2026/10/0…

www.hrw.org A Long Road to Justice in the Central African Republic In November 2013, I went to Bangui and met Michel Djotodia, then the Central African Republic’s self-proclaimed interim president. He had taken over the country as the head of a rebel coalition...

Lewis Mudge @LewisMudge Jul 1

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Lewis Mudge @LewisMudge Jun 17

Trump has declared peace in #Congo. The reality is much more complicated. New oped by @demontcl and @Bolopion for @hrw in @ipsnews
ipsnews.net/2026/06/trump-…

www.ipsnews.net Trump Declared Peace in Congo. This Is the Reality The M23 armed group in DR Congo is accused of forced recruitment, abuses and detentions as conflict and regional tensions persist in eastern Congo

Lewis Mudge @LewisMudge May 19

Félicien Kabuga, un suspect du génocide rwandais, meurt sans avoir été jugé. #Rwanda Point de vue pour @hrw_fr hrw.org/fr/news/2026/0…

www.hrw.org Un suspect du génocide rwandais meurt sans avoir été jugé Le décès de Félicien Kabuga, accusé d’avoir financé le génocide rwandais, clôt un chapitre important du génocide de 1994. Malheureusement, il prive également les survivants d’une opportunité d’obte...