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Taxpayer funds being used without proper authorization by Mayor Thaddeus Jones

Carine Kanimba Rusesabagina will be in Italy at the National Council to ask for release and a fair trial for her father Paul, who inspired the Hollywood film "Hotel Rwanda"

Over the last 15 years, when human rights dissidents and journalists were detained, disappeared or found dead, Hotel Rwanda humanitarian Paul Rusesabagina spoke up and notified the International community about these human rights abuses.

While the world agrees that the Sham Trial of Paul Rusesabagina in Rwanda systematically violated his fair trial rights, his captivity and torturous conditions continue.

Today, one day after Calumet City Clerk Nyota Figgs was forced to file a lawsuit against Calumet City Mayor and State Representative Thaddeus Jones for repeatedly interfering with her ability to do her job including locking her out of her office,...

Today City Clerk and Collector of Calumet City, Nyota Figgs ("Clerk Figgs"), through her attorneys, The Royko Group, LLC, filed a complaint against Calumet City Mayor and State Representative Thaddeus Jones because of his interference in the performance..

Paul's family and team are exceptionally pleased that the European Parliament continues its strong condemnation of the illegal arrest, detention and conviction of Paul Rusesabagina by the Rwandan government.

It is now 15 days since Paul Rusesabagina was convicted in his Show Trial in Rwanda and sentenced to 25  years in prison.

The sham trial of Paul Rusesabagina ended on September 20th, when he was found guilty on eight of nine charges. The guilty verdict was no surprise to his family and team, since this trial was clearly political from the start.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Today Alexi Giannoulias proposed a policy that Pat Dowell has presented more than a month ago. It is a good idea, as it was when Dowell talked about it in much great detail and with policy proposals on August 16.