It is alleged that, in September 2010, the Rwandan section of the Human Rights League of the Great Lakes was targeted by a smear campaign led by some of the civil society organizations that had participated in the training sessions relating to the preparation of a civil society report as part of the universal periodic review process. These organizations reportedly disassociated themselves from the training and the report produced, stating that they had been falsely included in the report with the summary of the stakeholder’s information to be submitted for the review. It is reported that these organizations did so as a result of the pressure on them to retract their support from the above-mentioned initiative. Following the smear campaign, Mr. Nyilibakwe and the chairperson of the steering committee fled the country after receiving threats against themselves and their families.