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A Genocide suspect stands before the committee of Inyangamugayo judges as members of the community look on during a Gacaca trial. The community-based courts tried nearly two million Genocide cases before they were closed in 2012. File
Rwanda

How Gacaca courts still shape justice 32 years after Genocide

Sunday, April 12, 2026
Some of the men who were granted release on parole at Nyarugenge Correctional Facility on Thursday, March 5. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Crime

Who gets release on parole and how is it different from pardon?

Friday, March 06, 2026
Some juvenile inmates who sat for national exams pose for a photo with RCS officers at Nyagatare Juvenile Prison in Nyagatare District. This is the only facility exclusively built to accommodate young offenders in the country. Photo: Courtesy
Law

Inside major proposals for a child-friendly justice system

Friday, February 27, 2026
Lawyers offer support during a past plea bargain proceeding at Nyarugenge Prison. Photos: Courtesy. 
Law

Plea bargain: Over 800 criminal cases settled in week-long drive

Wednesday, February 04, 2026
Inmates follow Chief Justice Domitilla Mukantaganzwa's remarks while explaining the plea bargaining’s role in promoting restorative justice.  Courtesy
Law

PHOTOS: Inmates praise plea bargaining for offering hope and healing

Thursday, November 13, 2025
Dr. Yvan Butera, the Minister of State for Health addresses senators on mental health situation in Rwanda
Health

From one psychiatrist in 1995, Rwanda's mental healthcare comes of age

Sunday, July 06, 2025
Some of the 106 ex-combatants repatriated from DR Congo in March, part of the group that returned alongside FDLR’s Brig Gen Gakwerere, were officially discharged at Mutobo Demobilization Centre on Thursday, June 26.

Mutobo: You came to fight. We sent you to class

Thursday, July 03, 2025
The New Times

Constant Mutamba: Outstanding diversion as reformist martyrdom

Thursday, June 19, 2025
Inmates at Nyarugenge Prison in Kigali. Phto by Craish Bahizi

Can the pen heal? Media’s role in the reintegration of Genocide perpetrators in Rwanda

Monday, February 24, 2025
Some of the youths who are attending a rehabilitation course at Gitagata rehabilitation centre in Bugesera District. Courtesy
Health

Drug abuse: when does a person go to rehab or jail?

Wednesday, January 29, 2025
The New Times

Celebrating Rwanda's justice sector reforms: A journey towards citizen-centred rule of law

Thursday, October 31, 2024
The Law Regulating Media in Rwanda defines defamation as the intentional communication of false information, either orally, in writing, or through other means, with the intent to harm a person's reputation. 

The case for a civil defamation law in Rwanda

Thursday, October 24, 2024