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Inmates at Nyarugenge Prison. According to the new five-year plan,  the percentage of cases settled through mediation and plea-bargaining will be tripled. Photo: Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

Inside Rwandan judiciary’s new five-year strategy

Tuesday, December 31, 2024
The Judiciary of Rwanda targets to gradually decrease staff turnover from the current 35 per cent to 15 per cent in by 2029. File
Law

Rwanda Judiciary needs Rwf28bn to curb staff turnover

Monday, December 30, 2024
French-Cameroonian journalist and author Charles Onana and his publishing director Damien Serieyx, have been convicted by a Paris court for denying and minimizing the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Rwanda

2024 in courts: Landmark rulings, big trials and petitions

Sunday, December 29, 2024
The new Chief Justice Domitilla Mukantaganzwa takes oath of office on Thursday, December 12. She becomes the sixth Chief Justice of Rwanda after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Emmanuel Dushimimana
Law

Key changes that shaped Rwanda’s justice sector in 2024

Saturday, December 28, 2024
Justice Minister Emmanuel Ugirashebuja (left), and the President of Rwanda Bar Association, Moise Nkundabarashi (right) recognise Adv. Protais Mutembe (centre), for his outstanding contributions to the legal profession. COURTESY
Career

Mutembe, Rwanda’s longest-serving lawyer, still strong after 40 years

Saturday, December 28, 2024
Deputy Chief Justice Alphonse Hitiyaremye speaks during the validation a study on justice needs and citizen satisfaction in Rwanda on December 27.
Law

New study recommends ways to address judicial staff turnover, case backlog

Saturday, December 28, 2024
Governor of Western Province, Jean Bosco Ntibitura speaks to residents of Busasamana Sector, Rubavu District on Friday about security issues in the region. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Rwanda

Rubavu: Governor Ntibitura cautions border community on genocide ideology

Monday, December 23, 2024
Starting January 2025, Rwanda’s justice sector and its stakeholders will begin using an upgraded Integrated Electronic Case Management System (IECMS). Sam Ngendahimana
Law

Justice: What's new in upgraded integrated case management system?

Sunday, December 22, 2024
French-Cameroonian journalist and author Charles Onana was convicted on December 9, by a Paris court for denying and minimizing the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

The conviction of Onana: A rejection of Genocide denial and its threat

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
The Court of Appeal in France upheld the life sentence for Philippe Hategekimana a Genocide convict. Courtesy
Crime

Genocide: French court upholds Philippe Hategekimana’s life sentence

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
The Court of Appeal in France will deliver its verdict on December 17 in the case of Philippe Hategekimana, a former deputy commander of the Gendarmerie in Rwanda, who was tried for genocide.
Crime

Genocide: French appeals court to decide Philippe Hategekimana’s fate

Tuesday, December 17, 2024
New advocates take oath during their swearing-in ceremony on December 13. Courtesy
Law

New lawyers urged to prioritize alternative dispute resolution

Saturday, December 14, 2024