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Crime

Rwanda renews call for Australia to extradite two Genocide fugitives

Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Inmates at Nyarugenge Prison. Rwanda is integrating plea bargaining to enhance restorative justice and reduce court backlog and prison congestion. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Law

Plea bargain: Which cases are ineligible in Rwanda?

Monday, January 15, 2024
The revised law stipulates a jail term ranging from six months to two years upon conviction, but a crucial prerequisite is the confirmation of postpartum depression by a certified medical professional. Internet
Health

Infanticide: Experts unsatisfied with new postpartum depression clauses

Wednesday, January 10, 2024
King Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein of the Kingdom of Jordan delivers remarks at Kigali Genocide Memorial on Monday, January 8. PHOTOS BY DAN GATSINZI
Kwibuka

‘Indifference is same as complicity’: Jordanian King Abdullah II on Genocide

Monday, January 08, 2024
Prisoners at Nyarugenge Prison on May 26, 2022. According to statistics cases closed through plea bargains have surpassed the 5,000 mark in just over a year. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Law

Plea bargain: Over 5,000 cases concluded in one year

Monday, January 08, 2024
Oscar Pistorius during his trial in Pretoria, South Africa. EFE/ALON SKUY. FILE

What next for Oscar Pistorius?

Saturday, January 06, 2024
Oscar Pistorius's various trials and hearings attracted enormous media interest. Photo-Getty images
Africa

South Africa: Oscar Pistorius released on parole

Friday, January 05, 2024
Rwanda Investigation Bureau headquarters at Kimihurura in Gasabo District. The Supreme Court has ruled to allow RIB to continue searching persons, buildings and premises without court warrants.File
Law

Why Supreme Court dismissed petition challenging RIB searches

Wednesday, January 03, 2024
City lawyer Edward Murangwa who was challenging the constitutionality of several portions of the 2017 law establishing RIB and determining its mission, powers, organisation and functioning. File

Understanding Supreme Court landmark ruling upholding search warrant issuance process

Wednesday, January 03, 2024
Some inmates at Nyarugenge Prison. PHOTO BY CRAISH BAHIZI
Law

Major reforms that shaped the justice sector in 2023

Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Genocide convict Sosthène Munyemana infamously known as the ‘Butcher of Tumba’ for his role in the 1994 Genocide, was handed a 24-year prison sentence.
Crime

Justice delayed but finally served: Activists, survivors on ‘Butcher of Tumba’ Genocide conviction

Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Police officers and other security agencies during a past community work (Umuganda) exercise. In Rwanda, security agencies regularly join hands with the citizenry in many community development activities. Courtesy
Security

Police: Theft, drug-related crimes on decline

Tuesday, December 12, 2023