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Amb. Martin Ngoga, Rwanda’s Permanent Representative to the UN, addressing UN securiy Council meeting on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. Courtesy
Politics

Rwanda’s UN envoy makes case for registry on international criminal matters

Thursday, June 12, 2025
Judges during a session of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) that was recently concluded in Kigali, during a rotational session from mid-February to early March. Courtesy
Law

EACJ struggles with judgment enforcement, experts push for reform

Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Justice Anita Mugeni, an accomplished Rwandan lawyer who is currently serving as Vice President of the EACJ, a role she assumed on June 20, 2023. She joined the regional court in 2021 when she was appointed as a judge to the EACJ Appellate Division. Courtesy
Career

Lady Justice Anita Mugeni: Pioneering change in East African jurisprudence

Monday, March 17, 2025
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Rwanda, Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, speaks at the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHP) on Wednesday, February 12. Courtesy
Africa

Ugirashebuja calls out DR Congo for politicising African rights court

Thursday, February 13, 2025
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Rwanda

Petition against Rwanda’s cybercrime law set for pre-trial

Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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
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
French-Cameroonian journalist and author Charles Onana was convicted by a Paris court for denying and minimizing the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Crime

Why Charles Onana’s guilty verdict sends a clear message to Genocide deniers

Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Jean-Paul Ibambe, a Rwandan human rights lawyer interacts with a participant during a recent conference. Courtesy
Law

Lawyer petitions Supreme Court over articles in cybercrime law

Sunday, July 28, 2024
Chief Justice Martha Koome is in Rwanda on an official visit. Courtesy
Law

Kenyan Chief Justice in Rwanda, to sign MoU with Rwandan judiciary

Sunday, June 09, 2024
Chief Justice, Faustin Ntezilyayo meets President of the Uganda Judicial Officers Association, Lady Justice Olive Kazaarwe Mukwaya in Kigali on May 30. Courtesy

EA judicial officials discuss tech, prison congestion and solutions to court backlog

Sunday, June 02, 2024
In February, the IRMCT announced that it will close its Kigali field office on August 31, after almost 30 years of operations in the country. Internet
Crime

Mixed reactions on legacy of UN courts as last ICTR fugitives are confirmed dead

Thursday, May 16, 2024