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Judges were urged to embrace mediation as a one of major alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms in Rwanda’s justice system.
Law

Prioritise mediation, Chief Justice tells judges

Sunday, June 01, 2025
The number of cases involving juvenile offenders has more than doubled over the past four years, rising to 4,500 between 2020 and 2024, up from around 2,000 in previous years. File
Law

Justice: Juvenile cases doubled in past four years – lawyers’ association

Sunday, June 01, 2025
Chief Justice Mukantaganzwa and the Gambia Chief Justice Hassan Bubacar Jallow, follow a presentation as they toured the ADR Centre in Kigali on May 20. Courtesy
Law

Chief Justice says 80% of disputes could be handled through ADR

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
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Technology

How new AI platform seeks to address gaps in legal services

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
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Law

Should adultery, concubinage, and marital desertion be criminal offenses?

Thursday, May 15, 2025
Global Afrobeats superstar David ‘Davido’ Adeleke speaks at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on Tuesday, May 13. Courtesy
International

Africa CEO Forum: Davido calls for investment in Africa’s entertainment facilities

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Lawyer Jean Paul Ibambe (centre) flanked by his defence team at the Supreme Court before the hearing began on Monday, on May 5. Photo by Hudson Kuteesa
Law

State attorneys, lawyer clash as Supreme Court hears cyber law petition

Monday, May 05, 2025
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Crime

Sophie Akaliza handed five-month suspended sentence over bounced cheque

Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Béatrice Munyenyezi was convicted by the Huye Intermediate Court on April 12 last year on four counts. murder as a crime of genocide, complicity in genocide, incitement to commit genocide, and complicity in rape.
Crime

Genocide convict Béatrice Munyenyezi’s appeal trial to resume in May

Friday, April 18, 2025
Gasabo Intermediate Court has postponed for the second time the trial of businessman Davis Sezisoni Manzi and his wife, Sophie Akaliza.
Crime

Trial of Billion Traders FX founder, wife postponed to May

Monday, April 14, 2025
The Minister of Justice, Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, delivers his remarks during a meeting with legal advisors from public institutions in Kigali on April 4. Photo by Kellya Keza
Law

Public institutions' legal advisors trained in ADR to avoid costly litigations

Saturday, April 05, 2025
Minister of Trade and Industry, Prudence Sebahizi, during his presentation at the Parliament on Tuesday, April 1. Courtesy
Law

Why govt is proposing tribunal for disputes involving cooperatives

Thursday, April 03, 2025