Respect for human rights remains positive, says rights commission

Respect for human rights in Rwanda remains positive and the country has registered notable improvement in governance, legal frameworks, access to justice, economic empowerment and protection of vulnerable members of society, the country’s rights commission has said.
The chairperson of the National Commission for Human Rights, Madeleine Nirere, briefs Parliament on the state of human rights in Rwanda for the 2013-2014 period yesterday as the Deputy Speaker, Abbas Mukama, looks on. (T Kisambira)
The chairperson of the National Commission for Human Rights, Madeleine Nirere, briefs Parliament on the state of human rights in Rwanda for the 2013-2014 period yesterday as the Deputy Speaker, Abbas Mukama, looks on. (T Kisambira)
Eugene Kwibuka