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Z listens intently as the trial judges find him guilty of genocide and extermination, ICTR, 18 December 2008. courtesy of UNICTR
Crime

Protais Zigiranyirazo: The rise and fall of ‘Monsieur Z’ - a cautionary tale of greed and power

Friday, June 26, 2026
Providence Umurungi, Rwanda's National Commission for Human Rights Chairperson delivers his remarks at the opening of the Fourth Conference of the African National Preventive Mechanisms Network in Kigali, on Wednesday, June 24.
Women

Experts urge detention reforms to protect women, children

Thursday, June 25, 2026
Delegates pose for a photo at the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR)' s Extraordinary Meeting of the Committee of Ministers of Defence on 10th January 2026.

The International Contact Group for the Great Lakes: From coordination to lasting peace

Wednesday, June 24, 2026
A view of Minembwe, South Kivu, where violence has intensified over recent years.
Africa

DR Congo: Lawyers prepare ICC cases over atrocities in Minembwe

Friday, June 19, 2026
Bertrand Bisimwa, the AFC-M23 rebellion’s deputy coordinator.
Africa

DR Congo crisis: Bisimwa criticises mediators for ‘babysitting’ Kinshasa

Friday, June 19, 2026
Rwanda’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Urujeni Bakuramutsa speaks during a right of reply at the United Nations Human Rights Council on June 17. Courtesy
Africa

Rwanda voices concerns about Burundi, FDLR role in DR Congo crisis

Thursday, June 18, 2026
Amb Fred Gateretse Ngoga

I expect insults

Thursday, June 18, 2026
Providence Umurungi, Chairperson of the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR),presenting the 2024-2025 annual activity report as Deputy Speaker Sheikh Mussa Fazil Harerimana looks on. File
Law

New human rights law broadens NCHR role, strengthens staff protection

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Government Spokesperson Yolande Makolo addresses journalists in Kigali. File
Africa

Rwanda rejects HRW allegations in ‘selective’ DR Congo report

Friday, June 12, 2026
National Commission for Human Rights Chairperson Providence Umurungi said the change reflects operational realities within the institution. COURTESY
Law

How new immunity provision could protect human rights body staff

Friday, May 29, 2026
Amb Fred Gateretse Ngoga.
International

Burundian diplomat speaks out on anti-Tutsi discrimination

Thursday, May 28, 2026
US President Donald Trump, President Paul Kagame and DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi sign the Washington Accord in Washington D.C. on December 4, 2025. Photo by Village Urugwiro

When the teachers fail the test: The crisis of Western human rights credibility

Monday, May 25, 2026