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Former Governor Emmanuel Gasana (left) and former State Minister Edouard Bamporiki have been pardoned by President Kagame. Courtesy
Rwanda

Former minister Bamporiki, Governor Gasana among prisoners pardoned by President Kagame

Saturday, October 19, 2024
(L-R)Aurore Mimosa Munyangaju, Rwanda’s designated ambassador to Luxembourg, and Patricia Uwase, the newly nominated chief executive of Rwanda Cooperation Initiative. Courtesy
Politics

Former ministers Munyangaju, Uwase nominated for new roles

Friday, October 18, 2024
The New Times
Elections

Liberal Party pledges to push for laws to decongest correctional facilities

Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Inmates during a hair dressing training session in Nyarugenge Prison. A total of 1,132 individuals have been assigned to community service since April 2023. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda

Over 1,000 convicts assigned community service since April 2023

Thursday, February 29, 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
Some inmates at Nyarugenge Prison. PHOTO BY CRAISH BAHIZI
Law

Major reforms that shaped the justice sector in 2023

Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Glynn Simmons served 48 years, one month and 18 days in prison for the 1974 murder of Carolyn Sue Rogers during a liquor store robbery in an Oklahoma City suburb. He was 22 years old when he and a co-defendant, Don Roberts, were convicted and sentenced to death in 1975.
International

US man exonerated after spending 48 years in prison for murder he didn't commit

Thursday, December 21, 2023
Inmates at Nyarugenge Prison in Kigali. Prisoners can now apply for parole after completing just a quarter of their sentences. Photo/Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

Parole: What you need to know about eligibility as gov’t cuts application time

Thursday, December 14, 2023
Inmates in various correctional facilities in the country can now apply for parole after serving only a quarter of their jail terms. Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

Rwanda: Inmates eligible for parole after serving a quarter of their terms

Monday, December 11, 2023
Some inmates at Nyarugenge Prison. Statistics from Rwanda Correctional Services (RCS) show that there are a total of 89,034 inmates in the 13 correctional facilities in Rwanda. Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

Prison population on the rise despite decongestion efforts

Friday, August 25, 2023