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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 sanctions become strategy: The limits of economic pressure in eastern DR Congo

Wednesday, July 01, 2026
Mourners observe a moment of silence in honour of the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi at Nyundo Genocide Memorial in Nyundo Sector, Rubavu District, where more than 1,000 Genocide victims are laid to rest.
Kwibuka

Pfunda Tea Company, farmers honour Genocide victims, reaffirm support for survivors

Wednesday, July 01, 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.
Africa

Kigali questions UN inquiry methods on eastern DR Congo

Tuesday, June 30, 2026
DR Congo President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi during the signing of Washington Accords. File

Who sanctions the sanctioners? The missing accountability in international affairs

Monday, June 29, 2026
Edmond Tubanambazi, First Counsellor at Rwanda's Permanent Mission at the UN Office in Geneva, speaks at a past event.
Africa

DR Congo’s weaponisation of ethnicity a warning sign, says Rwandan diplomat

Friday, June 26, 2026
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
Panelists engage in a discussion at the workshop. Discussions focused on key human rights issues, including civic space and democratic participation, economic security and livelihood protection, access to justice, gender equality, social protection. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

Never Again Rwanda forum hails human rights progress, urges action on remaining gaps

Wednesday, June 24, 2026
A view of a village that was burned by the FDLR genocidal group in Walikale Territory, eastern DR Congo, in December 2025. File photo.
Africa

Congolese rights groups say FDLR drives insecurity in Walikale

Wednesday, June 24, 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
Léon Mugesera addresses a gathering in Kabaya in November 1992. His speech is considered among the most notorious examples of pre-genocide hate rhetoric. Courtesy

Weaponising fear and resentment to commit genocide against the Tutsi

Tuesday, June 23, 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