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Some inmates at Nyarugenge Prison in Magere sector. A Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, March 4 approved the release of 1,847 convicts on parole. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Law

Close to 1,900 convicts set to be released on parole

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
The Supreme Court's premises in Kimihurura. The court is set to give its verdict in a constitutional case filed by Victoire Ingabire.
Crime

Supreme Court sets date for verdict in Ingabire's procedural petition

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
Some juvenile inmates who sat for national exams pose for a photo with RCS officers at Nyagatare Juvenile Prison in Nyagatare District. This is the only facility exclusively built to accommodate young offenders in the country. Photo: Courtesy
Law

Inside major proposals for a child-friendly justice system

Friday, February 27, 2026
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe and Urujeni Bakuramutsa, Rwanda's Permenant Representative to the UN Office in Geneva at The Durban 25 session on Monday , February 23.
Rwanda

Rwanda proposes regional front against hate speech, impunity

Monday, February 23, 2026
The Rwanda Law Journal that was launched on February 13, is ILPD’s fourth research volume and was produced in collaboration with LawAfrica. Courtesy
Law

Legal scholars weigh in on Rwanda's transitional justice

Sunday, February 15, 2026
Archbishop André Perraudin

Mbonyintege’s scandalous tribute to Perraudin

Friday, February 13, 2026
The Banyamulenge community in eastern DR Congo has filed a case with the East African Court of Justice (EACJ), seeking justice for over alleged abuses committed by Burundian forces in Minembwe. Courtesy
Africa

Banyamulenge take Burundi govt to court over abuses in Minembwe

Friday, February 13, 2026
A French soldier walks alongside Interahamwe militiamen during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Genocide and the bureaucracy of hatred

Saturday, February 07, 2026
A view of Nasho solar-powered irrigation scheme in Kirehe District. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, more than 74,000 hectares of land are currently irrigated, against a target of over 132,000 hectares by 2029. File
Politics

How Umushyikirano drives accountability and delivers impact

Friday, February 06, 2026
Lawyers offer support during a past plea bargain proceeding at Nyarugenge Prison. Photos: Courtesy. 
Law

Plea bargain: Over 800 criminal cases settled in week-long drive

Wednesday, February 04, 2026
Genocide suspect Claude Muhayimana, who was convicted for his role in the massacres of Tutsi civilians in the Bisesero area in Karongi District. File
Crime

French court opens appeal trial of genocide suspect Claude Muhayimana

Tuesday, February 03, 2026
Giuseppe Cardinal Bertello served as the Apostolic Nuncio (papal ambassador) to Rwanda from January 12, 1991, to March 1995. File

Cardinal Bertello: A rare voice at the verge of cataclysm

Monday, February 02, 2026