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Chief Justice Domitilla Mukantaganzwa, presides over the swearing-in ceremony of judicial officers on July 8. Courtesy
Law

Juvenile cases to get priority under new Supreme Court rules

Monday, October 05, 2026
Office of Rwanda Investigation Bureau's Inerpol department at Kimihurura. According to the policy, 289 victims were repatriated between April 2025 and March 2026. File
Security

New policy targets gaps in fight against human trafficking

Thursday, October 01, 2026
Inmates at Nyarugenge District correctional facility participate in hair-dressing training. According to officials at the judiciary, Rwanda aims to make its justice system more correctional than punitive.
Rwanda

Over 4,000 convicts sentenced to community service since 2018

Friday, September 11, 2026
AI-generated image showing two adolescents share a light-hearted moment outdoors, highlighting the importance of healthy communication, mutual respect and informed choices in adolescent relationships.

Why Rwanda needs ‘Romeo and Juliet law' for consensual adolescent relationships

Monday, August 10, 2026
Inmates at Nyarugenge Prison in Mageragere Sector in Kigali. The Minister said that Plea bargaining also has become another tool for reducing pressure on courts. Since the new policy, 35,878 criminal cases have been resolved through plea bargaining. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

What has Rwanda achieved four years after new criminal justice policy?

Thursday, July 09, 2026
Inmates during ICT class at Nyarugenge Prison in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi

The missing middle: Rwanda's next access to justice conversation

Wednesday, July 08, 2026
Juvenile inmates pose for a group photo before sitting for national examinations at Nyagatare Juvenile Prison. In Rwanda, children aged between 14 and 18 can be held criminally responsible for offences they commit. Courtesy photo.
Society

Child detention to be used as ‘last resort’ in new policy

Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Eugène Rwamucyo with his lawyers during his trial in France in October 2024. Rwamucyo played a central role in the atrocities committed in Butare during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

From Rwanda 1994 to DR Congo Today: How Rwamucyo’s trial exposes the genocidal network behind DR Congo’s 30‑year war

Saturday, June 20, 2026
Organisations of survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi have urged Australia’s Griffith University to disassociate itself from Judi Rever, a Canadian author and journalist known for promoting denialist ideas.
Kwibuka

Genocide survivors urge Australia's Griffith University to disassociate with Judi Rever

Friday, June 19, 2026
Mourners during the inauguration of the monument that serves as a place of remembrance for the more than one million victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi. PHOTO COURTESY
Kwibuka

Paris memorial signals shift in justice, Rwanda–France ties, say analysts

Wednesday, June 03, 2026
Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, Minister for Justice and Attorney General speaks at a meeting. Photo By Craish Bahizi
Law

Justice ministry seeks bigger budget for legal aid, forensic services

Thursday, May 14, 2026
A cattle herder climbs a hill in Nturo village, in Masisi Territory, North Kivu, eastern DR Congo. Photo by Teddy Mazina

In conversation: Moïse Nyarugabo on genocide ideology in DR Congo and its regional implications

Tuesday, May 12, 2026