On 21st December 2016, representatives from Government institutions, civil society, private sector and media convened in Kigali for a half a day dialogue organized by Pro-Femmes/Twese Hamwe that aimed at fostering mutual understanding of the new provisions in the law Nº32/2016 of 28/08/2016 governing persons and family. The amended law aligns with the national Constitution and current realities that promote gender equality and women’s rights in Rwanda. It binds a set of rules that govern different aspects of life of people in Rwanda from birth to parenting, marriage and divorce, or solving family issues. 

Participants in the dialogue exchanged and discussed in detail some of the notable changes in the new law compared to the Law nº 42/1988 of 27 October 1988 instituting the Preliminary Title and Book One of the Civil Code: