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Prisoners at Nyarugenge Prison in Mageragere Sector. Rwanda is set to increase the use of non-custodial mechanisms for convicts and detainees. Sam Ngendahimana
Law

Govt looks to increase use of non-custodial penalties

Friday, October 07, 2022
Prosecutor General Aimable Havugiyaremye addresses journalists in Kigali .Sam Ngendahimana
Law

Plea bargaining set to reduce case backlog – Prosecution

Thursday, October 06, 2022
Prisoners arrive at the court for a hearing session . Sam Ngendahimana
Law

Six things you need to know about plea bargain

Thursday, October 06, 2022
Prisoners arrive at the court for a hearing session on March 24, 2021. From October 12, plea bargaining will be officially rolled out in Rwanda’s justice system. Photo: File.
Law

Rwanda judiciary to roll out plea bargain on October 12

Tuesday, October 04, 2022
Marie Immaculee Ingabire, Chairperson of TIR addresses the event to launch the report on, Wednesday, September 28 .She cited lack of evidence as a big challenge they face in the fight against this vice. Courtesy
Law

Sexual corruption victims urged on timely case reporting

Friday, September 30, 2022
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Law

Actor Ndimbati acquitted

Thursday, September 29, 2022
Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, Minister for Justice and Attorney General, on September 23. / Photo by Craish Bahizi
Law

New land law will reduce court cases – justice minister

Thursday, September 29, 2022
Officials pose for a photo with some of the 96 mediators certified 96 by the Supreme Court after completing a 6-month course in professional mediation in Kigali on July 6. Photo: Courtesy.
Law

New policy on alternative justice to help reduce backlog in courts

Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Uzziel Ndagijimana, the Minister of Finance. Photo: File.
Law

What are the changes in the draft procurement law?

Monday, September 26, 2022
Nyamasheke District head office. Banque Populaire du Rwanda (BPR) is locked in a Rwf 600 million lawsuit with Nyamasheke district. File
Law

BPR Bank, Nyamasheke district lock horns in Rwf600m lawsuit

Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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Law

Rwanda grants early release to over 1,800 prisoners

Saturday, September 10, 2022
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Law

New project to help vulnerable Kigali residents get free legal aid

Friday, September 09, 2022
Suspended Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Edouard Bamporiki, is set to appear before Nyarugenge Intermediate Court on September 16. / File
Law

Suspended minister Bamporiki's corruption case hearing set for Sept 16

Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Suspended State Minister Edouard Bamporiki during an interview with The New Times in January. RIB announced that it concluded investigations into his alleged corruption case. Photo: Willy Mucyo.
Law

Former Minister Bamporiki to face corruption charges

Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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Law

Dog keeping: What you should know

Friday, August 26, 2022
Faustin Ntezilyayo, the Chief of Justice of Rwanda and Sierra Leone Chief Justice, Desmond B. Edwards during the bilateral meeting in Kigali on August 23. Photo by Dan Nsengiyumva
Law

Rwanda, Sierra Leone discuss judicial cooperation

Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Moïse Nkundabarashi, president of the Rwanda Bar Association. Photo: File.
Law

Why Bar Association suspended nearly 100 lawyers

Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Patients wait for medical services at a health post in Nyamagabe District. / Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva
Law

Do you know your rights as a patient?

Monday, August 22, 2022
Litigation is mainly used to settle civil, commercial, labour and administrative cases. In Rwanda, over the past four years, on average only 896 cases were resolved through Court Annexed Mediation. / Photo: Net
Law

Are Rwandans obsessed with litigation?

Thursday, August 18, 2022