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City lawyer Edward Murangwa who was challenging the constitutionality of several portions of the 2017 law establishing RIB and determining its mission, powers, organisation and functioning. File

Understanding Supreme Court landmark ruling upholding search warrant issuance process

Wednesday, January 03, 2024
Some inmates at Nyarugenge Prison. PHOTO BY CRAISH BAHIZI
Law

Major reforms that shaped the justice sector in 2023

Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Inmates at Nyarugenge Prison in Kigali. Prisoners can now apply for parole after completing just a quarter of their sentences. Photo/Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

Parole: What you need to know about eligibility as gov’t cuts application time

Thursday, December 14, 2023
Police officers and other security agencies during a past community work (Umuganda) exercise. In Rwanda, security agencies regularly join hands with the citizenry in many community development activities. Courtesy
Security

Police: Theft, drug-related crimes on decline

Tuesday, December 12, 2023
The law of December 4, 2023, amending the law of August 30, 2018, determining offences and penalties in general (being referred to as penal code) was published in the Official Gazette of December 5, 2023. Sam Ngendahimana
Law

Ten major changes in the newly-amended penal law

Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Inmates in various correctional facilities in the country can now apply for parole after serving only a quarter of their jail terms. Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

Rwanda: Inmates eligible for parole after serving a quarter of their terms

Monday, December 11, 2023
Visitors tour Kigali Genocide Memorial to learn more about Rwandan history. PHOTO BY CRAISH BAHIZI

When a former Belgian ambassador questions own country in genocide trial

Friday, December 01, 2023
Deogratius Sinzabakwira, a resident of Ruhango district who is a beneficiary of Inshuti y'Umuryango during the interview. Courtesy
Featured

How Ruhango-based couple resolved conflict through mediation

Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Anastase Nabahire, the Director General in Charge of Justice Sector Coordination at the Ministry of Justice
Featured

FEATURED: Legal experts talk alternative dispute resolution and criminal justice policies

Monday, November 20, 2023
Genocide suspect, Pierre Basabose and Séraphin Twahirwa, accused of involvement in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi
Editorial

Belgian judges have an opportunity to deliver justice

Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Minister of Justice Emmanuel Ugirashebuja during an interview. COURTESY
Rwanda

Justice Minister explains rising number of people sent to prison

Wednesday, November 15, 2023
The research that HRW conducts is poorly regarded in Rwanda and is questioned by international experts with knowledge of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. Photo by SAM Ngendahimana

The story of HRW’s failure over genocide in Rwanda yet to be told

Thursday, October 26, 2023