New PRI report commends Gacaca

KIGALI - A new report by Penal Reform International (PRI) has praised the work done by Gacaca courts in dispensing justice for the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. After eight years of monitoring the Gacaca process, PRI launched its final report yesterday. At the launch that attracted members of the civil society and the diplomatic community, PRI Coordinator of the Monitoring Programme, Edem Comlan, said that Gacaca courts were able to deal with a large number of cases compared to international criminal tribunals.