Rwanda
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- new, approved by referendum on May 26, 2003
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on German and Belgian law with customary law provisions
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Chamber of Deputies and Senate
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court; High Courts of the Republic; Provincial Courts; District Courts; Local Courts
RELIGIONS
Catholics 56.5%; Protestants 26%; Adventists 11.1%; Muslims 4.6%; Indigenous beliefs 0.1%; None 1.7
From the country
- MAY 12, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal...
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Carla Del Ponte, emphasised that there was no hope of ever transferring detainees from Arusha to Rwanda since the country still used the death penalty to prisoners
- MAY 10, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Pope John Paul sent a telegram of solidarity to Rwandan...
Pope John Paul sent a telegram of solidarity to Rwandan Bishop Augustin Misago, who was on trial in Rwanda on genocide charges
- MAY 4, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Four detainees accused of infiltration, murder and...
Four detainees accused of infiltration, murder and terrorism were sentenced to death by the Kigali Court of First Instance
- APRIL 6, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
The Appeals Chamber confirmed the sentence against...
The Appeals Chamber confirmed the sentence against Omar Serushago
- APRIL 4, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Jean-de-Dieu Mucyo In Kigali said...
Justice Minister Jean-de-Dieu Mucyo In Kigali said that 50 out of 155 prisoners detained at Kigali central prison on rape charges, would be sentenced to death
- APRIL 4, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
A court sentenced seven people to death after they...
A court sentenced seven people to death after they were found guilty of involvement in the country's 1994 genocide
- MARCH 31, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
A court sentenced eight people to death and 14 to prison...
A court sentenced eight people to death and 14 to prison terms for their role in the 1994 genocide
- MARCH 1, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Belgium Foreign Minister Louis Michel said that Belgium...
Belgium Foreign Minister Louis Michel said that Belgium was determined to take action against suspected Rwandan genocide suspects but would not extradite them because Rwanda continues to impose the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Four people were sentenced to death in Rwanda for their...
Four people were sentenced to death in Rwanda for their involvement in the murder of 120 Tutsis who had taken refuge in a church during the 1994 massacres
- JANUARY 31, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Participants at a security meeting in Kirundo Prefecture...
Participants at a security meeting in Kirundo Prefecture requested that the government amend the law on sexual abuse, requiring that the death penalty be applied to all cases of criminal sexual abuse
- JANUARY 31, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Carla Del Ponte, the chief prosecutor of the UN International...
Carla Del Ponte, the chief prosecutor of the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), was to seek the extradition to the ICTR in Tanzania of Lieutenant-Colonel Tharcisse Muvunyi, a Rwandan genocide suspect living under temporary asylum in Bri
- JANUARY 27, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Trial Chamber I rendered its judgement on Alfred Musema
Trial Chamber I rendered its judgement on Alfred Musema