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
- JANUARY 1, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
In 1999, 116 people were sentenced to death
In 1999, 116 people were sentenced to death
- JANUARY 1, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
The Kigali-based rights group LIPRODHOR said around...
The Kigali-based rights group LIPRODHOR said around 3,000 suspects have been tried since genocide trials began in late 1996
- JANUARY 1, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Rwanda voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Rwanda voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- JANUARY 1, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, robbery, sorcery, offenses...
Capital crimes are: murder, robbery, sorcery, offenses against the State and crimes against humanity
- DECEMBER 9, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
On December 9, a verdict was read to 42 people charged...
On December 9, a verdict was read to 42 people charged with genocidal crimes and other crimes against humanity committed in Rutongo Commune, Kigali-Rural Prefecture, after a mass trial
- DECEMBER 4, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
On December 4, Carla Del Ponte, chief prosecutor for...
On December 4, Carla Del Ponte, chief prosecutor for the UN Tribunal trying suspects in the 1994 genocide, arrived in Kigali with hopes of meeting government officials, despite strained relations between Rwanda and the court
- NOVEMBER 8, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
On November 8, Ambassador Joseph Mutaboba, speaking...
On November 8, Ambassador Joseph Mutaboba, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, said that the International Criminal Tribunals were a less-than-perfect response to mass atrocities
- OCTOBER 1, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
In October, prosecutor Edouard Kayihura opened the...
In October, prosecutor Edouard Kayihura opened the proceedings against Bishop Augustin Misago who, when he was head of the Gikongoro diocese about 100 miles southwest of the Rwandan capital Kigali, told terrified arrivals they must move on, sending them t
- SEPTEMBER 17, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
On September 17, Theodore Munyengabe, a former deputy-governor...
On September 17, Theodore Munyengabe, a former deputy-governor of southwestern Cyangugu District, was re-arrested after the Court of Appeal had set him free in July
- JULY 22, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Rwanda signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed...
Rwanda signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed to the President of the Economic and Social Council, in which the retentionist countries dissociated from the Commission on Human Rights resolution 1999/61 on the question of the death penalty
- JULY 1, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
In July, army Major Bernard Ntuyahaga, implicated in...
In July, army Major Bernard Ntuyahaga, implicated in the murder of 10 Belgian peacekeepers during the first hours of Rwanda's 1994 genocide, faced extradition in Tanzania
- JUNE 30, 1999RwandaDEATH PENALTY
On June 30, a court in western Rwanda sentenced 9 people...
On June 30, a court in western Rwanda sentenced 9 people to death and 16 others to life imprisonment for involvement in the 1994 genocide