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
- OCTOBER 19, 2006RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA: POLITICAL PARTIES APPROVE SCRAPPING OF DEATH PENALTY FROM PENAL CODE
the forum for political parties unanimously approved the scrapping of the death penalty from the country's penal code, in what it said would "serve the interest of the Rwandan society and give a true meaning life."
- OCTOBER 12, 2006RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA. RULING PARTY TO VOTE ON ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Rwanda's ruling party will push for a law abolishing the death penalty in the east African state, a senior party official said. Outlawing capital punishment would clear the way for the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and western countries to
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2006RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA. PARLIAMENT TO VOTE ON ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
Rwanda will pass a law ending capital punishment by December 2006 to encourage European countries to extradite suspected masterminds of the genocide that occurred in the country in 1994. Unless the country abolishes capital punishment, it will not be ab
- AUGUST 16, 2006RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA MAY REVIEW DEATH PENALTY
Rwanda is to consider a proposal to scrap the death penalty for genocide suspects living in exile.
- APRIL 11, 2006RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA. MPANGA PRISON FOR DEATH ROW INMATES
the recently constructed state-of-the-art Mpanga maximum security prison in the Southern Province has been earmarked by the Ministry of Internal Security to accommodate death row inmates and those who have been condemned to life imprisonment.
- APRIL 9, 2006RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA. VILLAGE COURTS COULD PASS DEATH SENTENCES, DAILY TELEGRAPH
human rights groups claim that the village courts, set up in Rwanda in 2001 to deal with a crippling backlog of genocide cases, are being hijacked by villagers using the pretence of genocide allegations to settle land disputes and family feuds.
- MARCH 30, 2006RwandaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA. DEATH PENALTY COULD BE WAIVED - KAGAME
the Rwandan government will consider lifting capital punishment on genocide suspects whose extradition is subject to the condition that they will not face the death penalty, President Paul Kagame said.
- JANUARY 1, 2006RwandaDEATH PENALTY
The capital crimes in Rwanda are murder, robbery, sorcery...
The capital crimes in Rwanda are murder, robbery, sorcery, offences against the State, genocide and crimes against humanity.
- JUNE 29, 2005CanadaDEATH PENALTY
RWANDA. NO DEATH PENALTY IF CANADA DEPORTS GENOCIDE SUSPECT
Rwanda was ready to forego seeking the death penalty to ensure that Leon Mugesera was returned from Canada to face charges related to the 1994 genocide, Deputy Chief Prosecutor Martin Ngoga said.
- JANUARY 3, 2005RwandaDEATH PENALTY
human rights groups and other non-government organisations in Rwanda appealed...
human rights groups and other non-government organisations in Rwanda appealed...
- JANUARY 1, 2005RwandaDEATH PENALTY
The capital crimes in Rwanda are murder, robbery, sorcery, offences against the State, genocide and crimes against humanity.
The capital crimes in Rwanda are murder, robbery, sorcery, offences against the State, genocide and crimes against humanity.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2004RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Between 1994 and 2003, the National Courts in Rwanda tried over 5,000 genocide cases
Between 1994 and 2003, the National Courts in Rwanda tried over 5,000 genocide cases