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 26, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
A court in the northwestern Rwandan town of Gisenyi...
A court in the northwestern Rwandan town of Gisenyi sentenced ten ethnic Hutus to death on charges of genocide and other crimes against humanity committed in the town in 1994
- APRIL 12, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Leon Mugesera, 47, an alleged Rwandan war criminal,...
Leon Mugesera, 47, an alleged Rwandan war criminal, temporarily won his appeal against deportation from Canada on but still faces human rights charges here against the ethnic Tutsi minority in his homeland
- APRIL 4, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Rwanda will apply a new justice system before the end...
Rwanda will apply a new justice system before the end of 2001
- MARCH 3, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Five Rwandans accused of genocide and other crimes...
Five Rwandans accused of genocide and other crimes against humanity committed in 1994 have been sentenced to death by the western Ruhengeri court in the country
- FEBRUARY 24, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
The Ruhengeri court of first instance sentenced five...
The Ruhengeri court of first instance sentenced five people to death on charges related to acts of genocide and crimes against humanity in the Gipuri and Nyamutera communes during the 1994 genocide
- JANUARY 1, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Rwandan courts issued 74 death sentences in the first...
Rwandan courts issued 74 death sentences in the first six months of 2001, according to Amnesty International
- JANUARY 1, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Of the 120,000 suspects charged with crimes related...
Of the 120,000 suspects charged with crimes related to the 1994 genocide, only 2,500 cases were completed by the national courts between 1997, when courts began functioning again, and April 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, robbery, sorcery, offenses...
Capital crimes are: murder, robbery, sorcery, offenses against the State and crimes against humanity
- JANUARY 1, 2001RwandaDEATH PENALTY
The Gacaca justice system is expected to become operational...
The Gacaca justice system is expected to become operational early in 2002
- DECEMBER 10, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
The prosecution in the specialized chamber of Gitarama...
The prosecution in the specialized chamber of Gitarama Court of First Instance asked for the death penalty for a priest, Joseph Ndagijimana of Byimana in Mukingi Commune of Gitarama Prefecture
- NOVEMBER 17, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
The specialized chamber of the Kibungo court of first...
The specialized chamber of the Kibungo court of first instance [southeastern Rwanda] passed a verdict on 25 people charged with genocide and other crimes against humanity
- OCTOBER 29, 2000RwandaDEATH PENALTY
The Catholic Church in Rwanda expressed appreciation...
The Catholic Church in Rwanda expressed appreciation for the acquittal of Father Edward Nturiye and Father Jean-Francois Kayiranga