Rwandan journalists advised government to establish...

Rwandan journalists advised government to establish a law that provides for freedom of the press in order to avoid conflict, the president of Rwanda Journalist Association (ARJ), James Vuningoma, said.
"A free press acts as a watchdog to the government, protects human rights and avoids violence, and predicts danger to seek solutions," Vuningoma said, adding that although the Media Bill is in parliament, article 85 must be revised for it is too harsh to the journalists and the press in general.
The article provides that any journalist who writes or report a story that incites people to commit genocide will be liable to a penalty of between 20 [years imprisonment] to the death sentence.
"This is not fair to the journalists since there's no genocide act in place today," Vuningoma underlined.
Moreover, the journalists argued that although the media law is in parliament, if it does not provide for freedom of press and equal access to information to both private and government media, conflict will still thrive in Rwanda.