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Rwanda’s Genocide Memorials at a Crossroads: To Preserve or to Bury?
04 Apr 2025 18:40 GMT
… the exact spot, a volleyball court was established for the French … documentation has been used in Gacaca courts and historical archives.
Ultimately, Rwanda …
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More women taking charge of Africa’s apex courts
23 Feb 2025 17:12 GMT
… pivotal role in the Gacaca courts—an innovative community-based … of Mozambique’s Constitutional Court since 2019, working … for survivors, while mobile courts in pastoralist regions have … increasingly leading apex courts, yet lower courts remain largely male …
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Why Hybrid Court for South Sudan has delayed
10 Feb 2025 07:13 GMT
… the Hybrid Court, such as the Gacaca courts in Rwanda … their lives. Without the court, perpetrators remain unpunished, discouraging … authority to establish the court unilaterally.”
As South Sudan … establishment of the Hybrid Court remains crucial for ensuring …
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Kenya judiciary keen on learning from Rwanda's Gacaca courts
11 Jun 2024 07:23 GMT
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Customary courts in East Africa – more than a means to lighten caseloads
24 Oct 2024 14:30 GMT
… acknowledged without being institutionalised as courts.
This recognition is frequently seen … 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the Gacaca courts were tasked with resolving serious … preferred customary justice over formal courts. This suggests that traditional systems …
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Rubavu: Four remanded over forgery of Gacaca court document
17 Aug 2023 12:54 GMT
Gisenyi Primary Court in Rubavu District on Wednesday, August 16, remanded four people charged with forgery of a Gacaca court decision in a case related to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Courtesy
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Over 14 million pages of Gacaca court archives indexed
30 Apr 2023 13:07 GMT
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MKU hosts Rwanda's Mount Kigali University students
05 Mar 2025 04:07 GMT
… National Assembly, the Supreme Court and the Law Society of … an exchange lecture on the Gacaca courts, Rwanda’s unique approach … also participated in a moot court competition, where they simulated … real court proceedings to sharpen their …
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PHOTOS: US deports Rwandan Genocide convict Ahmed Napoleon Mbonyunkiza
04 Mar 2025 21:20 GMT
Ahmed Napoleon Mbonyunkiza, arrives at Kigali International Airport on Tuesday, March 4. He was, in 2007, tried and convicted, in absentia, by the Nyakabanda Gacaca Court for his role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
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Jamaica to Try Rwanda’s Model of Paperless Court System
09 Feb 2023 09:19 GMT
… of Public Prosecutions, the police, courts and other supporting services,” Chuck … restorative justice mechanisms including its Gacaca courts; as well as child diversion … restorative justice mechanisms including its Gacaca courts; as well as child diversion …