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Campaigns and Advocacy - Rwanda

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Rwanda

President must reject draft penal code, says ARTICLE 19

The organisation is concerned about provisions that do not comply with international standards on freedom of expression, especially those relating to criminal defamation, protection of national security, access to reproductive health information and genocide ideology.

Rwanda / France

RSF protests President Kagame's visit to Paris

RSF activists demonstrated outside the Hotel Ritz in Paris, where Kagame was scheduled to have breakfast with a delegation of French businessmen, in protest against his visit to France.

Rwanda

ARTICLE 19 calls for improvement of law on protection of whistleblowers

ARTICLE 19 commends the initiative to develop a dedicated law on this subject but at the same time expresses concern about the creation of a series of criminal offences which could see persons making 'bad faith disclosures' jailed for extensive periods.

Rwanda

Government promises to bring freedom of expression laws in line with international standards

At a recent Universal Periodic Review (UPR) session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), Rwandan Minister of Justice Tharcisse Karugarama accepted that there was an immediate need for a review of several laws that restrict freedom of expression in the country.

Rwanda

Call for 33-year jail term for journalist alarms world's press

Journalists Agnès Uwimana Nkusi and Saidath Mukakibibi are being tried on a range of charges including genocide denial, inciting public disorder, insulting the president and spreading false rumours.

Rwanda

ARTICLE 19 submits report to UN Universal Periodic Review

The submission describes the current legal challenges to free expression and highlights the dangerous atmosphere for journalists and other critics of the government.