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Friday, May 17, 2013

Abashinjacyaha bane bashya bararahiye 
Abashinjacyaha bane bashya Jean Baptiste Nshimiyimana, Jean Bosco Muhayimana, Domitilla Mukangoga and Jonas Niyitegeka, bararahiye ejo kuwa kane tariki 16 Gicurasi 2013, ku cyicaro cya Minisitiri w’Intebe, Nyakubahwa Dr. Pierre Damien Habumuremyi, iki cyicaro giherereye ku Kimihurura mu mujyi wa Kigali.
Four new prosecutors sworn in  
The prosecutors, Jean Baptiste Nshimiyimana, Jean Bosco Muhayimana, Domitilla Mukangoga and Jonas Niyitegeka, sworn in yesterday at Prime Minister’s office, Kimuhurura in Kigali city.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

MINIJUST to release Bailiffs list within 3 months 
Ministry of Justice will release the list of professional bailiffs in three months, so that they can start working as usual, pursuant to the new law that was published in the Official Gazette of 08 April 2013
Urutonde rw’abahesha b’inkiko b’umwuga ruratangazwa bitarenze amezi 3 
Urutonde rw’abahesha b’inkiko b’umwuga rugomba kumenyekana bitarenze amezi atatu kugira ngo aba bahesha b’inkiko bakomeze akazi kabo, ibi biri gukorwa kugira ngo hakurikizwe itegeko rishya rigenga imikorere y’abahesha b’inkiko ryasohotse mu igazeti yo kuwa 08 Mata 2013.

Thursday, May 09, 2013

MINIJUST, NPPA and Supreme Court, to commemorate Genocide together 
Ministry of Justice, National Public Prosecution Authority (NPPA) and the Supreme Court, plan to commemorate 1994 Genocide against Tutsi together this year.
MINIJUST, Ubushinjacyaha n’Urukiko rw’ikirenga, bagiye kwibukira hamwe Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi 
Minisiteri y’Ubutabera, Urwego rw’ Ubushinjacyaha bukuru bw’u Rwanda n’Urukiko rw’ikirenga, barategura igikorwa cyo kwibuka Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994, icyo gikorwa kikazaba muri uyu mwaka wa 2013 ku matariki ataramenyekana.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013

ICTR to revise Munyagishari’s extradition to Rwanda 
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has said that Rwandan Genocide suspect, Bernard Munyagishari’s extradition to Rwanda should revised, to make sure his extradition is done in a proper way.

Monday, May 06, 2013

Rutabingwa re- elected as Kigali Bar president 
Athanase Rutabingwa the current president of Kigali Bar Association, was re-elected again this Saturday 04th May 2013 for the next two-years.

Friday, May 03, 2013

Regional law for One-Stop Border Posts passed 
The East African Legislative As­sembly (EALA) One-Stop Bor­der Post (OSBP) Bill is set to become a community law once it is agreed upon by all heads of state of the five-member countries.

Thursday, May 02, 2013

Judicial system is appreciated by the world – Hon. Karugarama 
Hon. Minister of Justice/Attorney General Karugarama Tharcisse, expressed how judicial system and justice delivering in general are well appreciated in the world, he was addressing MINIJUST employees on Labor Day celebration at Lemigo hotel.

Monday, April 29, 2013

Legal officers trained on LASIS 
Legal officers from public institutions conducted training from Thursday 25th April to Friday 26 April 2013, the training on the use of Legal Advisory Services Information System (LASIS), sponsored by the Ministry of Justice.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

List of Professional Baillifs who are pending for being registered to the Association realesed. 
List of Professional Baillifs who are pending for being registered to the Association was realesed. This list contains 206 bailiffs who will be approved and registered on the Association of Professional bailiffs in Rwanda after passing an exam.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Lawyers to be contracted by MINIJUST instead of Kigali bar 
Lawyers who represent minors and lowly people, those lawyers contracted to Kigali bar association, will no longer sign the contracts with the association but with the Ministry of Justice because those they are paid by MINIJUST.

Friday, April 19, 2013

PS/DAG MINIJUST briefed bailiffs on new law governing their function 
Friday 19th April 2013 Permanent Secretary/Deputy Attorney General in the Ministry of Justice met with representative of the professional bailiffs Association and discussed about the new law governing their function, the law that was published in the Official Gazette of 08 April 2013.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Abunzi committees law to be amended 
Abunzi law which was established in 2010, will be amended this year according to Balinda Anastase; coordinator of Abunzi Secretariat in Ministry of Justice.
EALA backs Rwanda’s quest for ICTR archives 
Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) yesterday passed a motion condemning the UN system for failing “to prevent the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi despite having received reports to that effect.”

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Karugarama meets Holland Ambassador this Friday 
Hon. Tharcisse Karugarama; Minister of Justice/Attorney General, meets Holland Ambassador, Leoni Cuelenaere this Friday 19th April 2013 from 09 am.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Abunzi committees to get more funds  
Abunzi committees countrywide will be boosted by the funds from International NGO’s; these funds will help abunzi in their training on family and land laws.
Ingabire back in court for appeal hearing 
The Supreme Court will, today, resume hearing the case in which Victoire Ingabire, who was last year convicted of terrorism, endangering state security and denying the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, is appealing her sentence.
Rwanda holds Briefing on the Prevention of Conflict in Africa as President of UN Security Council 
The Security Council, under Rwanda’s presidency convened a briefing on “Conflict Prevention in Africa: addressing the root causes”. An important topic given that 70 percent of the UN Security Council’s agenda deals with conflicts on the African continent.

Monday, April 15, 2013

EALA Plenary Scheduled to Kigali this week 
The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) will resume its activities this week holding its Plenary in Kigali, Rwanda.
Microfinances Debtors get deadline to pay the loans 
Last week in the Ministry of Justice conference room, Hon. Tharcisse Karugarama ; Minister of Justice/Attorney General , had a meeting with institutions that are following up the issue of people who had not yet repay microfinances loans, and set 31 May 2013 as the deadline to repay their loans.

Friday, April 12, 2013

Technocrats of ICTR benefit from it, not Genocide survivors or Rwanda - Karugarama 
Justice Minister Tharcisse Karugarama has said the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda’s refusal to let the country host records of trial proceedings constitute a betrayal.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Some African countries denial to extradite Genocide Fugitives hinders justice 
African countries hosting most genocide fugitives are at the forefront of not honoring arrest warrants of these perpetrators who walk freely in their countries.
Statement by Honourable Tharcisse Karugarama, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of Rwanda 
Statement by Honourable Tharcisse Karugarama, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of Rwanda
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