Rwanda has enacted new and/or amended existing laws that
emphasize the protection and respect of Human Rights. Some of the
national laws include:
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Law N°03/2011 Of 10/02/2011 Determining The Responsibilities,
Organization And Functioning Of The National Council Of Persons
With Disabilities
The Law N° 04/2013 of 08/02/2013 relating to Access to Information.
Organic Law N° 01/2012/OL of 02/05/2012 instituting the penal code
Organic Law repealing Organic Law n° 08/2005 of 14/07/2005
determining the use and management of land in Rwanda,
Law No02/2013 of 08/02/2013 regulating
law No 04/2012 of 17/02/2012 governing the Organization and the
functioning of National Non-Governmental Organizations,
Law N0 10/2013/OL of 11/07/2013 governing Political Organisations
and politicians,
Law N° 54/2011 of 14/12/2011 relating to the Rights and the
Protection of the Child.
Development in institutional framework
i) National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR)
12. The National Commission for Human Rights was created by the Law
n° 04/99 of 12th March 1999 modified and complemented by the Law
n° 35/2002 of 31st December 2002 amended up to date in compliance
with the Paris Principles. The Law n° 30/2007 of 6th July 2007 has been
replaced by the Law n° 19/2013 of 25/03/2013 determining mission,
organization and functioning of the National Commission for Human
Rights. The 2013 l a w g o v e r n i n g the NCHR re-affirms its
independence a n d autonomy in performing its functions. This law
requires the NCHR to present reports of its activities annually to the
Parliament for consideration. The key mandate of the NCHR is
education and sensitization of the population on their human rights
and monitoring of human rights in the country. The Commission
specific mandate is to:
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Educate and sensitize the population on matters relating to human
rights and participate in the development of human rights education
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