Nigeria's National Correctional Service (NCS) has launched an investigation into the death of a Rwandan national, Benjamin Relasss, who died while in custody at Kuje Correctional Centre, amid allegations that he was denied timely medical care.
The High Court of Nyarugenge has ruled that Dr. Semwaga Emmanuel, a medical doctor known for his work with infertile couples, together with Nsabimana Frederick and Mukahigiro Gérardine, will remain in provisional detention as they await trial on the merits.
The High Court of Kigali has ordered that the preliminary hearing in the case involving Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza be held in camera.
Victoire Ingabire appeared before the High Court of Kigali on Monday, June 15, 2026, where she informed the court that she was not ready to proceed with the substantive hearing of her case, citing several procedural and personal obstacles. The prosecution rejected her arguments, describing them as delaying tactics.
Rwanda has offered to fund the transfer, preservation and digitisation of the archives of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), arguing before the United Nations Security Council that the historical records of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi should be preserved in the country whose history they document.
South Korea's former president Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to 30 years in prison for general treason linked to the infiltration of drones into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), according to local media on Friday.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has suspended its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, following the conclusion of a disciplinary process stemming from allegations of sexual misconduct.
Kenya’s High Court has ordered the Senate to pay former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Ksh 50 million (about Rwf 565 million) in constitutional damages after finding that his right to a fair trial was violated during impeachment proceedings that led to his removal from office in October 2024.
The High Court in Kigali is set to begin the full hearing of the case involving Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, who is facing charges linked to an alleged plan to undermine or overthrow the government of Rwanda.
The 35th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) opened in Vienna on Monday, with officials calling for stronger international cooperation and more agile criminal justice systems to address increasingly complex and evolving security threats.
It has been over two weeks since reports emerged that Dr. Emmanuel Semwaga, a gynecologist who worked in private hospitals in Kigali, was arrested and is being investigated over allegations linked to assisting infertile couples.
A woman has asked the Nyarugenge Primary Court to award her Rwf10 million in damages in a case against lawyer and professional court bailiff Me Munyakaragwe Aline, who is accused of publicly insulting her with derogatory remarks linked to dwarfism.
The Intermediate Court of Nyarugenge, on May 22, 2026, sentenced Shema Arnaud de Bosscher, popularly known as DJ Toxxyk, to one year and six months in prison and ordered him to pay a fine of Rwf1.05 million after finding him guilty on all charges brought against him.
South Korea's special counsel on Friday sought a 7.5-year prison sentence for Kim Keon-hee, wife of former President Yoon Suk-yeol, for corruptions including the sale of government posts.
The Prosecutor’s Office has filed an appeal against the ruling issued by the Nyarugenge Primary Court in the recently concluded case involving Shema Arnaurd De Bosscher, commonly known as DJ Toxxyk.
A Manhattan jury in the United States on Thursday, 7 May 2026, delivered a unanimous verdict finding Eugène-Richard Gasana, Rwanda’s former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, liable in a sexual assault case filed in 2019.
The umbrella organization for survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, IBUKA, has welcomed the decision by the French Court of Appeal to reopen investigations into Agathe Kanziga, the widow of former Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana.
A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday released a suicide note purportedly written by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein prior to his death in a New York jail cell.
The Paris Court of Appeal has ruled that investigations must continue into the alleged role of Agathe Kanziga, the widow of Juvénal Habyarimana, in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and its preparation.
The Nyarugenge Primary Court on Monday found Shema Arnold de Bosscher, popularly known as DJ Toxxyk, guilty of multiple charges and sentenced him to a fine of Rwf 1,050,000 and three months of community service, which has been suspended for six months.
