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.

The Military Prosecution of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on April 21, 2026, suffered a major setback in the trial of Lt Gen Philémon Yav Irung, who is accused of collaborating with the Government of Rwanda.

The Prosecution has asked the Nyarugenge Primary Court to convict Shema Arnaud De Bosscher, popularly known as DJ Toxxyk, on charges including involuntary manslaughter and sentence him to two years in prison along with a fine of Rwf 1 million.

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), established 16 years ago to carry forward the responsibilities of international criminal tribunals, is expected to conclude its mandate by June 2026.

The Supreme Court of Rwanda upheld the constitutionality of Article 106 of the Criminal Procedure Code, ruling that it does not conflict with the provisions of the Constitution. The ruling, delivered on March 27, 2026, rejected the appeal filed by Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza, who had challenged the article, claiming it led to her unlawful detention.

Rwanda's Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Dr. Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, has emphasized Rwanda's long-standing commitment to refugee protection and urged the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) to uphold the principle that sovereign states must honor binding international agreements.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday opened a confirmation of charges hearing for former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte.

Rwanda’s Prosecutor General, Angelique Habyarimana, has said that after authorities confirmed the presence of Ishimwe Dieudonné, commonly known as Prince Kid in the United States, Rwanda issued an arrest warrant and is cooperating with U.S. authorities to ensure he is held accountable for his crimes.

The Appeals Chamber of the Assize Court in Paris is set to begin hearing the appeal filed by Claude Muhayimana.

Rwanda’s delegation to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva highlighted significant progress in access to justice, social protections, and citizen-centred reforms during the country’s fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

Tetsuya Yamagami has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, three years after the shocking assassination that rocked Japan. Yamagami, 45, shot Abe on July 8, 2022, during a political rally in Nara, Japan.

South Korea's former President Yoon Suk-yeol's legal team filed an appeal Monday against the first-instance verdict on his obstruction of arrest charges, YTN reported.

South Korea's former impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to five years in prison on arrest obstruction charges, live footage showed Friday.

The Supreme Court ordered that the petition filed by Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, arguing that Article 106 of the law governing criminal procedure is inconsistent with provisions of certain articles of the Constitution, be admitted and examined.

Mwiza* (real name withheld for privacy) still trembles as she recounts the months of unimaginable suffering she endured at the hands of the FDLR militia group in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A 40-year-old mother, Mwiza fled to Rwanda a year ago after being kidnapped, tortured, and repeatedly raped by armed men allied with the DRC army (FARDC).

Nyanza High Court Chamber of International and Cross-Border Crimes has sentenced Uzaramba Karasira Aimable to five years in prison after finding him guilty of inciting public division.