Human rights promotion

With regard to the promotion of human rights, law n° 19/2013 of 25/03/2013 modified by Law no 61/2018 of 24/08/2018 determining missions, organization and functioning of the National Commission for Human Rights, in its article 5, entrusts the Commission with the following special mission:

- To educate and sensitize the population on matters relating to human rights and participate in the development of Human Rights educational programmes;

- To collaborate with other organs in designing strategies to prevent violations of Human Rights;

- To prepare and disseminate reports on the situation of Human Rights in Rwanda annually and whenever necessary;

- To provide views, upon request or at its own initiative on laws, regulations of public organs in force in the country and bills so as to ensure their conformity to fundamental principles of Human Rights;

- To urge relevant government institutions to ratify international treaties related to Human Rights and incorporate them in the existing domestic laws;

-To urge relevant government institutions to submit on time the reports related to international treaties on Human Rights ratified by Rwanda;

- To propose to relevant government authorities measures to be taken to address and punish in accordance with law any violation of Human Rights;

- To collaborate with other foreign national Human Rights institutions, local associations and international organizations in Human Rights promotion and protection activities.