Human Rights Protection

With regard to the protection 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 6, entrusts the Commission with the following special mission:

- To monitor the compliance with the human rights, i n particular with the rights of child, woman, persons with disabilities, people living with HIV/ AIDS, refugees, migrant workers and members of their families and elderly’s rights;

- To receive, examine and investigate complaints relating to human rights violations;

- To examine human rights violations in Rwanda committed by public or private organs, associations, non-governmental organizations, persons abusing their powers, a group of persons or individuals;

- To visit premises of detention with a view to monitor respect for the rights of detainees and to request the relevant institutions to solve identified problems with regard to the violations of the rights of detainees;

- To monitor the respect for human rights throughout elections process and submit reports to relevant organs.