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On 8 May 2025, during the 83rd ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) in Banjul, a panel discussed the lessons from the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda along with current human rights challenges in conflict situations, as well as transitional justice.
ISHR has called on the Human Rights Council President to urge 55 States to respond to communications by UN experts regarding alleged human rights violations.
Rwanda, Niger and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo) were all present and up to date for their examination by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission). An examination that went from 'mildly OK' to 'pretty bad' given the preoccupying human rights situation in all three countries.
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Rwanda, Niger and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo) were all present and up to date for their examination by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission). An examination that went from 'mildly OK' to 'pretty bad' given the preoccupying human rights situation in all three countries.
In light of the failure of 42 countries to respond to letters sent by UN Special Procedures regarding alleged human rights violations, ISHR calls on States to cooperate with the independent experts and to combat reprisals.
The Government of Rwanda must ensure the participation of civil society in its continued economic development and strengthening of the rule of law, says ISHR in a statement before the Human Rights Council as part of Rwanda’s Universal Periodic Review.
