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Rwanda: Group refugee status could be lifted by late 2011

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Date: 11 Nov 2009 Source: Integrated Regional Information Networks

• Rwanda: Group Refugee Status Could Be Lifted By Late 2011 - All Africa

United Nations Envoy Hails Positive Outcome of DRC, Rwanda Reconciliation

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The rapprochement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda has “positive outcome for peace and stability of the Great Lake region,” the UN special envoy to the Great Lake region, Olusegun Obasanjo, said. For one year, Obasanjo has been taking actions with co-facilitator former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa to help the two parties find solution [...]

Gender experts urge continent to learn from Rwanda

SexGenderBody (Free subscription) | yesterday

By Innocent Niyonshuti [New Times] Gender experts from across Africa have praised the achievements that Rwanda has so far registered in areas of gender equality and the empowerment of women. This was revealed in an ongoing five-day gender mainstreaming capacity building workshop that kicked off on Monday. “Rwandans are people whom, when you teach them something, they grab it and run,”...

Rwanda genocide trial starts in suspect's absence

Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The trial of a former Rwandan bank director charged with helping fund the 1994 Rwanda genocide will go ahead despite his absence due to ill health, a Belgian court ruled Tuesday.

Rwanda: Senate Endorses Law Reform Commission

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Senate yesterday endorsed the establishment of the National Law Reform Commission that will take over and oversee the formulation and laws.

Gender Experts Urge Continent to Learn From Rwanda

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Gender experts from across Africa have praised the achievements that Rwanda has so far registered in areas of gender equality and the empowerment of women.

Rwanda: Investing in Child Health Vital for Development - Experts

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Early Childhood Development (ECD) has been identified as the number one social economic investment that will enable developing nations to quickly attain sustainable development.

Rwanda: Minister Raps Western Media

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Commerce Minister, Monique Nsanzabaganwa, has attributed the lack of investments in Africa to negative publicity by western media.

Obasanjo Praises 'Closer Congo - Rwanda Ties'

All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

The former Nigerian leader and UN Secretary General's Special Representative to the Great Lakes Region, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that improved relations between Rwanda and the DRC could mark the end of Africa's Great Lakes war.

• UN: Closer Congo-Rwanda ties could end Africa's Great Lakes war - The Earth Times Online Newspaper

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda - The Role of Courts in Protecting and Preserving Human Rights

beSpacific (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

"The Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in conjunction with the Cornell Law School is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal...

Experts Rate Rwanda Land Reforms as Best on Continent

All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

Experts have named Rwanda's land policy reforms as the best on the African continent describing the achievements by the National Land Centre (NLC) as outstanding and impressive.

Canada prosecutors charge second Rwanda genocide suspect under war crimes act

JURIST (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

[JURIST] Canadian prosecutors announced Saturday that a Rwandan genocide suspect has been charged under Canada's Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act. Jacques Mungwarere, arrested Friday by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), is only the second person to be charged under the law. Mungwarere claimed asylum in Canada in 2001, but never obtained Canadian citizenship. The investigation into...

Prosecutor: Rwanda genocide suspect 'killed kids'

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

A prosecutor at a U.N.-backed tribunal is accusing a Rwandan official of ordering the murder of children too weak to walk during the country's 1994 genocide.

LWF to Close Down Operations

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Lutheran World Federation (LWF) a Christian based organization, is set to close down its operations in Rwanda following Rwanda's transformation from a state of emergency to a steadily growing nation.

A Deal on 'Climate Change' is Long Overdue - Kamanzi

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Copenhagen summit on 'Climate Change' is scheduled for next month. Expectations are high that this ground breaking conferences adopts a comprehensive pact with strategies on mitigating effects of Climate Change. Ahead of this conference, The New Times' Edwin Musoni interviewed Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Stanislas Kamanzi on Rwanda's position on this subject. Below are excerpts....