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Criminal law RPAA 00664/2021/CA

UBUSHINJACYAHA VS LIBAKWE N’ABANDI

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
RPAA 00664/2021/CA

The court found that all appellants were properly convicted based on corroborated evidence, including confessions, witness statements, and physical evidence. Alibi and defence rights were respected, and confessions in investigation were valid unless proven coerced, which appellants failed to show. Mitigating circumstances were not established. Sentences of life imprisonment and fines were appropriate under the law.

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  • Drug trafficking
  • Drug possession
  • Evidence
  • Right to defence
  • Alibi
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law RPAA 00154/2021/CA

UBUSHINJACYAHA v. MUSONERA

Court
Court of Appeal
Case number
RPAA 00154/2021/CA

The Court of Appeal dismissed Musonera André’s appeal, upholding his conviction for assault causing death and finding no error in witness assessment or refusal to call defense witnesses.

  • Evidence
  • Witness testimony
  • Right to defence
  • Appeal procedure
  • Homicide (assault leading to death)
  • Criminal-law
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Criminal law RLR V.3-2020

PROSECUTION v MUKARUYANGE

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
RS/INJUST/PEN 00004/2017/SC

The Supreme Court held that offences may be reclassified before res judicata, but the accused must be allowed to respond. Mukaruyange was acquitted of complicity in burglary, but her convictions for concealment and harbouring were upheld.

  • Reclassification of offences
  • Complicity
  • Concealment of objects obtained from an offence
  • Harbouring an offender
  • Right to defence
  • Review of judgments
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Administrative law RADA 0002/16/CS

SALIMINI_v_GOVERNMENT_OF_RWANDA__MINISANTE_

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
RADA 0002/16/CS

The Supreme Court upheld Salimini Saidi’s dismissal for serious disciplinary faults, held the right to defence was respected, and allowed the Government’s cross-appeal in part.

  • Public service disciplinary sanctions
  • Unlawful dismissal
  • Right to defence
  • Damages for failure to issue work certificate
  • Public-service-discipline
  • Unlawful-dismissal
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Administrative law RLR V.3-2021

SALIMINI v GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA (MINISANTE)

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
RADA 0002/16/CS

The Supreme Court upheld Salimini Saidi’s dismissal for serious disciplinary faults in hospital equipment mismanagement, and held the criminal closure did not bar discipline.

  • Public service discipline
  • Unlawful dismissal
  • Disciplinary sanctions
  • Right to defence
  • Damages
  • Work certificate
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Civil procedure

RLR-V.1-2017

Court
Supreme Court

The Supreme Court refused exequatur of a New York judgment because Gahiga was not summoned and his right to defence was not respected.

  • Exequatur (recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments)
  • Right to defence
  • Damages for vexatious litigation
  • Procedural and counsel fees
  • Exequatur
  • Foreign-judgment-recognition
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Criminal law RLR V. 4 - 2015

PROSECUTION v. UWINKINDI

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
RPA 0011/15/CS

The Supreme Court held that an indigent accused has no absolute right to choose counsel; the Bar may appoint counsel without his participation.

  • Right to legal counsel
  • Right to defence
  • Appointment of counsel for indigent accused
  • Transfer of international criminal cases
  • Appeal admissibility
  • Right-to-counsel
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Criminal law RLR V.4 - 2015

PROSECUTION v. MVUYEKURE

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
RPAA 0133/10/CS

The Supreme Court of Rwanda acquitted Mvuyekure Faustin, holding that his conviction rested on an uncorroborated statement of a child under 14 and breached the right to defence.

  • Child defilement
  • Evidence of child witnesses
  • Right to defence
  • Hiv/aids and criminal liability
  • Child-defilement
  • Child-witness-corroboration
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Criminal law RLR V.4 - 2015

UBUSHINJACYAHA v. MVUYEKURE_126791_kn

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
RPAA 0133/10/CS

The Supreme Court quashed a conviction for defilement because it relied mainly on a 3-year-old child’s statement without corroboration and breached the right to defence.

  • Child sexual offences
  • Standard of proof
  • Right to defence
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Child-sexual-offences
  • Criminal-evidence
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Civil procedure RLR V.1-2017

GAHIGA v. FORTIS BUSINESS HOLDINGS LLC_231190_en

Court
Supreme Court
Case number
RCA0010/11/CS

The Supreme Court of Rwanda held that a foreign judgment could not be executed in Rwanda because the defendant had not been summoned and his right to defence was violated.

  • Exequatur
  • Right to defence
  • Public order
  • Damages
  • Procedural fees
  • Right-to-defence
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