LOI N° 33 bis/2003 DU 06/09/2003 REPRIMANT LE CRIME DE GENOCIDE, LES CRIMES CONTRE L’ HUMANITE ET LES CRIMES DE GUERRE — Rwanda law | Esheria

LOI N° 33 bis/2003 DU 06/09/2003 REPRIMANT LE CRIME DE GENOCIDE, LES CRIMES CONTRE L’ HUMANITE ET LES CRIMES DE GUERRE

This article states that the law punishes genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.

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Jurisdiction
Rwanda
Instrument
Act or statute
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Not in force
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Language
fr
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This article states that the law punishes genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. This article defines genocide as certain acts done with intent to destroy a national, regional, ethnic, racial, or religious group, in whole or in part. Anyone who commits genocide, whether in peacetime or wartime, is punishable by death. A person who publicly denies, grossly minimizes, justifies, approves, hides, or destroys evidence of the genocide is punishable by 10 to 20 years in prison. This article defines crimes against humanity as certain listed acts committed during a widespread or systematic attack on civilians for discriminatory reasons.