Human Rights – 1999

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In 1999 the National Commission for Human Rights was formally established and became operational.1

Human Rights – 1998

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In 1998, the Rwandan government passed a law making the National Commission for Human Rights a permanent and independent entity.2

Human Rights – 1997

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One of the provisions of the Arusha Accord was to establish a National Human Rights Commission. In November 1997, a presidential decree was given to establish the commission and a law was passed in December of 1997. The commission was not operational and no members were appointed in 1997.3“Rwanda Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1998,” US State Department, 1999, accessed September 2011, http://www.state.gov/www/global/human_rights/1998_hrp_report/rwanda.html…

Human Rights – 1994

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None of these stipulations were fulfilled in 1994. On April 6, 1994, Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana is killed when his plane is shot down. On April 7, Hutu extremists begin killing their political opponents in violence which escalates to genocide. In July 1994, RPF takes control of the government and the genocide ends.

Human Rights – 1993

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The Arusha Accord of 1993 contained three main stipulations regarding human rights: (1) the establishment of a National Commission on Human Rights; (2) the establishment of an International Commission of Enquiry to investigate human rights violations committed during the war; and (3) the ratification of major international human rights treaties.

None of these stipulations were fulfilled in 1993.