General News

Today, the 9th September 2015, Rwanda’s Supreme Court ruled competent to try the case submitted by the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda vs State, against the constitutional change on lifting of Presidential Term Limits.

The State defendants had challenged the Supreme Court’s competence to try this case and also submitted that the case had no value and substance. The Supreme Court has rejected all State submissions.

The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda filed the lawsuit to the Supreme Court on 3rd of June 2015 and the first hearing was on the 29th of July 2015.

DGPR

Ikigo Centre For Human Rights-Rwanda cyari gushyigikira Ishyaka Democratic Green Party of Rwanda mu urubanza iregamo Leta y’u Rwanda ku ivugururwa ry’itegeko Nshinga, aho Inteko Ishinga Amategeko yamaze kwemeza ishingiro ry’ubusabe bw’abaturage ku kuba Itegeko Nshinga ryavugururwa Perezida Kagame Paul akemererwa kwiyamamaza cyavanywe mu rubanza.

Iri shyaka ryari rishyigikiwe muri uru rubanza n’ikigo giharanira iyubahirizwa ry’uburenganzira bwa muntu mu Rwanda (Centre for Human Rights –Rwanda-CHR-R).

Ububasha bw’urukiko rw’ikirenga bwo kuburanisha urubanza rwerekeye kurengera Itegeko Nshinga, ni cyo cyaburanyweho ku munsi wa mbere w’iburanisha ry’Urubanza ishyaka riharanira Demokarasi no kurengera ibidukikije (DGPR) riregamo Leta y’u Rwanda.

Mu gitondo cy’uyu wa 29 Nyakanga 2015, Urukiko rw’Ikirenga rwaburanishije urubanza Ishyaka DGPR riregamo Leta y’u Rwanda, rinasaba ihagarikwa ry’ibikorwa byose bigamije kuvugurura Itegeko Nshinga.

Ubwo iburanisha ryatangiraga, Umucamanza Prof.Sam Rugege, Perezida w’Urukiko rw’Ikirenga yatangiye asoma ibirego bya DGPR.

Rwanda’s Supreme Court has today, the 29th of July 2015, started hearing, the petition against the change of the Rwandan Constitution, especially Article 101, regarding lifting of Presidential term limits, filed by the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda.