Chakravarty’s central argument is that Rwanda’s ruling party, the Tutsi-dominated Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), used gacaca courts as a tool of patronage to build the new, post-genocide ...

Opinion - Gacaca, the traditional justice system that will be used to try genocide perpetrators in Rwanda, is expected to start between late February and early March, according to Domitille ...

The establishment of Gacaca courts in 2001 is one of the key landmarks of post-genocide Rwanda. The current Tutsi-led government hails these courts as a success claiming they have provided ...

Press Release - "The gacaca system of community tribunals may represent an opportunity for genocide survivors, ... Rwanda: Gacaca - Gambling With Justice. 19 June 2002.

Rwanda's controversial community "gacaca" courts finish their work, after 10 years of trying those accused of involvement in the 1994 genocide.

Rwanda has closed the local courts set up to try those accused of taking part in the 1994 genocide in the country. Monday’s closure of the “gacaca” courts, which tried nearly two million ...

Rwanda's so-called Gacaca courts, which are set to close in February, were the government's solution to addressing crimes connected with the murders of 800,000 ethnic Tutsis as well as some Hutus ...

This is a fine film which will fuel many lively discussions not only on the issue of justice in Rwanda, but justice in the face of heinous crimes against humanity." - Educational Media Reviews Online ...

Rwanda's community-based gacaca courts have helped communities confront the country's 1994 genocide but have failed to provide credible decisions and justice in a number of cases.

More than 800,000 Tutsis (and moderate Hutus) were killed in Rwanda in 1994. Well over 100,000 of the allegedly responsible Hutus are now in detention centers awaiting judgment.