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A Canadian-funded two-day training seminar for Rwandan court judges is due to end on Thursday in the capital, Kigali, the Rwanda News Agency (RNA) reported.
It said the training involved 30 judges of the courts of the first instance, courts of appeal and the Supreme Court. Some are from the Department of Courts and Tribunals, the Department of General Administration and Information Technology, and the Ministry of Justice, RNA said.
The resident representative of the Canadian project to support the Rwandan Supreme Court, Birasa Fiacre, told RNA that the aim of the seminar was to make the justice delivery system more efficient. Many of the country’s experienced lawyers and judges were either killed during the 1994 genocide or fled into exile. Today, there is a dearth of skilled legal practitioners.
The Canadian-run project is mid-way through its four-year course. Apart from training of the judges, the Canadians are helping to rehabilitate and build a new infrastructure. Among the ongoing renovation projects are the courts of appeal of Kigali, Kibuye, and Ruhengeri. The Kibuye court of appeal has yet to be rebuilt, RNA said.
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