Current Version
| Region | Rwanda |
| Issue | Hate crime protections |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Rwanda does not provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. |
| Sources | Organic Law instituting the penal code, 2012 https://antislaverylaw.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Rwanda-Penal-Code.pdf Law determining offences and penalties in general, 2018 https://rwandafda.gov.rw/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/penalcode2018.pdf https://cdn.sida.se/app/uploads/2021/05/07084831/rights-of-lgbt-persons-rwanda.pdf |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Rwanda does not provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. |
| Sources | Organic Law instituting the penal code, 2012 https://antislaverylaw.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Rwanda-Penal-Code.pdf Law determining offences and penalties in general, 2018 https://rwandafda.gov.rw/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/penalcode2018.pdf https://cdn.sida.se/app/uploads/2021/05/07084831/rights-of-lgbt-persons-rwanda.pdf |