A/HRC/19/56/Add.1
Annex
Report of the independent expert on minority issues on her
mission to Rwanda (31 January–7 February 2011)
Contents
Paragraphs
Page
I.
Introduction .............................................................................................................
1–3
4
II.
Methodology ...........................................................................................................
4–6
4
III.
Protection of the right to cultural and ethnic identity ..............................................
7–19
5
A.
Government views on ethnicity and the root causes of the 1994 genocide ....
7–11
5
B.
International law and identity in Rwanda .......................................................
12–19
6
Protection of distinct groups and prevention of genocide .......................................
20–38
8
A.
Domestic law ..................................................................................................
21–24
8
B.
Institutional initiatives ...................................................................................
25–33
9
C.
Gender-based crimes ......................................................................................
34–38
10
Protection of the rights to non-discrimination and equality ....................................
39–73
12
A.
Legal framework and institutions ...................................................................
39–48
12
B.
The situation of Batwa communities in Rwanda ...........................................
49–73
14
VI.
Protection of the right to effective political participation ........................................
74–80
18
VII.
Conclusions and recommendations .........................................................................
81–104
19
IV.
V.
A.
Reconciliation mechanisms ............................................................................
86–88
20
B.
Laws relating to genocide ideology and divisionism ......................................
89–90
21
C.
Political participation ......................................................................................
91–92
21
D.
The situation of Batwa ....................................................................................
93–104
21
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