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Wednesday 20 June 2012
Rwanda's gacaca courts close
The gacaca courts take their inspiration from old village tribunals traditionally used to settle disputes.
Archives AFPRwanda's gacaca trials officially wound up this week at a well-attended ceremony at the parliamentary Buildings in Kimihurura, Kigali. Speakers, led by President Paul Kagame, paid glowing tribute to gacaca judges and the Rwandan community in general, for making them a success. Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi also atttended the ceremony on Monday, which also marked 10 years since the courts were first established. Phil Clark, a lecturer at the London University's School of Oriental and African Studies, discusses the special local courts that tackled the aftermath of genocide.
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