Increasing Access to Justice and Enhancing the Rule of Law in Rwanda .

Rwanda has made a clear commitment to progress in the justice sector, but key challenges with legal aid provision, law implementation, and public understanding of the justice system remain. To overcome these challenges, USAID’s Duteze Imbere Ubutabera activity improves the quality and effectiveness of Abunzi, the community-based reconciliation system, to resolve local disputes. The activity also strengthens the formal judicial system by increasing citizens’ access to quality legal aid, empowering citizens to engage in the judicial process, expanding efforts to educate prisoners about the law, and assisting prisoner reconciliation within their communities. With stronger community and formal judicial systems, Rwanda can provide its people with effective, impartial, and accessible justice.