Rwanda National Police

The capacity building training on human rights and criminal investigations commenced mid this month, ended on April 30 in the Northern Province where at least 50 criminal investigators and prosecutors completed a two-day workshop designed to improve their skills in the administration of justice.

The training organized by Rwanda National Police (RNP) in partnership with the Legal Aid Forum (LAF) benefited over 200 criminal investigators and prosecutors in the five regions.

Beneficiaries included district and station judicial police officers, station commanders and prosecutors.

It was designed to cement the culture of observance of fundamental human rights among investigators, as well as help improve officers' roles in helping both victims and suspects to understand their rights much better.

Speaking at the closure of the last batch in Musanze District, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Theos Badege, Commissioner for the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), noted the work of investigators and prosecutors supplement each other, urging them to harmonise their activities to ensure that victims receive justice.

This, he said, will ensure that dossiers are complete with all the necessary evidence in pursuit for justice through enforcement of the law.

He urged them to always meet and exchange ideas on how to exhaust dossiers' findings.

Rwanda National Police pursues capacity building and skills development as one of the pillars to professional policing and a lasting strategy towards crime prevention and sustainable peace and security.

Both RNP and LAF are engaged in campaigns aimed at improving access to Justice and respect for human rights as guaranteed by law.