Rwanda: Move to Decriminalise Defamation a Step in the Right Direction

29 December 2017
editorial

Members of Parliament are finally taking steps to decriminalise libel and slander under the country's laws.

Media practitioners have always argued that decriminalising defamation was not promoting impunity but strengthening freedom of expression and protecting media freedoms.

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