Radio
Interview on assembly rights
National radio current-affairs programme
An HRV researcher explained what organisers and police may lawfully do around public gatherings.
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News & Updates
Press releases, event reports and HRV in the media.
Press releases
HRV opens its Secure Reporting Portal to the public
HRV launches a confidential channel for reporting human rights violations, with anonymous submissions, category tagging and reference numbers for follow-up.
Statement on restrictions affecting peaceful assemblies
HRV documents a pattern of last-minute assembly restrictions and calls for clear, proportionate and reviewable decision-making.
HRV publishes quarterly civic space monitoring update
The latest edition of the Civic Space Monitor covers expression, media, information, association and assembly indicators, with documented cases.
HRV completes first round of community rights-education sessions
Twelve community sessions introduced fundamental rights and complaint channels to participants in three districts; training materials are now public.
HRV submits written observations in a national consultation
HRV's policy submission on association rules recommends removing overlapping requirements and guaranteeing appealable decisions.
Event reports
Roundtable: fair trial guarantees in practice
Kigali
Monitors, lawyers and students discussed how court observation works and what a fair trial looks like in practice, using cases from the Justice & Trial Monitor.
Training: digital security for defenders
Kigali
A hands-on session on device hygiene, secure communication and safe documentation for human rights defenders and community organisers.
Community session: your rights at a peaceful assembly
Huye
A community education session walking through lawful assembly, organiser duties and where to report restrictions.
Launch briefing: the Observatory document repository
Kigali
HRV presented its public repository of monitoring documents and demonstrated its multi-parameter search for researchers and journalists.
HRV in the media
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TV
Coverage of the civic space quarterly update
Evening television news
Television news summarised HRV's latest monitoring findings on expression and association.
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Episode: documenting violations safely
Regional human rights podcast
A long-form conversation on evidence handling, source protection and the ethics of monitoring.
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Feature citing HRV fair trial data
Independent online newspaper
A courts feature drew on HRV's Justice & Trial Monitor statistics on hearing delays.
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Rights education phone-in
Community radio
Listeners asked about tenancy, work and assembly rights; HRV educators answered on air.
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Agency story on defender protections
Regional press agency
The agency quoted HRV's Defenders Hub on rising documentation requests from at-risk defenders.
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