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id: gacaca-court
title: Rwandan Gacaca Community Justice
description: >-
A Rwandan practice of community-based justice assemblies that address
conflict and, in the post-genocide period, were adapted to try cases of
genocide-related crimes. Rooted in traditional Rwandan gacaca (literally
"on the grass") gatherings where elders resolved disputes.
source: Rwandan traditional justice / National Service of Gacaca Courts
source_url: https://www.gov.r/
tags: [rwandan, gacaca, justice, reconciliation, africa]
forked_from: null
image: null
steps:
- headline: Convene on the grass
description: >-
The community gathers outdoors, in the presence of inyangamugayo
(persons of integrity) who serve as judges. The gathering is public
and community-wide.
- headline: Hear the case
description: >-
The accused and those harmed are both heard, with witnesses and
community members free to speak to what they know and saw.
- headline: Establish truth
description: >-
The inyangamugayo and community together establish what happened,
drawing on collective memory and witness, aiming for a shared
account that the community can accept.
- headline: Determine reparation
description: >-
The assembly determines reparation — confession, apology,
restitution, or community service — oriented toward reconciliation
and reintegration.
- headline: Pronounce and reintegrate
description: >-
The decision is pronounced in the presence of the community. The goal
is reintegration of the offender into community, not isolation.
outcome: >-
Cases are heard and resolved within the community, with truth
established collectively and reparation oriented toward reconciliation.
practice: >-
Gacaca is demanding — it asks the community to face its own. It is not a
substitute for formal justice where crimes are severe, but a complement
rooted in communal accountability.