(1) Article 6 prohibits a journalist from publishing documents from legislative, executive or judicial powers with respect to confidentiality in the national security and national integrity; confidentiality of judicial proceedings, parliamentary sessions and cabinet deliberations in camera. (2) Article 7 prohibits media for children from acting as illustrations, story or opinion praising or promoting any malicious, indecent and delinquency acts that are likely to divert or demoralize them. (3) Article 9 provides that the freedom of opinions and information shall not jeopardize the general public order and good morals, individual’s right to honour and reputation in the public eye and to the right to inviolability of a person’s private life and family; the freedom shall also be recognized if it is not detrimental to the...
(2) Article 230 provides that any person who displays, sells, rents, disseminates or distributes pornographic pictures, objects, movies, photos, slides and other pornographic materials involving children shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of more than five (5) years to seven (7) years and a fine of five million (5,000,000) to twenty million (20,000,000) Rwandan francs. (3) Article 276 provides that any person who defames or harasses another person on the basis of sex with intent to humiliate him/her or his/her work shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of at least two (2) months but less than six (6) months and a fine of two hundred thousand (200,000) to five hundred thousand (500,000) Rwandan francs or one of these penalties. (4) Article 282 provides that any person who publishes, by any means, an...
(1) Article 8: Liability of communication network services - A communication network service shall not be liable in respect of contents of documents, electronic message through his/her network and another person to whom he/she has no control. The liability shall apply to: creation, publication and dissemination of electronic messages on the network; and, use of such electronic messages in a way that is contrary to the law. (2) Article 10: Further states an intermediary shall not be liable for providing access to information, transmission or its retention, as long as it: does not initiate the transmission; is not the one to select the addressee; uses automatic communication technology without its role; and, cannot modify the electronic information. (3) Article 11: Caching - An intermediary shall not be liable for the...
(1) Article 261 provides that any industrial or commercial use of an invention, utility model, industrial design and model, mark or other distinctive sign of business, trade name, geographical indication or layout design integrated circuit, which is the subject of a protection title granted under this law and made by any person other than the owner of the title and without his/her consent, shall constitute an act of forgery. (2) Any infringement of copyrights or related rights protected under this law, committed willfully or by gross negligence, by any third person for profit-making purposes and without owner’s right consent shall constitute an act of forgery. (3) Any third person, who knowingly sells, offers on sale, is making rent, detains or introduces on the territory of the Republic of Rwanda, the alleged...