The department of International Justice and Judicial Cooperation (IJJC) was established in 2016 by the Prime Minister’s Order N°239/03 of 08/12/2016  determining the mission, functions, organizational structure and summary of job positions, salaries and fringe benefits for employees of the Ministry of Justice/ Office of the Attorney General.

The structure remained the same with the Prime Minister’s Order N° 061/03 of 01/06/2020 determining mission, responsibilities, organizational structure of the Ministry of Justice/Office of the Attorney General, salaries and fringe benefits of its employees.

The department deals with the Human Rights Treaty Body Reporting as well as the International Justice and Judicial Cooperation.

The department of International Justice and Judicial Cooperation (IJJC) was established in 2016 by the Prime Minister’s Order N°239/03 of 08/12/2016  determining the mission, functions, organizational structure and summary of job positions, salaries and fringe benefits for employees of the Ministry of Justice/ Office of the Attorney General.

The structure remained the same with the Prime Minister’s Order N° 061/03 of 01/06/2020 determining mission, responsibilities, organizational structure of the Ministry of Justice/Office of the Attorney General, salaries and fringe benefits of its employees.

The department deals with the Human Rights Treaty Body Reporting as well as the International Justice and Judicial Cooperation.

• In line with Human Rights Treaty Body Reporting, the department oversees and coordinates the process of State reporting on human rights at Regional (Africa Human Rights System) and International (United Nations Human Rights System) level. This goes hand in hand with monitoring domestic implementation of Regional and International Human Rights Instruments ratified by Rwanda.

• In line with the work on international justice and judicial cooperation, the department is in charge of cooperation with other countries in matters of justice, monitoring cases extradited and transferred to Rwanda from other countries and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), negotiate extradition treaties and Mutual legal assistance in criminal matters agreements.