Today, the Director of the Rwanda Peace Academy (RPA), Colonel (Rtd) Jill Rutaremara, officially opened the International Human Rights Law in Peace Support Operations Course at the Rwanda Peace Academy in Musanze. The one-week course will be attended by twenty-eight (28) military, police, and civilian personnel from the Republic of Rwanda.

Present at the opening ceremony were the Senior Human Rights Advisor to the UN Resident Coordinator and Head of the UN Human Rights Office in Rwanda, Mr. Michael Ngabirano, and course facilitators. The course, which will run until 6 November 2026, is organised in partnership with the RPA, the UN Human Rights Office in Rwanda, and the United Nations Children’s Fund.