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Existing legal framework:

  • The Constitution of Republic of Rwanda of 2003 revised in 2015 enshrines the principle of Gender equality and women’s rights and provides the minimum 30% quota for women in all decision making positions and Prohibits all kind of discrimination;

  • Organic law No 001/2018. OR of 25/03/2018 governing elections was enacted as an additional legislation promoting gender parity in decision making structures of the government. Article 91 of this law relates to the composition of the chamber of deputies and provides for 24 seats reserved for women (this is the equivalent of 30%);

  • The Law Nº68/2018 of 30/08/2018 determining offences and penalties in general provide punishment of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) addresses GBV in all its forms;

  • The Law No 32/2016 of 28/08/2016 governing Persons and Family, Men and women have equal right to enter marriage where by today the minimum legal age;

  • Law Nº27/2016 of 08/07/2016 Governing Matrimonial Regimes, Donations and Successions: In 1999, a gender revolution especially in terms of equal accessibility to and management of family patrimony was realized through the law on matrimonial regimes, donations and successions which were later revised in 2016. The law provides that both boys and girls have the same rights to inherit properties from their parents;

  • Law N° 43/2013 OF 16/06/2013 Governing Land in Rwanda: The same as inheritance, Land reform in Rwanda supported women and men to have equal rights and enjoyment over their land properties. From this, both men and women have land titles registered on their names and this has facilitated especially women to access loans from financial institutions and engage in income generating activities;

  • The Law N° 66/2018 of 30/08/2018 regulating labour in Rwanda, in its Article 9 states that, an employer is prohibited from discriminating employees on basis of sex, or any other form of discrimination. A female employee who has given birth is entitled to a maternity leave paid of at least twelve (12) consecutive weeks;

  • The Organic Law No. 12/2013/OL of 12/09/2013 on state finance and property enforces accountability to all public Institutions through Gender Budget Statement as a mandatory annex to the Budget Framework Paper to be submitted to the Parliament.

  • Law No 32/2016 of 28/08/2016 governing Persons and Family stipulates that the spouses have equal rights on Management of the household.

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Rwanda
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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non discrimination on the basis of sex
Indicator number

5.1.1
Target name

End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
Target number

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Global indicator description

Indicator 5.1.1 measures Government efforts to put in place legal frameworks that promote, enforce and monitor gender equality. The indicator is based on an assessment of legal frameworks that promote, enforce and monitor gender equality. The assessment is carried out by national counterparts, including National Statistical Offices (NSOs) and/or National Women’s Machinery (NWMs), and legal practitioners/researchers on gender equality, using a questionnaire comprising 45 yes/no questions under four areas of law; (i) overarching legal frameworks and public life; (ii) violence against women; (iii) employment and economic benefits; and (iv) marriage and family . The areas of law and questions are drawn from the international legal and policy framework on gender equality, in particular the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), which has 189 States parties, and the Beijing Platform for Action. As such, no new internationally agreed standard on equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex was needed. The primary sources of information relevant for indicator 5.1.1 are legislation and policy/action plans.
UN designated tier

Tier III
UN custodian agency

UN Women,World Bank,OECD Development Centre
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Source 1

Organisation

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE (MINIJUST)
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Geographical coverage

Rwanda
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Next release

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Statistical classification

Non-statistical indicator
Contact details

mjust@minijust.gov.rw
Other information

https://www.minijust.gov.rw/
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