Rwanda

Organic Law n°31/2007 of 25/07/2007 relating to the abolition of the death penalty

Article 4: Life imprisonment with special provisions

Life imprisonment with special provisions is imprisonment with the following modalities:
1° a convicted person is not entitled to any kind of mercy, conditional release or rehabilitation, unless he/she has served at least twenty (20) years of imprisonment;
2° a convicted person is kept in isolation.

The law provides for the specific mode of enforcement and execution of life imprisonment with special provisions.

Cases of recidivism previously punishable by death or the following atrocious crimes are punishable by life imprisonment with special provisions:

Keywords

Enforcement of sentences imposed
National procedures re enforcement of sentences imposed
Enforcement of sentence of imprisonment
Enforcement of national penalties - conditions of imprisonment
Enforcement of national penalties - imprisonment



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