constituteproject.org PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 15:14 Article 12 • Right to life Every person has the right to life. No person shall be arbitrarily deprived of life. Article 13 The crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes are not subject to prescriptive period. Revisionism, negationism and trivialisation of genocide are punishable by the Law. • State support for the elderly • State support for the disabled • Reference to country's history • Protection of victim's rights Article 14: Welfare of victims of genocide against the Tutsi and other needy persons The State shall, within the limits of its capacity, take special measures for the welfare of the survivors who were rendered destitute by genocide against the Tutsi committed in Rwanda from October 1st , 1990 to December 31st , 1994, the disabled, the indigent and the elderly as well as other vulnerable groups. • Prohibition of cruel treatment • Prohibition of torture Article 15 Every person has the right to physical and mental integrity. No one shall be subjected to torture, physical abuse or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. No one shall be subjected to experimentation without his/her informed consent. The modalities of such consent and experiments are determined by Law. • General guarantee of equality Article 16 All human beings are equal before the law. They shall enjoy, without any discrimination, equal protection of the Law. • Rights of debtors Article 17 Criminal liability is personal. Civil liability is determined by a Law. No one shall be imprisoned on the ground of inability to fulfil obligations arising from civil or commercial Laws. • Protection from ex post facto laws Article 18 The person's liberty is guaranteed by the State. No one shall be subjected to prosecution, arrest, detention or punishment unless provided for by laws into force at the time the offence was committed. The right to be informed of the nature and cause of charges and the right to defence are absolute at all levels and degrees of proceedings before administrative, judicial and all other decision making organs. • Right to fair trial • Presumption of innocence in trials • Right to public trial Article 19 Every person accused of a crime shall be presumed innocent until his or her guilt has been conclusively proved in accordance with the law in a public and fair trial in which all the necessary guarantees for defence have been made available. Rwanda 2003 (rev. 2010) Page 10