1,612 Rwandan civil society organisations fail to meet rules
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on KT Press
The Rwanda Governance Board lists 1,612 civil society organisations that do not meet certain legal or regulatory requirements, including 1,453 applications deemed non-compliant. The other 159 concern local NGOs that did not apply for the required compliance certificate, according to the report submitted to Rwanda’s Parliament.
The Rwanda Governance Board (RGB) has recorded 1,612 cases involving civil society organisations that do not meet legal or regulatory requirements. The figure includes 1,453 applications deemed non-compliant and 159 local NGOs that did not apply for the compliance certificate required under the new law, according to a report presented to Rwanda’s Parliament.
Local NGOs account for 905 cases in the broader count. Among them, 536 did not meet the requirements for the compliance certificate, 210 those relating to legal personality and 159 had not requested the harmonisation of their activities with the law, according to the Rwanda Governance Board.
The report also records 54 cases among international NGOs, including 27 linked to new activity certificates, two to legal personality and 25 to certificate renewals. Foundations account for 52 cases related to legal personality, while faith-based organisations represent 601 cases, including 596 linked to additional requirements, according to the Rwanda Governance Board.
