The Supreme Court Thursday rejected an application filed by Victoire Ingabire, challenging the constitutionality of the Genocide Ideology Law.
A panel of nine judges announced, “The court finds no contradiction between the law and the constitution. it is true the constitution grants freedom of expression and speech, but the Genocide Ideology Law puts limitations to avoid abuse of those freedoms.”
Ingabire had filed the suit claiming that the constitution grants her the right to freedom of expression.
The Supreme Court cited the international law and several cases related to hate speech, including that of a Canadian teacher, James Keegstra, who was charged with teaching anti-Semitism.
In her trial, which began in September 2011, the High Court found her statements at Kigali Memorial Centre – Gisozi to be in clear violation of the Genocide Ideology Law of July 2008.
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