The organization of gacaca courts in each administrative unit of Rwanda: flowchart. Lithograph, 2001.

Proceeds from left to right up the hierarchy of administrative units as follows: akagali (cells?); umurenge (sectors); umujyi (municipalities or districts?); intara (provinces)

Inkiko gacaca are the truth-telling tribunals that were charged with bringing reconciliation after the Rwandan massacres. Gacaga means "lawn" (traditional place for settlement of disputes). The poster encourages people to vote for the gacaca judges. "The first round of elections for cell level gacaca personnel took place on 4 October 2001. Adults throughout the country were asked to endorse or reject candidates proposed by their representatives in nyumba kumi (units of ten households). This was done in public meetings where citizens were given the opportunity to step forward and criticise candidates or register their support by lining up behind the candidate of their choice. Two days later, the judges chosen by each cell met to designate their representatives to the sector level and so on up to the district and province levels. Voter turnout was high at over 90 percent. Pressure was exerted both within the community and from government authorities to attend these meetings but not to actively participate within them." (Amnesty International, op. cit., p. 26)

Rwanda : [Johns Hopkins University Population Communication Services], [2001] (Rwanda : Imprimerie Nouvelle du Rwanda)

1 print : lithograph ; sheet 68.6 x 99.9 cm

Amatora y'abagize inzego z'inkiko - Gacaca. Inyangamugayo tuzatora ni bande? ... Bears number on verso: PO RWA 16 (as described below)

Amnesty International, 'Rwanda. Gacaca: a question of justice', http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/AFR47/007/2002/en/b65d04e4-d769-11dd-b024-21932cd2170d/afr470072002en.pdf , Amnesty International, Index: AFR 47/007/2002, 2002

Ellen Yamshon and Daniel Yamshon, 'Comics media in conflict resolution programs: are they effective in promoting and sustaining peace?', Harvard Negotiation Law Review, 2006, 11: 421-451

Wellcome Collection 2005447i

In Kinyarwanda language

Johns Hopkins University Population Communication Services ca. 2001 25/03/2013 Rwanda UkLW Transcription from the item