Rose Mukantabana

Rwandan women's rights activist, human rights activist and lawyer

Rose Mukantabana is a Rwandan lawyer and women's rights activist. She is the former President of the Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda and was the first woman elected to the post. She was elected to serve as chair of the African Parliamentary Union from 2013-2015.

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  • she put on hold education because the only high learning institution was the National University of Rwanda which was not open to everyone on merit.
  • I prepared the case file for my mother and this was my first attempt to advocate for women.
  • President Paul Kagame effectively executed his duties in the past seven year and stated that he deserves to be re-elected.
  • “As members of parliament we should be proud that the man Rwandans put in power has delivered which has ensured development of our country,
  • “My assessment indicates that we performed to the expectation and we should all be happy for our success. I have no doubt our performance will continue to improve,”


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