"We are transforming our society, and women are part of the solution."
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Rwanda's parliamentary election saw women win 45 of the 80 seats. (KT Press, December 2022)
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Judith Kanakuze
Judith Kanakuze (September 19, 1959 – February 7, 2010) was a Rwandan politician and women's rights activist best known for passing legislation against gender-based violence, including Rwanda's first legal definition of rape, and contributing constitutional gender quotas that required women's representation in governmental bodies. She worked in multiple fields, including nutrition and civil service, before becoming a prominent leader of women after the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which she lost mo
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