Several other political parties operate and participate in government. The RPF has continued its high-profile efforts to include Hutu representatives in government, including the appointment of President Pasteur Bizimungu. Constitutional and legal safeguards regarding arrest procedures and detention are widely ignored. The near destruction of Rwanda's legal system and the death or exile of most of the judiciary are severely limiting criminal adjudication. Rwandan media are officially censored and constrained by fears of reprisals.
Several journalists accused of abetting or participating in genocide are in detention.
The state controls broadcast media, and the few independent newspapers publishing in Kigali reportedly exercise considerable self-censorship. The role of the media in Rwanda has become a contentious test case for media freedom and responsibility. Local nongovernmental organizations such as the Collective Rwandan Leagues and Associations for the Defense of Human Rights operate openly. International human rights groups and relief organizations are also active. While numerous clerics were among both the victims and perpetrators of the genocide, religious freedom is generally respected.