Editing Rwanda (section)

===Human rights===
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{{see also|Human rights in Rwanda|LGBT rights in Rwanda}}
Homosexuality is generally considered a [[taboo]] topic, and there is no significant public discussion of this issue in any region of the country. Some lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Rwandans have reported being harassed and blackmailed.{{sfn|Gmünder|2007|page=1216}}<ref name="Spartacus International Gay Guide 2007">Spartacus International Gay Guide, p. 1216. Bruno Gmunder Verlag, 2007.</ref><ref name="globalgayz">{{cite web |url=http://www.globalgayz.com/country/Rwanda/view/RWA/gay-rwanda-2008 |title=Gay Rwanda 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717064516/http://www.globalgayz.com/africa/rwanda/gay-rwanda-2008 |archive-date=2012-07-17 |date=2009-01-01}}</ref> Same-sex sexual activity is not specifically illegal in Rwanda. Some cabinet-level government officials have expressed support for the rights of LGBT people;{{sfn|U.S. Department of State|2016}} however, no special legislative protections are afforded to LGBT people,<ref name="Spartacus International Gay Guide 2007"/> who may be arrested by the police under various laws dealing with public order and morality.<ref name="globalgayz"/> [[Same-sex marriage]]s are not recognized by the state, as the [[Constitution of Rwanda|constitution]] provides that "[o]nly civil monogamous marriage between a man and a woman is recognized".{{sfn|CJCR|2003|loc=article 26}}

Since 2006, Human Rights Watch has documented that Rwandan authorities round up and detain [[street children]], street vendors, sex workers, homeless people, and beggars. They have also documented the use of torture in safe houses and other facilities, such as Kami military camp, Kwa Gacinya and [[Gikondo Transit Center|Gikondo prison]].<ref name="hrw">{{cite journal |date=2020-01-27 |title="As Long as We Live on the Streets, They Will Beat Us": Rwanda's Abusive Detention of Children |journal=Human Rights Watch |url=https://www.hrw.org/report/2020/01/27/long-we-live-streets-they-will-beat-us/rwandas-abusive-detention-children |access-date=2022-10-10 |archive-date=10 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010111400/https://www.hrw.org/report/2020/01/27/long-we-live-streets-they-will-beat-us/rwandas-abusive-detention-children |url-status=live}}</ref>