Rwandan Female Police Officers Scaling Heights Of Policing Career

May 30, 2019

May 30, 2019: In March 2019, the United Nations expressed its gratitude to a Rwandan Police Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police, (ACP) Teddy Ruyenzi, for her outstanding role in UN peacekeeping. ACP Ruyenzi, who is among the top most senior police officers at the rank of ACP,  leads a trail-blazing force of 160-strong all-female Formed Police Unit (FPU) in the Republic of South Sudan under the United Nations Mission in Southern Sudan (UNMISS).

Ruyenzi began her career in law enforcement in 2001 when she joined the newly created Rawandan National Police (RNP) and has grown through the ranks to become a two-star officer. RNP records show by 2010, the force had only 6.1%  female senior officers; the force had 15.7% overall representation in the whole force. Today the population of women in RNP has grown to about 22% of the total force with policies aimed toward a goal of 30%.

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Abapolisi b'Abagore bo mu Rwanda Bapima Uburebure bw'Umwuga wa Polisi

May 30, 2019

Ku ya 30 Gicurasi 2019: Muri Werurwe 2019, Umuryango w'Abibumbye washimiye Umupolisi wo mu Rwanda, Komiseri wungirije wa Polisi, (ACP) Teddy Ruyenzi, kubera uruhare rukomeye yagize mu kubungabunga amahoro mu muryango w'abibumbye. ACP Ruyenzi, uri mu bapolisi bakuru bakomeye ku rwego rwa ACP, ayoboye itsinda ryaka umuriro ry’abasirikare 160 b’abagore bose bashinzwe (FPU) muri Repubulika ya Sudani yepfo munsi y’ubutumwa bw’umuryango w’abibumbye muri Sudani y'Amajyepfo (UNMISS).

Ruyenzi yatangiye umwuga we mu kubahiriza amategeko mu 2001 ubwo yinjiraga muri Polisi y'igihugu nshya ya Rawandan (RNP) maze akura mu ntera aba umupolisi w'inyenyeri ebyiri. Inyandiko za RNP zerekana muri 2010, izo ngabo zari zifite abapolisi bakuru 6.1% gusa; imbaraga zari zifite 15.7% muri rusange zerekana imbaraga zose. Uyu munsi, umubare w’abagore muri RNP wiyongereye kugera kuri 22% yingufu zose hamwe na politiki igamije intego ya 30%.

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Rwandan Female Police Officers Scaling Heights Of Policing Career

May 30, 2019

May 30, 2019: In March 2019, the United Nations expressed its gratitude to a Rwandan Police Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police, (ACP) Teddy Ruyenzi, for her outstanding role in UN peacekeeping. ACP Ruyenzi, who is among the top most senior police officers at the rank of ACP,  leads a trail-blazing force of 160-strong all-female Formed Police Unit (FPU) in the Republic of South Sudan under the United Nations Mission in Southern Sudan (UNMISS).

Ruyenzi began her career in law enforcement in 2001 when she joined the newly created Rawandan National Police (RNP) and has grown through the ranks to become a two-star officer. RNP records show by 2010, the force had only 6.1%  female senior officers; the force had 15.7% overall representation in the whole force. Today the population of women in RNP has grown to about 22% of the total force with policies aimed toward a goal of 30%.

Read more: Rawandan Female Police Officers Scaling Heights Of Policing Career

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