National Intelligence and Security Service (Rwanda)

For other uses, see National Intelligence and Security Service (disambiguation).

National Intelligence and Security Service

Types	government organization
Country	Rwanda

The National Intelligence and Security Agency is a Rwandan security and intelligence agency created in 1994 by the Republic of Rwanda following the Rwandan genocide. ^[1]

Creation

The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISS) of Rwanda was created in 1994 by the Rwandan Patriotic Front after it took power following the genocide against the Tutsi in 1994. ^[1]

Aims

The initial aim of NISS was to monitor dissidents supportive of the previous government and suspected perpetrators of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. By around 2019, NISS had both internal and external security aims and a role in monitoring immigration. ^[1]

Presence

As of 2024 ^[update] , in addition to its presence in Rwanda, NISS was present in Eastern Africa, Belgium and the United States. ^[1]

Human rights violations

In 2011, according to Amnesty International and the Rwandan League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights, NISS was responsible for forced disappearances. ^[2]

References

1. Network on Intelligence and Security Practices in African Countries, University of Glasgow, 2024, Wikidata   Q124496268, archived from the original on 11 February 2024
2. Rwanda (PDF), United States Department of State, 2011, Wikidata   Q124496192, archived (PDF) from the original on 29 April 2023