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Rwanda Forensic Institute provides specialized forensic services to support investigations, justice delivery, and public safety with accuracy, reliability, and integrity.

Biology / DNA Forensic Service

The Biology scientists conduct several types of serological examinations on evidentiary materials, including the identification of blood, semen, saliva, and other body fluids.

Drug & Chemistry Service

The Drugs and Chemistry is one among the units belong to Chemistry Division. Its responsibility is to chemically examine either qualitatively or quantitatively the physical evidence collected at crime scene and other evidence which are under investigation. 

Forensic Toxicology Service

Forensic toxicology and Blood alcohol services refer to the use of scientific methods to detect and analyze drugs, chemicals, alcohols and other toxins in biological samples, such as blood, urine, Stomach contents, bile, Saliva etc. 

Digital Forensic Service

Digital Forensics Unit overall function is to identify, preserve, acquire and analyze all electronic devices related to all cyber-enabled offences reported so as to collect digital evidence which is presented in a court of law for prosecution purposes.

Microbiology Forensic Service

Forensic Microbiology is a new scientific discipline established in order to strengthen the law enforcement response especially in a bioterrorism event and other related criminal investigations in Rwanda Forensic Laboratory

Ballistics and Physical Service

The Ballistics section conducts many types of firearms examinations: whether a questioned bullet or cartridge case was fired from a suspect firearm; the caliber and type of firearm possibly used to produce fired bullets

Questioned Document And Finger Print Service

This service deals with examination of suspected counterfeit documents which includes Bank Notes, Passports, Visa, Travelers Cheques and driving licenses. 

Forensic Legal Medecine Service

Rwanda Forensic Laboratory provides a service of Forensic Medicine with the following purpose: To provide a point of law, Used as piece of circumstantial evidence…