Rwanda National Congress, hereby proclaims our vision for a new Rwanda:
Rwanda will be a united, democratic, and prosperous nation inhabited by free citizens with harmonious and safe communities who will live together in peace, dignity and
mutual respect, regardless of ethnic or other differences, within a democracy governed according to universal principles of human rights and the rule of law.
Rwanda will be a united, democratic, and prosperous nation inhabited by free citizens with harmonious and safe communities who will live together in peace, dignity and
mutual respect, regardless of ethnic or other differences, within a democracy governed according to universal principles of human rights and the rule of law.
Rwanda National Congress attributes the problems of bad governance, deep social cleavages, and violent conflict that Rwanda has recently experienced, to the absence of sound values and adherence to the rights afforded all human beings pursuant to international conventions. The RNC firmly believes
that political change in Rwanda must be grounded in the following core values:
- Human dignity and respect for human rights
- Equality and non-discrimination
- Mutual respect
- Democracy and the rule of law
- Integrity
- Empathy
- Solidarity
- Patriotism
- Right and responsibility to hold leaders accountable
- Accountable leadership
- Truth
- Justice and fairness
- Inclusion and embracing and celebrating diversity
- Tolerance
Rwanda National Congress highlights the following goals for the political transformation of Rwanda:
- Freedom
- Unity
- Security and peace
- Prosperity
The objectives of the Rwanda National Congress are to:
- Stop and prevent violent conflict, including genocide and grave human rights violations that Rwanda’s people have periodically suffered and that have historically extended to citizens – men, women, and children – of neighboring states
- Eradicate a culture of impunity for human rights violations
- Create a conducive and progressive environment for social and economic development for all the people of Rwanda
- Establish, nurture and institutionalize democratic governance, particularly the rule of law in all its aspects
- Establish independent, non-partisan, professional civil service and security institutions
- Build a stable society that promotes and protects equality,embraces and celebrates diversity, and fosters inclusion in all aspects of national life
- Promote individual, community and national reconciliation and healing
- Promote harmonious relations, reconciliation and mutually- beneficial collaboration with the peoples and governments of neighboring states
- Resolve the chronic problem of Rwandan refugees
- Nurture a culture of tolerance to diverse ideas, freedom of speech and discussion and debate of critical issues