It is, like I said before I stand with Rwandan women and it is unacceptable to see what is happening. Fulfilling my contractual obligations does not equal me condoning the abuse and attempts to control womens choices over their own bodies. I can only use my platform to advocate
Minister, with respect, this framing avoids the central issue.
A government cannot leave “decency” undefined, then allow officials to enforce it according to personal, cultural or moral instinct. That replaces law with discretion and discretion backed by state power is where the danger begins.
People are free to debate morality. Governments are not free to manufacture offences through interpretation.
If conduct is prohibited, legislate it clearly, debate it publicly and subject it to constitutional scrutiny. If you cannot do that, then the State has no business improvising restrictions on citizens at the door of a concert.
Here are the key messages from President Kagame @CNN interview, before they were edited to fit the predictable editorial line:
◦FDLR are associated and supported by governments in the region. Their aim is not only to fight M23, who are Congolese, but to fight Rwanda and overthrow the government, as they have said publicly. Does anyone think Rwanda will sit back and wait for that to happen? Rwanda will fight back in whatever form, there is no question about it.
◦I subscribe to the idea of respecting sovereignty of countries. That means the sovereignty of Rwanda must also be respected. There is no sovereignty of any country that is more important than the sovereignty of another. That's the standard principle.
◦The same international community blaming Rwanda is the one that has left FDLR in Congo for 30 years. Two and a half decades and close to $40 billion later, what stability is there? Putting the blame on Rwanda is the easiest way of covering up the mess they have been involved with and caused in our region.
◦The problem is simple to understand. People make it sound complex to avoid doing anything about it. Even the most unintelligent people would understand a problem after 30 years.
◦I don't think anybody is interested in war. I don’t even think Tshisekedi is interested in war himself, but he has been encouraged in that direction by people showing up to fight his wars for him. If they were not doing that, maybe he would see reason in the truth and prioritize the efforts to have peace.
◦I am talking about protecting myself, aware of the dangers that are there. I am managing national affairs and situations to obtain peace, and Tshisekedi is talking about humiliation which has to do with his ego. You can't run a country and cause problems in the region just because of ego.
◦The most important thing for Rwanda is that we have to protect ourselves. In our minds, we understand that nobody is going to be there for us. We saw it in 1994. That has resulted into making investments in security, in defense, and the rest will speak for itself.
Rwanda Defence Force graduated a new intake of Special Operation Force after completing a 10 month specialised combat training course at Nasho Basic Military Training Center in Kirehe district. https://t.co/L5fYh87cKW
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