The dictator Kagame at UN

The dictator Kagame at UN
Dictators like Kagame who have changed their national constitutions to remain indefinitely on power should not be involved in UN high level and global activities including chairing UN meetings

Why has the UN ignored its own report about the massacres of Hutu refugees in DRC ?

The UN has ignored its own reports, NGOs and media reports about the massacres of hundreds of thousands of Hutu in DRC Congo (estimated to be more than 400,000) by Kagame when he attacked Hutu refugee camps in Eastern DRC in 1996. This barbaric killings and human rights violations were perpetrated by Kagame’s RPF with the approval of UK and USA and with sympathetic understanding and knowledge of UNHCR and international NGOs which were operating in the refugees camps. According to the UN, NGO and media reports between 1993 and 2003 women and girls were raped. Men slaughtered. Refugees killed with machetes and sticks. The attacks of refugees also prevented humanitarian organisations to help many other refugees and were forced to die from cholera and other diseases. Other refugees who tried to return to Rwanda where killed on their way by RFI and did not reach their homes. No media, no UNHCR, no NGO were there to witness these massacres. When Kagame plans to kill, he makes sure no NGO and no media are prevent. Kagame always kills at night.

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UK SUPPORT TO RWANDA

Full details of DFID’s support to Rwanda can be found in the Country Assistance Plan 2003-2006 and the Memorandum

of Understanding. For copies of these, and for further information, go to www.dfid.gov.uk or contact Brendan Stanbury,

DFID Rwanda (Tel: + 250 85771,
b-stanbury@dfid.gov.uk).

UK SUPPORT TO RWANDA

Rwanda Overview

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The challenge that confronted Rwanda in 1994 was truly extraordinary. Thirty-two

years of state divisionism, eight years of economic collapse, four years of conflict

and three months of savage genocide had left one million people dead, a collapsed

state and economy, infrastructure destroyed and nearly three million refugees in

exile.

•
Rwanda has made considerable progress since then - although the needs still

remain acute. The country is at peace, the economy is stable and growing (real GDP

growth averaged almost 8% per year from 1998 to 2002), and the incidence of

poverty declined from around 70% in 1994 to 60% in 2002 (although statistics are

extremely poor).

•
The key challenge for 2004 will be better service delivery (such as health care and

education) and strengthening the environment for free expression.

Progress in Rwanda

•
Real GDP growth has increased from 6.0% per annum in 2001 to 9.4% in 2002.

(However this has not resulted in significant changes to incomes of rural households,

where over 90% of the population live).

•
Government Social Policy is taking an active approach towards offering equality for

women
in all aspects of Rwandan life – the Constitution mainstreams gender rights

and paves the way for gender equity in all areas of legislation, policy development

and government service delivery

•
Rwanda is making good progress towards achieving Universal Primary Education

by 2015
. Gross primary enrolment has increased from less than 1m children in

1994/5 to more than 1.7m in 2003/4.

•
The net enrolment rate, at 86%, is one of the highest in the region. But low primary

completion rates indicate substantial challenges to improving quality.

•
Rwanda has achieved gender equity in terms of enrolment in primary and

secondary schools. Whilst impressive, this masks large gender differences with

respect to type of school and learning and examination outcomes.

•
2003 saw the culmination of the transition period, a referendum on a new constitution

and the election of a new Government –
the first pluralistic elections in Rwanda’s

history
. Despite mixed reviews, the election process represented a milestone in

Rwanda’s democratic evolution.

•
Rwanda leads the world in the number of female parliamentarians. Rwanda now

boasts 48.8% of the National Assembly, (an increase from 25.7%), and replaces

Sweden (45%) at the top of the table.

•
Government of Rwanda honoured the commitments made in Pretoria on 30 July 2002

and
withdrew its soldiers from Eastern DR Congo in October the same year.

•
Government spending on both education and health care has increased between

1999 and 2003 (from US$ 59.6m to $76.6m on education and from $8.8m to $17.75

on health). Government spending on defence by contrast has halved between 1999

and 2003 as the situation with Rwanda and in the DRC has become more stable

($31.2m to $14.9m).

The Challenges

•
Very low human capacity resources at all levels throughout Rwanda. Many

professionals and qualified people were killed during the genocide or fled the country.

•
There are only 274 qualified doctors in Rwanda. That is 1 doctor for every 14,599

people.

•
Very limited land resources. Rwanda is the most densely populated country in

Africa and the population is still growing.

Full details of DFID’s support to Rwanda can be found in the Country Assistance Plan 2003-2006 and the Memorandum

of Understanding. For copies of these, and for further information, go to www.dfid.gov.uk or contact Brendan Stanbury,

DFID Rwanda (Tel: + 250 85771,
b-stanbury@dfid.gov.uk).

•
Subsistence agriculture remains the mainstay of the rural economy. The potential of

commercial agriculture is poorly exploited
and over 50% of the rural population

is underemployed.

•
40% of all 10-14 year olds are orphans as a result of the genocide and half the

population is under 18.

•
13-14% of children never enrol in school.

•
Prisons are still full of people accused of genocide related crimes. To process them

through the normal court system would take over 100 years.

•
Large numbers of ‘genocidaires’, ex-combatants, refugees and displaced people are

being reintegrated into their communities
- a major challenge for reconciliation.

•
Civil society is weak and poorly represented at policy levels. This presents

challenges to the expression of citizen demand and the realisation of human rights.

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Human Rights – ensuring that in striving for national unity, inclusion and equality, the

government pays particular attention to the diversity that exists amongst Rwanda

citizens and their many vulnerabilities.

UK Support to Rwanda – Overview

The
UK is Rwanda’s largest bilateral development partner providing high, predictable

levels of resources in support of the Poverty Reduction Strategy. This support will increase

from £37m in 2003/4, to £42m in 2004/5, and £47m in 2005/6. A
new DFID Rwanda office

opened
in January 2004, signaling UK’s intention to continue our long-term partnership with

Rwanda.

The Government of Rwanda has a developed an internationally agreed
long-term strategy

to reduce poverty
. The UK provides support for the basic processes of government, crucial

to the successful implementation of this strategy. The UK provides 2/3 of its financial support

to bridging the financing gap for implementing Rwanda’s poverty reduction strategy.

The UK Government partnership with the Government of Rwanda is based on the

UK/Rwanda Memorandum of Understanding signed in January 2004. The MoU underpins the

UK/Rwanda bilateral relationship, and provides a sound basis for constructive dialogue and

assessment of progress on social, economic and political developments.

In order to make sure that UK support has the greatest impact on reducing poverty in

Rwanda, priority has been given to building capacity in the areas of strategic planning and

budgeting, rural livelihoods and education. These are the areas that present the biggest

challenges to Rwanda’s continued development. The UK has agreed to:

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Support International and regional initiatives aimed at securing peace and stability

in central Africa;

•
Increase our engagement on economic and social policy issues affecting Rwanda;

•
Promote aid co-ordination, harmonisation, and alignment;

•
Provide support for the basic processes of government, which are crucial for the

successful implementation of the PRS;

•
Continue our significant support to education and gender equity;

•
Seek strategic engagement in rural transformation (the highest priority for

Government action to reduce poverty in the PRS) and
security sector reform;

•
Continue to help combat HIV/AIDS through the Rwanda component of the DFIDsupported

International Partnership Against Aids in Africa programme;

•
Embark on a long-term initiative to enable Rwanda citizens to progressively realize

their
human rights, through engagement with Government, development partners,

and civil society.

Full details of DFID’s support to Rwanda can be found in the Country Assistance Plan 2003-2006 and the Memorandum

of Understanding. For copies of these, and for further information, go to www.dfid.gov.uk or contact Brendan Stanbury,

DFID Rwanda (Tel: + 250 85771,
b-stanbury@dfid.gov.uk).

Examples of UK support to Rwanda

Support to Education

UK is Rwanda’s main bilateral partner in the education sector. With UK support, the education

sector now has a realistic plan for the achievement of the
goals for education for all.

Teacher qualifications are being upgraded, and the curriculum is undergoing revision.

Through UK/French Cooperation joint support, the textbook:student ratio was improved to 1:3

in 2002. Further large
textbook purchases in 2003/4 will improve this ratio further to 1:2.

Tax Revenue

UK has been Rwanda’s main partner in the establishment and development of the Rwanda

Revenue Authority (RRA). Since its creation in 1998,
tax revenue as a percentage of GDP

has increased from less than 9% to more than 12.5%
during the period to end 2003,

exceeding targets set during this period.

Peace and stability

The Rwanda
Demobilisation and Reintegration Programme (RDRP) co-ordinates the

demobilisation, reinsertion and reintegration of ex-combatants from the Rwandan Defence

Forces, the Forces Armees Rwandaises and ex-members of other armed groups. 46,000

soldiers have been through the demobilisation process since 1997.

The RDRP works under the framework of the World Bank's Multi-Country Demobilisation and

Reintegration Programme and within the terms of the Lusaka and Pretoria Agreements,

covering the cessation of hostilities in DRC, withdrawal of foreign forces and the

disarmament, demobilisation, and repatriation of armed groups. UK support (£5.5m in 2002-

2003) and input is aimed at ensuring that the plans for the successful reintegration of excombatants

into the communities is effected.

UK facilitates bi-annual meetings between the Presidents of Rwanda and Uganda. This has

played an important part in working towards reconciliation and peace between the two

countries.

To further understanding and reconciliation UK is providing £500,000 to assist with the

rebuilding and rehabilitation of
memorial centers at Ntarama, Nyarabuye and Murambi and

support the involvement of the local community in the centers. UK is also providing £200,000

to the Rwanda 10 Committee to promote youth involvement in the commemorations, to

promote reconciliation among youth and young people and £30,000 to support UK/Rwanda

business linkages.

UK support to HIV/AIDs

UK provides support to the International Partnership against AIDs in Africa (SIPAA) which is a

three year programme being implemented in four core countries including Rwanda. The

overall budget for Rwanda is £2.9m for the enhancement of nationally led efforts to control the

spread of HIV and support the development and implementation of the national strategic plan.

The Government of Rwanda is working with a number of major international partners

including the Global Fund, the Clinton Foundation, and MAP, to implement their HIV/AIDS

Strategic Plan. UK is working with the Government to strengthen their capacity to manage the

implementation of the Strategic Plan. We are also exploring with the UN and other

development partners, the possibility of accelerating the rollout of access to anti-retroviral

treatment in Rwanda.

Support to Survivors groups

The Ministry of Local Government has the mandate for social protection of all vulnerable

groups. Survivor groups are a special group amongst the poorest and most vulnerable in the

country. UK support is directed to identify survivors of genocide and their needs. We are

Full details of DFID’s support to Rwanda can be found in the Country Assistance Plan 2003-2006 and the Memorandum

of Understanding. For copies of these, and for further information, go to www.dfid.gov.uk or contact Brendan Stanbury,

DFID Rwanda (Tel: + 250 85771,
b-stanbury@dfid.gov.uk).

presently undertaking a detailed review of progress that has been made towards meeting the

needs of this special group over the last ten years. We will use this to target the £600,000 the

Secretary of State has already committed to helping support this vulnerable group of people.

Our later support will be directed to helping develop the Ministry’s Policy Framework for the

social protection for all vulnerable groups, including survivors.

Support to Civil Society

UK is giving support to civil society organisations working towards the Unity and

Reconciliation programme. Other support is directed to Penal Reform International focusing

on research on the traditional form of justice, Gacaca (£750,000 June 2003- June 2004). A

major programme on Human Rights and Citizenship is under design. The programme will

increase and mainstream DFID support to the broad range of civil society activities which

contribute to the development and implementation of Rwanda’s poverty reduction strategy.

Support to Gender

UK is considering further support to the Ministry of Gender and help the Ministry into changing

the Policy of Gender into Action. UK has provided two phases of technical and budgeted

support to the Ministry of Gender since 1997. The Ministry has achieved impact in getting

women’s rights recognized and mainstreamed gender into various and important Institutional

Policy such as the Rwandan Constitution, the Rwandan Budget and this has contributed to

ranking Rwanda the first country in the World with a record of 48% of Women

Parliamentarians and 30 % of Women as Members of the Government. But like some other

areas of Government, the Ministry has a high turn over of expertise and finds it difficult to

institutionalise the roll out of Gender policy. The progressive realization of Women’s rights

have a high priority in UK’s commitment to the Government and people of Rwanda.

Support to Media Sector

DFID is providing support to the media sector to develop a strategic plan for regulatory and

licensing procedures, build capacity of the school of journalism at the national University in

Butare, and hold awareness seminars for media professionals (£200,000: June 2003 –June

2004). Support to the media sector is in line with Government of Rwanda’s commitment to

provide a Policy Framework that will lay the foundations for a free and independent media

within the broad bounds of responsible journalism.

The Department for International Development (DFID) is the part of the UK Government

that manages Britain’s aid to poor countries and works to get rid of extreme poverty.

The central focus of the Government’s policy is a commitment to the internationally

agreed Millennium Development Goals to be achieved by 2015. These seek to:

- Get rid of extreme poverty and hunger

- Make sure that all children receive primary education

- Promote sexual equality and give more power to women

- Reduce child death rates

- Improve the health of mothers

- Combat HIV, AIDS, malaria and other diseases

- Make sure the environment is protected

- Develop a global partnership for development

DFID works in partnership with governments, business, civil society and the research

community, as well as international institutions such as the World Bank, United

Nations agencies such as UNICEF, and the European Community.

Website: www.dfid.gov.uk
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-“The enemies of Freedom do not argue ; they shout and they shoot.”

The principal key root causes that lead to the Rwandan genocide of 1994 that affected all Rwandan ethnic groups were:

1)The majority Hutu community’s fear of the return of the discriminatory monarchy system that was practiced by the minority Tutsi community against the enslaved majority Hutu community for about 500 years

2)The Hutu community’s fear of Kagame’s guerrilla that committed massacres in the North of the country and other parts of the countries including assassinations of Rwandan politicians.

3) The Rwandan people felt abandoned by the international community ( who was believed to support Kagame’s guerrilla) and then decided to defend themselves with whatever means they had against the advance of Kagame’ guerrilla supported by Ugandan, Tanzanian and Ethiopian armies and other Western powers.

-“The enemies of Freedom do not argue ; they shout and they shoot.”

-“The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.”

-“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”

-“I have loved justice and hated iniquity: therefore I die in exile.”

The Rwanda war of 1990-1994 had multiple dimensions.

The Rwanda war of 1990-1994 had multiple dimensions. Among Kagame’s rebels who were fighting against the Rwandan government, there were foreigners, mainly Ugandan fighters who were hired to kill and rape innocent Rwandan people in Rwanda and refugees in DRC.

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SUMMARY : THE TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE BRITISH BUDGET SUPPORT AND GEO-STRATEGIC AMBITIONS

United Kingdom's Proxy Wars in Africa: The Case of Rwanda and DR Congo:

The Rwandan genocide and 6,000,000 Congolese and Hutu refugees killed are the culminating point of a long UK’s battle to expand their influence to the African Great Lakes Region. UK supported Kagame’s guerrilla war by providing military support and money. The UK refused to intervene in Rwanda during the genocide to allow Kagame to take power by military means that triggered the genocide. Kagame’s fighters and their families were on the Ugandan payroll paid by UK budget support.


· 4 Heads of State assassinated in the francophone African Great Lakes Region.
· 2,000,000 people died in Hutu and Tutsi genocides in Rwanda, Burundi and RD.Congo.
· 600,000 Hutu refugees killed in R.D.Congo, Uganda, Central African Republic and Rep of Congo.
· 6,000,000 Congolese dead.
· 8,000,000 internal displaced people in Rwanda, Burundi and DR. Congo.
· 500,000 permanent Rwandan and Burundian Hutu refugees, and Congolese refugees around the world.
· English language expansion to Rwanda to replace the French language.
· 20,000 Kagame’s fighters paid salaries from the British Budget Support from 1986 to present.
· £500,000 of British taxpayer’s money paid, so far, to Kagame and his cronies through the budget support, SWAPs, Tutsi-dominated parliament, consultancy, British and Tutsi-owned NGOs.
· Kagame has paid back the British aid received to invade Rwanda and to strengthen his political power by joining the East African Community together with Burundi, joining the Commonwealth, imposing the English Language to Rwandans to replace the French language; helping the British to establish businesses and to access to jobs in Rwanda, and to exploit minerals in D.R.Congo.


Thousands of Hutu murdered by Kagame inside Rwanda, e.g. Kibeho massacres

Thousands of Hutu murdered by Kagame inside Rwanda, e.g. Kibeho massacres
Kagame killed 200,000 Hutus from all regions of the country, the elderly and children who were left by their relatives, the disabled were burned alive. Other thousands of people were killed in several camps of displaced persons including Kibeho camp. All these war crimes remain unpunished.The British news reporters were accompanying Kagame’s fighters on day-by-day basis and witnessed these massacres, but they never reported on this.

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25,000 Hutu bodies floated down River Akagera into Lake Victoria in Uganda.

25,000 Hutu bodies floated down River Akagera into Lake Victoria in Uganda.
The British irrational, extremist, partisan,biased, one-sided media and politicians have disregarded Kagame war crimes e.g. the Kibeho camp massacres, massacres of innocents Hutu refugees in DR. Congo. The British media have been supporting Kagame since he invaded Rwanda by organising the propaganda against the French over the Rwandan genocide, suppressing the truth about the genocide and promoting the impunity of Kagame and his cronies in the African Great Lakes Region. For the British, Rwanda does not need democracy, Rwanda is the African Israel; and Kagame and his guerilla fighters are heroes.The extremist British news reporters including Fergal Keane, Chris Simpson, Chris McGreal, Mark Doyle, etc. continue to hate the Hutus communities and to polarise the Rwandan society.

Kagame political ambitions triggered the genocide.

Kagame political ambitions triggered the genocide.
Kagame’s guerrilla war was aimed at accessing to power at any cost. He rejected all attempts and advice that could stop his military adventures including the cease-fire, political negotiations and cohabitation, and UN peacekeeping interventions. He ignored all warnings that could have helped him to manage the war without tragic consequences. Either you supported Kagame’ s wars and you are now his friend, or you were against his wars and you are his enemy. Therefore, Kagame as the Rwandan strong man now, you have to apologise to him for having been against his war and condemned his war crimes, or accept to be labelled as having been involved in the genocide. All key Kagame’s fighters who committed war crimes and crimes against humanity are the ones who hold key positions in Rwandan army and government for the last 15 years. They continue to be supported and advised by the British including Tony Blair, Andrew Mitchell MP, and the British army senior officials.

Aid that kills: The British Budget Support financed Museveni and Kagame’s wars in Rwanda and DRC.

Aid that kills: The British Budget Support financed Museveni and Kagame’s wars in Rwanda and DRC.
Genocide propaganda and fabrications are used by the so-called British scholars, news reporters and investigative journalists to promote their CVs and to get income out of the genocide through the selling of their books, providing testimonies against the French, access to consultancy contracts from the UN and Kagame, and participation in conferences and lectures in Rwanda, UK and internationally about genocide. Genocide propaganda has become a lucrative business for Kagame and the British. Anyone who condemned or did not support Kagame’s war is now in jail in Rwanda under the gacaca courts system suuported by British tax payer's money, or his/she is on arrest warrant if he/she managed to flee the Kagame’s regime. Others have fled the country and are still fleeing now. Many others Rwandans are being persecuted in their own country. Kagame is waiting indefinitely for the apologies from other players who warn him or who wanted to help to ensure that political negotiations take place between Kagame and the former government he was fighting against. Britain continues to supply foreign aid to Kagame and his cronies with media reports highlighting economic successes of Rwanda. Such reports are flawed and are aimed at misleading the British public to justify the use of British taxpayers’ money. Kagame and his cronies continue to milk British taxpayers’ money under the British budget support. This started from 1986 through the British budget support to Uganda until now.

Dictator Kagame: No remorse for his unwise actions and ambitions that led to the Rwandan genocide.

Dictator Kagame: No remorse for his unwise actions and ambitions that led to the Rwandan genocide.
No apologies yet to the Rwandan people. The assassination of President Juvenal Habyarimana by Kagame was the only gateway for Kagame to access power in Rwanda. The British media, politicians, and the so-called British scholars took the role of obstructing the search for the truth and justice; and of denying this assassination on behalf of General Kagame. General Paul Kagame has been obliging the whole world to apologise for his mistakes and war crimes. The UK’s way to apologise has been pumping massive aid into Rwanda's crony government and parliement; and supporting Kagame though media campaigns.

Fanatical, partisan, suspicious, childish and fawning relations between UK and Kagame

Fanatical, partisan, suspicious, childish and fawning relations between UK and Kagame
Kagame receives the British massive aid through the budget support, British excessive consultancy, sector wide programmes, the Tutsi-dominated parliament, British and Tutsi-owned NGOs; for political, economic and English language expansion to Rwanda. The British aid to Rwanda is not for all Rwandans. It is for Kagame himself and his Tutsi cronies.

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This blog reports the crimes that remain unpunished and the impunity that has generated a continuous cycle of massacres in many parts of Africa. In many cases, the perpetrators of the crimes seem to have acted in the knowledge that they would not be held to account for their actions.

The need to fight this impunity has become even clearer with the massacres and genocide in many parts of Africa and beyond.

The blog also addresses issues such as Rwanda War Crimes, Rwandan Refugee massacres in Dr Congo, genocide, African leaders’ war crimes and crimes against humanity, Africa war criminals, Africa crimes against humanity, Africa Justice.

-The British relentless and long running battle to become the sole player and gain new grounds of influence in the francophone African Great Lakes Region has led to the expulsion of other traditional players from the region, or strained diplomatic relations between the countries of the region and their traditional friends. These new tensions are even encouraged by the British using a variety of political and economic manoeuvres.

-General Kagame has been echoing the British advice that Rwanda does not need any loan or aid from Rwandan traditional development partners, meaning that British aid is enough to solve all Rwandan problems.

-The British obsession for the English Language expansion has become a tyranny that has led to genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, dictatorial regimes, human rights violations, mass killings, destruction of families, communities and cultures, permanent refugees and displaced persons in the African Great Lakes region.

- Rwanda, a country that is run by a corrupt clique of minority-tutsi is governed with institutional discrmination, human rights violations, dictatorship, authoritarianism and autocracy, as everybody would expect.