Opposition politicians in Rwanda have criticized her agreement to accept thousands of unauthorized asylum seekers from the UK, saying rich western countries must “fulfill their international obligations on migration”.
Victor Ingabire Umuhoza, leader of DALFA-Umurinzi, said Rwandan officials should focus on tackling the political and social problems that led Rwandans to seek refuge abroad before offering to “accept refugees or migrants from other countries”. .
A second opposition party, the officially recognized Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (PVDR), said rich countries such as the United Kingdom “should not transfer their international obligation to accept refugees and transfer them to third countries” just because they have “money to influence” . and impose their will. “
“Rwanda already has a great fate for its population and the land is no longer enough for all of us, with a lot of land conflicts and competition for natural resources,” PVDR said. “The recruitment of migrants from the United Kingdom will increase the burden of land and the challenges of survival for the limited natural resources available.
Rwanda has also produced refugees, Ingabire said. “These include people from Rwanda who have sought political and economic asylum in other countries. Such conditions do not in fact guarantee long-term security in Rwanda and the Great Lakes region.
“Rwanda is constantly ranked as one of the safest nations in the world, but at the same time it is always a country where its people are unhappy.”
Ingabire was jailed for five years on politically motivated charges, according to her supporters, after returning to Rwanda to run in the 2010 election. will deal with the inequalities that drive people out of their homes is not reliable.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame is a divisive figure. He is credited with the development and stability that Rwanda has experienced since the 1994 genocide, but has also been accused of intolerance of any criticism, whether local or international. Kagame won a third term in power with 98% of the vote in the 2017 elections. Rwanda’s opposition politicians face systematic harassment, arrest and detention by its security services.
Some critics have challenged the country’s much-lauded economic achievement. Не Inequality is growing in Rwanda… Despite the international praise it has received for its development, the Covid-19 pandemic has further revealed the shortcomings of Rwanda’s economic progress, especially in those areas that Rwanda needs to achieve real social and economic transformation. wider population, “Ingabire said.
In October, nine people linked to DALFA-Umurinzi and a journalist were detained in a crackdown on opponents and critics that appear to have been sparked by an Ingabire Day event organized by the unregistered opposition party to discuss political repression in Rwanda.
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