Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, leader of the DALFA-Umurinzi, said Rwandan officials should focus on resolving the political and social issues that led Rwandans to seek refuge abroad before being offered to “host refugees or other immigrants”. A second opposition party, the officially recognized Rwanda Green Democratic Party (PVDR), said rich countries like the United Kingdom “should not postpone their international obligation to accept refugees and relocate them to third countries” alone. because they had “the money to influence and enforce their will.” “Rwanda already has a high population; and already the land is not enough for all of us, with many land conflicts and competition for natural resources,” the PVDR said. “The reception of migrants from the United Kingdom will increase the land burden and the challenges of survival for the limited natural resources available.” Rwanda also produced refugees, Ingabire said. “These include people from Rwanda who have sought political and economic asylum in other countries. Such conditions do not really guarantee long-term security in Rwanda and the Great Lakes region. “Rwanda consistently ranks as one of the safest nations in the world, but at the same time consistently a country where its people are unhappy.” Ingabire was jailed for five years on charges of political support after returning to Rwanda to run in the 2010 election. their was not reliable. Rwandan President Paul Kagame is a divisive figure. He is credited with the growth and stability that Rwanda has experienced since the 1994 genocide, but is also accused of being intolerant of any criticism, whether domestic or international. Kagame won a third term in office with 98% of the vote in the 2017 election. Opposition politicians in Rwanda face systematic harassment, arrest and detention by its security services. Some critics have questioned the country’s highly regarded economic history. “Inequality is on the rise in Rwanda… Despite international acclaim for its development, the Covid-19 pandemic has further revealed Rwanda’s lack of economic progress, especially in the areas needed for Rwanda to achieve genuine social and economic “transformation for the wider population,” Ingabire said. In October, nine DALFA-Umurinzi-linked individuals and a journalist were arrested for cracking down on rivals and critics who appeared to be provoked by a “Ingabire Day” rally organized by the unregistered opposition party to discuss politics. repression in Rwanda.
