The fact that this could be achieved for less than is currently spent servicing debt speaks volumes about the need for a reordering of priorities, and for a reassessment of current debt relief strategies. The protection of basic rights Peace cannot last, and recovery cannot be sustained until the basic human rights of all Rwandans are recognised and respected. These are violations of human rights. This is not to suggest that debt is the only cause of human rights' violations. Human-rights groups, including African Rights and Amnesty International, have reported that both the RPA and insurgent groups are responsible for the indiscriminate killing of civilians.
Some people are subject to extra-judicial arrest.
The failure to address all these human-rights abuses also threatens Rwanda's future. Although the Rwandan Government has legitimate security concerns, military expenditure threatens to eclipse social spending. The Government needs to ensure that its own policies do not jeopardise the reconstruction project. Poverty reduction is urgently needed The fulfilment of basic rights in Rwanda will require a radical reduction in poverty. Rwanda is one of the world's poorest countries.