We believe that our country's future is dependant on a truly democratic society with strong institutions - not strong men. However, due to the lack of freedoms of the individual and the press, lack of effective political opposition and the oppression of any attempt at the above, we believe that the fabric of our society is being destroyed and we want to address this immediately. We, alongside many others campaigning for freedom and democracy in Rwanda made the following demands of the regime in Kigali and asked that these are met before the scheduled presidential elections of 2017. We believe that the failure to meet these has legitimised the people of Rwanda in rejecting this regime. The demands that have been ignored by the regime are as follows:
 

 

• Halt the process to alter the constitution allowing unlimited presidential office terms.
   

• Ensure that a candidate to replace President Paul Kagame is found and announced by the rulling party RPF.
   

• Give an assurance that other parties, including those in exile can begin the process of registering in Rwanda and submitting candidates WITHOUT restriction from RPF. 
   

• Open up the political space to Rwandans of all dispositions to be engaged in the political debate in Rwanda.
   

• Release all political prisoners (notably Victoire Ingabire, Deogratias Mushaidi, Theoneste Niyitegeka, and others)
   

• Acknowledge that the genocide and massacres in 1994 resulted in victims from all ethnic tribes - Hutus, Tutsis and Twas and therefore allow remembrance of all that lost their lives and mourning for all Rwandans that lost loved ones.
   

• Continue to administer justice to all who were culpable in our violent past,  including RPA soldiers and individuals who have to date enjoyed impunity and have not answered for their crimes
   

• Make a formal apology to the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo for all complicity resulting in massacres of their people, and those responsible brought to justice.
   

• Make a declaration assuring Rwandans at home and abroad that all government sponsored retribution against opposition figures will cease.
   

• Stop meddling in the domestic affairs of Burundi, DRC and Tanzania by funding proxy insurgencies, making threats, funding political parties and individuals and carrying out extra-judicial assassinations.
   

• Allow for all Media houses, including banned foreign-based media to operate freely in Rwanda.
   

• Address the culture of Rwandan Media Self-Censorship.
   

• Stop harassing Rwandan and foreign journalists, activists and all individuals who criticise the Rwandan regime.