Rwanda Newscast - What Are Some Negative Aspects of Present Day Rwanda?

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What are some negative aspects of present day Rwanda?

The political aspect seems to be a negative part of Rwanda. With Paul Kagame running the country he seems to be keeping things from the public. Currently he has decided to do a lot of construction in the Rwandan capital, Kigali. Paul Kagame seems very unsure to me. I wouldn't trust him. He has been identified as a “predator” who attacks press freedom because the comments he makes are quite ironic. Many orphans from the genocide still struggle and often work as drug dealers or pick pockets for money to survive. The policies in Rwanda are similar to China’s policies with being very tech savvy, while also monitoring and censoring all the online content, which means much of the things seen online are biased. What is Paul Kagame hiding?

What are some positive aspects of present day Rwanda?

Since the ending of the genocide, schools are being rebuilt. The schools are not to the standard of ours but they have teachers and books to spread education to all the children. Rwanda is currently ranked 158 out of 177 for the best country a mother can live. There are functional hospitals and is planning on providing universal healthcare. It is stated to be one of the safest places to walk around in Africa. Life expectancy has doubled, economic growth reaches 8 percent annually, and the number of death of children has dropped from 230 per 1,000 to 55 per 1,000.

What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

This is a document that states the basic and humane rights every human being deserves to have worldwide. This document was a massive milestone in the history of human rights. Every country that has signed this document must follow each article within it.

What rights included in the UDHR are involved in the events being discussed in your news cast?

We believe that Paul Kagame is going against Article 19, which is the right to freedom of opinion and expression. If Paul Kagame is hiding these online resources, he is blocking people's opinions and views for no-one else to see. This violates people being able to truly express their opinion if he is only bringing biased online resources to the Rwandans. Not every person will be able to get all the details they need to have a true opinion.

Explain how the future will be if things continue to be like this in Rwanda

If things are to continue like this in Rwanda people may find out about how Kagame is blocking resources for the Rwandans to see, they may rebel against him knowing the information they receive is biased. I know if public