The FDU are a political framework whose purpose is to:
- bring together the Rwandan democratic opposition and define joint courses of action;
- unite forces and achieve unity of action in the service of common objectives and strategic choices;
- lead a policy of active resistance against the military-sectarian dictatorship installed in Rwanda, with a view to establishing the rule of law in keeping with international democratic standards.
Why FDU-INKINGI?
The ideological, political and moral bankruptcy of the RPF and its inability to reconcile the Rwandan people are established facts. A climate of distrust and structural rigidity is eating away at the country, which sinks deeper every day into a disastrous socio-economic and political situation. The economic and social failure of the RPF regime, masked by a mafia-style privatisation policy, has plunged large sections of the population into destitution. The state and the entire social system are in a condition of generalised decay.
Moreover, the RPF has turned the Rwandan tragedy into a stock-in-trade used to prevent the search for and establishment of the truth about the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and all other violations of international humanitarian law committed since 1990. The Rwandan genocide is used to repress all political dissent and to shield the regime's criminals from prosecution, thereby inflicting a denial of justice on some victims. Structurally unstable and incapable of transforming itself into a national movement able to meet the demands of modern democracy, the RPF merely cultivates and manages structural disorder to maintain its hegemony over Rwandan society.
At the regional level, the failure to resolve Rwanda's internal conflicts is at the heart of the emergence and growth of insecurity. The RPF's arrival aggravated pre-existing tensions and created new ones, turning Rwanda into a hotbed of crisis and antagonism between peoples and a structural source of tension and destabilisation for all the countries of the Great Lakes region.
The FDU find this situation not only morally and politically unacceptable, but also dangerous for Rwanda and for the entire Great Lakes region. They believe that the peace and security of the region do not depend merely on disarming and repatriating the Rwandan armed groups present in neighbouring states, but first and foremost on a comprehensive settlement of Rwanda's internal political conflicts.
For what objectives?
- Considering the continuing deterioration of the political, social, economic and moral situation in our country;
- Convinced of the need to promote peace, security and stability as a precondition for the reconciliation of the Rwandan people;
- Aware that the regime in place is the major obstacle to democracy, justice and the socio-economic development of our country;
- Resolved to join forces to establish the rule of law founded on pluralist democracy;
- Determined to promote unity, solidarity, cohesion and cooperation among all components of the nation;
- Resolved to preserve and protect individual rights and freedoms, and to promote transparent institutions, democratic culture, good governance and the rule of law;
- Resolved to establish an independent, fair judiciary that respects the rights of all victims and their families, without distinction.
The 7 objectives of FDU-INKINGI
- Establish a democratic, multiparty political system;
- Create the conditions for holding and concluding a highly inclusive inter-Rwandan dialogue;
- End impunity and guarantee just and impartial reparations for victims;
- End discrimination and guarantee equal opportunity for all Rwandan citizens;
- Repatriate refugees and ensure their reintegration;
- Restructure and revive the national economy;
- Put a definitive end to expansionism and help restore regional peace and security.