Duties of the State and of Citizens

Everyone has a duty to respect State property.

State property is composed of public and private property of the State, as well as the public and private property of decentralised administrative entities and State organs with legal personality.

Public State property is inalienable unless there has been prior transfer thereof to the private State property in accordance with the legislation.

Any act intended to damage, destroy, embezzle, squander and spoil State property is punished by law.

The State has the duty to mobilise the population for activities aimed at good health and to assist them in the realisation of those activities.

Every Rwandan has the duty to take part in activities aimed at good health.

Every Rwandan has the duty to respect and consider his or her fellow beings without discrimination and to maintain relations aimed at safeguarding, promoting and reinforcing mutual respect, solidarity and tolerance.

The State has the duty to safeguard and promote national values based on cultural traditions and practices so long as they do not conflict with human rights, public order and good morals.

The State also has the duty to preserve the national cultural heritage.

The State has the duty to put in place development strategies for its citizens.

All Rwandans have the duty to participate in the development of the country through their dedication to work, safeguarding peace, democracy, equality and social justice as well as to participate in the defence of their country.

A law governs the organisation of national service.

Every Rwandan has the duty to respect the Constitution and the other laws of the country.

Every Rwandan has the duty to defy superior orders if they constitute a serious and obvious violation of human rights and freedoms.

The State, within the limits of its means and in accordance with the law, has the duty to undertake special actions aimed at the welfare of the needy survivors of the Genocide against the Tutsi.

The State has the duty to establish special measures facilitating the education of persons with disabilities.

The State also has the duty, within its means, to undertake special actions aimed at the welfare of persons with disabilities.

The State has also the duty, within the limits of its means, to undertake special actions aiming at the welfare of the needy, the elderly and other vulnerable groups.

The State and everyone have the duty to preserve and safeguard memorial sites of the Genocide against the Tutsi.

Everyone has the duty to protect, safeguard and promote the environment.

The State ensures the protection of the environment.

A law determines modalities for protecting, conserving and promoting the environment.