Constitution of Rwanda
[2] The Constitution was required to adhere to a set of fundamental principles including equitable power sharing and democracy.[3] The Commission sought to ensure that the draft Constitution was "home-grown", relevant to Rwanda's specific needs and reflected the views of the entire population.[10] The constitution provides for a two house parliament, an elected President serving seven year terms, and multi-party politics.[6] Article 54 states that "political organizations are prohibited from basing themselves on race, ethnic group, tribe, clan, region, sex, religion or any other division which may give rise to discrimination".[12] According to Human Rights Watch, this clause along with later laws enacted by Parliament effectively make Rwanda a one-party state, as "under the guise of preventing another genocide, the government displays a marked intolerance of the most basic forms of dissent".